Latest Copper Gold Drilling News

Constellation Resources has moved into fieldwork across its newly granted Edmund-Collier acreage while preparing laboratory data that could support a first prospective gas resource assessment. The company also outlined early 2027 copper-gold drilling at Ularring after reporting shallow mineralisation at Chatham.

Zeus Resources has secured a 51% interest in the Diaguili copper-gold project in Mauritania and assumed management after completing the first tranche of its acquisition. Drilling is expected to begin during the current quarter, giving the company a near-term test of the project’s exploration case.

Altitude Minerals is abandoning its Byrock copper-gold earn-in after disappointing assays and redirecting exploration towards drill-ready silver and gold targets in Nevada. The pivot comes with $817,000 in cash, 1.5 quarters of estimated funding and further capital still to be secured.

Buxton Resources has returned to profit after selling its 49% Copper Wolf joint venture interest to IGO for A$5.91 million. The transaction lifted cash and term deposit investments to A$7.39 million, but the explorer remains dependent on capital and future discoveries rather than recurring earnings.

Tarrina Resources has identified five kilometre-scale IOCG target zones at Walparuta after soil sampling returned copper values up to 2,891 ppm and gold up to 466 ppb. The planned 23-hole drill campaign remains subject to native title, heritage, land access and government approvals.

Lachlan Star’s 2026 annual report puts its 90%-owned New Waverley project at the centre of the company’s exploration strategy after drilling outlined shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation across roughly 400 metres. The company ended the year with $6.52 million in cash, but remains loss-making and without a mineral resource or ore reserve.

Solstice Minerals has emerged from FY2026 with a larger exploration story, a A$45.3 million liquidity base and drilling that extends Nanadie beyond its existing resource footprint. The company remains loss-making and pre-production, leaving future value tied to resource growth and exploration execution.

Iron Road’s largest shareholder has distributed its remaining 59.72% stake just as the company prepares to restart delayed nickel-copper-gold drilling at Irria. The transition also includes the November retirement of long-serving chief executive Larry Ingle, with no successor named.

Empire Resources has identified four magnetic anomalies and prioritised two for drilling at its renamed Bradley Well project in Western Australia. Historical copper intercepts provide geological clues, but the targets remain untested and drilling timing depends on rig availability.

Koonenberry Gold has identified compelling drill-ready copper and gold targets at its Wilga Flats Project near Evolution Mining’s Cowal Gold Mine, with drilling set to begin after Dunedoo operations conclude.

Sierra Nevada Gold (ASX: SNX) has completed a $12.85 million capital raise to fund an aggressive Phase 2 drilling campaign at its As Safra Copper-Gold Project in Saudi Arabia, supported by strong institutional backing.

Legacy Minerals delivers a robust scoping study for Mt Carrington with A$514 million pre-tax NPV, confirms a new gold-silver discovery at Mascotte, and advances multiple drilling programs across NSW projects.