Latest Copper Gold Drilling News

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Encounter Resources has identified a new copper zone at its Elsa prospect in Western Australia's Paterson Province, prompting an expansion of its drilling program to better delineate the breccia system.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
19 May 2026
Altitude Minerals has secured $1.155 million through a placement to fund drilling and target development in Nevada and New South Wales, focusing on silver, gold, and copper-gold porphyry systems.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
6 May 2026
Breakthrough Minerals (ASX:BTM) has secured A$5.15 million through a placement to fund a substantial expansion of its drilling program at the North Queensland Copper-Gold Project, aiming to grow its resource base beyond 200,000 tonnes of contained copper equivalent.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
4 May 2026
Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) has locked in a $6 million joint venture with Sumitomo for its Bulimba Gold Project, secured $400,000 in government grants for drilling, and completed capital consolidation, positioning itself for a busy exploration season in Queensland.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
30 Apr 2026
Encounter Resources (ASX:ENR) has reported a major 83% increase in the Green deposit’s inferred niobium resource at its Aileron project, lifting the combined inferred mineral resource by 54%. Meanwhile, copper-gold drilling advances in the Paterson Province as the company targets Havieron-style systems.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
30 Apr 2026
Sierra Nevada Gold (ASX: SNX) advances its As Safra copper-gold project in Saudi Arabia by establishing a local subsidiary and preparing for imminent drilling after securing exploration licences.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
30 Apr 2026
Solis Minerals has expanded its lithium footprint with a fresh acquisition in Brazil, setting the stage for a busy drilling calendar across lithium and copper assets in South America.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
30 Apr 2026
Great Western Exploration has kicked off a major copper-gold drilling campaign targeting nine prospects in Western Australia's Yerrida Basin, backed by a $3.75 million placement. The program begins with a diamond drill testing a key gravity anomaly at the Oval VHMS target, aiming to replicate the nearby DeGrussa deposit's success.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
24 Apr 2026
Iron Road Ltd faces headwinds in securing partners for its Central Eyre Iron Project amid market and energy volatility, delays drilling at Mulgathing due to flooding, but reports promising heavy mineral sands results and evolving land option dynamics at Cape Hardy.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
23 Apr 2026
G11 Resources has completed a $7.5 million capital raise and is aggressively pursuing copper-gold exploration in Tasmania and NSW, with over 900 metres drilled at Sedgwick Bluff and fresh EM anomalies identified at the Linda project.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
20 Apr 2026
Breakthrough Minerals has kicked off its first diamond drilling campaign at the Barbara Copper-Gold Project, aiming to extend high-grade mineralisation and boost its Queensland resource base shortly after acquiring the North Queensland Copper-Gold Project.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
20 Apr 2026
Taiton Resources has raised $1.25 million through a discounted placement to accelerate drilling at its Highway Copper-Gold Project, including immediate work on the high-priority Yogi IOCG target, alongside exploration at Challenger West and technical studies at Kingsgate.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
16 Apr 2026