Latest Copper Gold Drilling News

Lodestar Minerals has secured a binding option to acquire the Virgin Mountain Heavy Rare Earth Elements project in Arizona and defined a significant gold exploration target at Ned’s Creek, while gearing up for its first Chilean drill program.

Cooper Metals Limited is gearing up for significant drilling programs across its Queensland and Western Australia projects, supported by a robust cash position and favourable copper-gold market dynamics.

Great Western Exploration is set to drill six promising copper-gold targets at its Juggernaut prospect, aiming to unlock a volcanic hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) mineral system akin to nearby DeGrussa.

Helix Resources has launched significant geophysical surveys at its White Hills copper-gold project in Arizona and confirmed promising metallurgical results at its Gold Basin gold deposit, underpinning potential low-cost development. The company also completed a $2 million capital raise and secured permits for further sampling in New South Wales.

Strategic Energy Resources has completed key diamond drilling programs at Isa North and Canobie projects, revealing potential IOCG mineralisation and advancing its copper-gold portfolio with the acquisition of the Diamantina Project from Anglo American.

Buxton Resources reported robust exploration progress in the December 2025 quarter, highlighted by significant silver and copper-gold assay results and strategic tenement expansions. Leadership changes and cost management measures position the company for focused discovery efforts ahead.

Solstice Minerals reports steady progress in expanding its Nanadie copper-gold resource and promising gold intercepts at Yarri, backed by a strong cash position to fuel 2026 exploration.

Carnaby Resources has reported significant new high-grade copper-gold drill results at its Greater Duchess Project, including a standout 6m at 12.6% copper equivalent at Trek 1. These discoveries extend mineralisation well beyond existing resources and bolster the ongoing pre-feasibility study.

AusQuest Limited has raised A$10 million through a share placement to expand drilling at its promising Cangallo copper-gold project in Peru, aiming to unlock higher-grade mineralisation.

Centaurus Metals has restarted diamond drilling at its newly enlarged Boi Novo Copper-Gold Project in Brazil’s prolific Carajás Mineral Province, aiming to build on promising high-grade copper-gold intersections and explore largely untested ground.

Buxton Resources has identified and de-risked three promising copper-gold drill targets at its Lateron Project in Western Australia, with drilling planned for 2026 following heritage agreement finalisation.

G11 Resources has identified a promising new copper and gold drill target at Sedgwick Bluff, Tasmania, adjacent to the historic Mt Lyell mine. The discovery, based on advanced geophysical modelling, sets the stage for imminent drilling pending environmental and regulatory approvals.