Latest Copper Gold News

AIC Mines has returned strong drilling results from the Jolly shoot at its Jericho copper deposit, reinforcing the deposit’s potential as the first mining target and underpinning the ramp-up of production at nearby Eloise.

Kingfisher Mining has completed significant drilling at its Broken Hill projects, confirming promising copper-gold and silver-lead-zinc mineralisation, with assay results due soon and further exploration planned.

Legacy Minerals has confirmed a new gold-silver epithermal mineralised system at its Mascotte Prospect, with assays showing gold grades up to 9.7g/t Au and significant base metals. The discovery lies entirely outside the current 1.2Moz AuEq Mt Carrington resource, opening the door for resource expansion.

Solstice Minerals has broadened its exploration horizons at the Nanadie Copper-Gold Project in Western Australia, unveiling multiple new targets including the Stark prospect. Ongoing Phase 2 drilling aims to build on the existing 40.4Mt resource, while a strategic review of Eastern Goldfields projects is underway.

Hot Chili Limited has reported a substantial 391.1-metre copper-gold intersection grading 0.51% copper equivalent from surface at its La Verde discovery in Chile, reinforcing the project's potential for a high-grade starter pit within the Costa Fuego copper-gold project.

Sierra Nevada Gold (ASX: SNX) reports 60% completion of its Phase 1 drilling at the As Safra copper-gold project in Saudi Arabia, with promising geological signs and ongoing government backing.

Great Plains Metals has secured a 51% interest in Godolphin’s Yeoval and Goodrich copper-gold projects and is moving to increase its stake to 70%, committing another $1 million in exploration. Godolphin will continue as operator while drilling progresses, with assay results due by mid-July.

Cooper Metals has completed site and heritage preparations to begin RC drilling at its Ardmore North and Attina prospects, both showing significant copper-gold anomalies. Drilling will test 2,000m of combined strike with assays pending from recent surface sampling.

Encounter Resources is aggressively advancing its Aileron niobium project in Western Australia with a comprehensive 70,000-metre drilling campaign and a Mining Lease application, underpinning its push toward development.

Podium Minerals has confirmed a substantial vertical extension of its Parks Reef PGM deposit in Western Australia, with new drilling revealing strong platinum group metal and copper-gold mineralisation to depths of around 450-500 metres.

Hawk Resources has pushed the boundaries of its Cactus Corridor copper-gold project in Utah with new assay results from drill hole DD26CT005, revealing extended near surface mineralisation and high-grade copper zones. The findings suggest the mineralised trend remains open and drilling is set to resume in July 2026.

Newmont Exploration has kicked off a fully funded diamond drilling campaign at Koonenberry Gold’s Junee JV, targeting a large gold-in-soil anomaly at the Allawah Prospect with results expected late 2026.