Latest Copper Exploration News

Westar Resources reported strategic tenement adjustments and promising assay results at its Mageye prospect during the September 2025 quarter, while maintaining a cautious cash position and continuing exploration efforts.

Culpeo Minerals has completed its maiden diamond drilling at the La Florida Prospect, revealing promising high-grade copper mineralisation and setting the stage for expanded exploration in Chile’s prolific Coastal Cordillera.

C29 Metals is set to drill test two key targets at its Sampsons Tank Copper project after a strategic review, while relinquishing its Mayfield project and preparing for a capital raise.

Impact Minerals secures an 80% stake in the Lake Hope High Purity Alumina project following a robust Pre-Feasibility Study, while progressing pilot plant commissioning and a strategic joint venture in NSW.

CGN Resources has revealed compelling high-grade gold intercepts up to 9m at 20.2 g/t Au from historical drilling at its Panhandle Project, strategically located between major gold mines near Leonora. The company also highlights multiple untested targets at its Christmas Well Project, signaling strong exploration potential in a Tier-1 gold province.

Encounter Resources has raised A$25 million through an institutional placement to fast-track its Aileron niobium-REE project and expand copper exploration across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Skylark Minerals has completed initial fieldwork at its Simon Copper Project in Mt Isa and launched a new rare-earths desktop study in Brazil, while actively pursuing new gold assets and re-engaging on its Greenland zinc project.

Centaurus Metals has secured the Rio Novo Copper-Gold Project adjacent to its Boi Novo asset in Brazil’s prolific Carajás Mineral Province, boosting its regional landholding and exploration potential. The acquisition comes with promising historical drill results and immediate plans to integrate Rio Novo into ongoing exploration efforts.

Sierra Nevada Gold (ASX, SNX) advances its Nevada gold projects with high-grade results and a new mining permit, while pursuing exploration licenses in Saudi Arabia and raising A$9.65 million in a strategic placement.

Antares Metals has extended copper mineralisation at its Mt Isa North Project and unveiled a major new copper discovery, alongside advancing high-grade uranium targets.

Javelin Minerals has identified significant new gold and copper exploration targets at its Coogee Gold Project in Western Australia, setting the stage for a drilling campaign in early 2026.

Reward Minerals has acquired a key exploration licence covering the Beyondie Potash Plant and is progressing its proprietary potash processing technologies alongside new copper and gold exploration initiatives.