Latest Copper Exploration News

West Cobar Metals (ASX: WC1) has secured a district-scale copper position in the Cobar Basin by adding EL9915, home to the Blind Freddie prospect featuring a >2.5km copper-gold anomaly. The company plans extensive drilling in 2026 to test multiple concealed copper targets including Lilyvale and Bulla Park.

Belararox Limited has confirmed additional high-grade silver, copper, and zinc mineralisation at its Toro Central prospect in Argentina, with narrow but rich intercepts from recent diamond drilling. The company is refining its structural understanding to guide an expanded 2026/2027 exploration campaign.

Orion Minerals has delivered a standout high-grade copper intercept at its Flat Mine East prospect, reinforcing the Okiep Copper Project's substantial growth prospects and ongoing resource optimisation plans.

Prospect Resources has updated its Mumbezhi Copper Project Mineral Resource Estimate, boosting tonnage by 20% to 208.1 million tonnes and doubling gold resources to 262,100 ounces. The project now boasts tier-1 copper grades comparable to Zambia’s top mines, with Phase 3 drilling underway to expand resources further.

Marimaca Copper’s 2026 drilling campaign at Pampa Medina reveals multiple stacked high-grade copper mantos, reinforcing the deposit’s scale and continuity across oxide and sulphide zones.

Hawk Resources is raising up to $5.87 million through a placement and entitlement offer to fund drilling and soil sampling at its US copper and WA scandium projects. The raise includes a non-renounceable entitlement offer and options issuance, with dilution risks for non-participating shareholders.

True North Copper has expanded its Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery at Mt Oxide by 500 metres to the north through a Phase 1 Induced Polarisation geophysics program, validating its geophysics-led exploration approach and identifying fresh drill targets along the Mt Gordon Fault Zone.

Neometals’ latest geophysical survey at Barrambie reveals several high-priority copper drill targets near historic workings, setting up a June drilling campaign.

Golden Horse Minerals has uncovered numerous high priority copper, cobalt, and uranium targets at its Sorrel Copper Project in the Northern Territory, setting the stage for an active dry season exploration campaign alongside a strategic review to maximise project value.

West Cobar Metals (ASX: WC1) has bolstered its Cobar Basin footprint with the granting of EL9912, unveiling a gravity anomaly at Lilyvale that outstrips its Bulla Park deposit and signals potential for a new concealed copper district.

Rumble Resources and AIC Mines have agreed to sell their combined 100% interest in the Lamil Project to Aventine Resources for A$1.1 million plus royalties, as Rumble sharpens focus on core assets.

Hillgrove Resources reports underground drilling at Kavanagh surpassing 2025 resource grades, pushing mineralisation deeper and wider, while securing new tenements to boost regional copper exploration.