Latest Copper Exploration News

MinRex Resources has finalized its merger with Electrum Discovery, creating a well-funded ASX-listed explorer with advanced gold and copper projects in Serbia and Australia. The deal brings Electrum’s Tlamino Gold Project and Timok East Copper-Gold targets into MinRex’s portfolio, alongside its existing Sofala Gold Project in New South Wales.

Midas Minerals has reported a substantial 52m mineralised intercept at its Spaatzu Prospect in Namibia, highlighting widespread high-grade copper and silver mineralisation and advancing its Otavi Copper Project exploration.

Belararox Limited has launched a >1,000 km² airborne electromagnetic survey over its Kalahari Copper Project in Botswana, aiming to unlock new copper targets near MMG’s expanding Khoemacau hub. Diamond drilling is planned for May to follow up on promising geophysical anomalies.

White Cliff Minerals has announced metallurgical test results from its Danvers deposit in Nunavut, Canada, showing copper recoveries exceeding 95% and high-grade concentrates produced via conventional flotation without regrinding. These findings support a lower-cost, scalable processing route and coincide with ongoing exploration along the Teshierpi Fault Zone.

PolarX Limited has reported exceptional high-grade copper assay results from its 2025 drilling at the Caribou Dome Copper Project in Alaska, with plans for a substantial 10,500m drilling campaign commencing in June 2026.

Reward Minerals Ltd (ASX:RWD) updates on its Newfoundland projects targeting high-grade gold and copper, highlighting multiple priority targets with no historic drilling and imminent maiden drilling planned for 2026.

Empire Resources Limited has completed the issuance of 1 million shares under the second tranche of its placement, following shareholder approval at the recent extraordinary meeting. This move strengthens the company’s capital base as it pushes forward with its gold and copper projects in Western Australia.

Lachlan Star Limited has raised $7.47 million through a share placement to accelerate exploration at its New Waverley Gold Project in Western Australia’s Norseman region. The capital injection positions the company to rapidly test high-potential gold targets and expand its drilling program.

Prospect Resources has confirmed a continuous near-surface copper sulphide system over more than 1km at its West Mwombezhi prospect in Zambia, with a maiden resource estimate due in Q2 2026.

Aruma Resources’ recent electromagnetic survey at the Tillex Project in Ontario reveals significant extensions to known copper-silver mineralisation, setting the stage for imminent drilling.

PolarX Limited and Northern Star Resources have agreed on a US$6.9 million exploration budget for 2026, focusing on a major drilling program at the Caribou Dome Copper Project, while extending key deadlines amid assay result delays.

Hawk Resources has secured an option to acquire up to 80% of the Meerkat Copper Project in Arizona, positioning itself within a world-class copper belt. The move aligns with Hawk’s strategy to build a US copper portfolio with near-term value catalysts.