Latest Copper Exploration News

Midas Minerals has extended high-grade copper and silver mineralisation at its Spaatzu prospect within the Otavi Copper Project, Namibia, with assays confirming at least 800m strike length and multiple significant intercepts. Exploration across other Namibian projects also shows promising early-stage results.

Mamba Exploration has significantly increased its landholding at the Meeka East Gold Project through acquisition and new licence pegging, setting the stage for reverse circulation drilling pending heritage approvals.

Alma Metals has acquired a fully equipped 16-person exploration camp at its Briggs Copper Project, enabling a second drill rig deployment and accelerating resource growth and pre-feasibility studies.

Kincora Copper has sealed definitive agreements to divest its Mongolian subsidiaries for US$10 million, marking a strategic pivot to focus on its Australian gold-copper projects.

Kaoko Metals has unveiled a new copper discovery at its Chalkos Project in Namibia, significantly enlarging the mineralised surface area between existing prospects and setting the stage for imminent drilling.

BOA Resources has appointed geologist Graeme Purcell as Managing Director following its acquisition of the Thaduna and Green Dragon copper deposits, setting the stage for a drilling campaign at Neds Creek.

Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) has kicked off a $3.17 million capital raise combining a $2 million placement and a $1.17 million entitlement offer, aiming to advance exploration at its Coppermine copper project in Nunavut, Canada. The offer includes attaching options and management incentives, with participation restricted to shareholders in select jurisdictions.

Infinity Mining has flagged significant concerns over the historical copper resource estimate at its Cangai Project, prompting a comprehensive revision expected within three months.

IGO Limited has secured full ownership of the Copper Wolf copper project in Arizona, expanding its battery minerals portfolio ahead of a planned drilling campaign in early 2027.

Buxton Resources has sold its 49% interest in the Copper Wolf Project joint venture to IGO for nearly AUD 6 million while keeping full ownership of surrounding prime exploration tenements in Arizona.

White Cliff Minerals has expanded the Danvers copper system at its Rae Project, intersecting more than 70 metres of copper sulphides in its first diamond drill hole, refining the geological model and extending the mineralised footprint by 50 metres northeast.

Hawk Resources has confirmed significant near surface copper, silver, and molybdenum mineralisation in drill hole DD26CT004 at its Cactus project in Utah, extending the known mineralised zone southeast along the Cactus Corridor. Drilling is set to resume in July 2026 to test further extensions.