Latest Copper Gold Projects News

Hot Chili Limited has locked in an additional US$15 million in non-dilutive funding from OR Royalties via an expanded net smelter return royalty agreement, adding the pre-resource La Verde project to the Costa Fuego copper-gold portfolio. This deal doubles OR’s commitment to US$30 million and underpins ongoing exploration and development.

Sierra Nevada Gold’s maiden drilling at As Safra in Saudi Arabia reveals a significant, continuous copper system with strong vertical and strike continuity along a 5.5km corridor. Phase 1 drilling is complete with promising assays, and a larger Phase 2 program is planned.

Metal Bank has secured $1.2 million through a placement at a 30% premium, enabling accelerated development at its Seven Leaders deposit and advancing gold projects at Livingstone.

Empire Resources has reported promising preliminary assay results from its April 2026 RC drilling campaign at the Yuinmery Copper-Gold Project, revealing new copper and gold mineralisation across multiple prospects including the newly identified Hillside and Microbe Well zones.

Taruga Minerals has revealed new rock chip assays from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea, that affirm a district-scale epithermal gold-silver system along an 8km corridor. The results underpin imminent drilling at the Weioko Gold Deposit and expand exploration potential across granted tenements.

FireFly Metals has delivered exceptional drilling results at its Green Bay Copper-Gold Project, reinforcing the continuity and scale of its high-grade core zone. These assays will feed into updated resource models and economic studies due mid-year.

Great Western Exploration has kicked off a reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Juggernaut copper-gold project in Western Australia's Yerrida Basin, testing six volcanic-hosted massive sulphide targets with strong parallels to the nearby DeGrussa deposit.

Taiton Resources has issued nearly 1.8 million shares and close to 900,000 options to a sophisticated investor, part of an ongoing placement raising $125,000 so far. Additional shares and options will follow as funds come in.

Celsius Resources has struck a binding deal to offload its 95% stake in the Opuwo cobalt-copper project in Namibia to Chinalco (Xiong’an) Mining for US$15 million, freeing capital to focus on its Philippine copper-gold assets amid ongoing arbitration.

Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) has raised $1.5 million through a discounted share placement and a fully underwritten share purchase plan to back a high-impact drilling campaign at its Diamantina Copper-Gold Project in Queensland.

Sunstone Metals secures $10 million in a discounted placement led by DGR Global, which gains a 10% shareholding and board representation to accelerate exploration at high-potential Ecuador projects.

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.