Latest Copper Porphyry News

Lightning Minerals has inked a binding deal to acquire Lotus Minerals, gaining advanced gold and copper projects in Queensland and New South Wales, with drilling set to commence within eight weeks. This strategic move diversifies its portfolio and taps into buoyant commodity markets.

Mandalay Resources Corporation has agreed to a plan of arrangement to be acquired by Alkane Resources Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary. Mandalay shareholders will receive 7.875 Alkane shares for each Mandalay share held, creating a combined gold and antimony producer with a strong balance sheet and diversified operations across Australia and Sweden.

Adavale Resources reveals promising soil assay and geophysical results at its Ashes-Myalls prospect, indicating fertile ground for gold-copper porphyry deposits akin to nearby Northparkes. The company plans expanded surveys and maiden drilling to advance exploration.

Sarytogan Graphite Limited reports encouraging copper grades from trench sampling at its Baynazar project in Kazakhstan, positioning the Ilkin prospect for imminent drilling. The company plans KGK drilling to test bedrock copper mineralisation, pending funding.

Sarytogan Graphite Limited’s flagship deposit in Kazakhstan has been designated a Strategic Project under the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, positioning it as a key supplier for Europe’s battery and industrial sectors.

Sarytogan Graphite Limited has achieved flotation concentrate grades exceeding 90% Total Graphitic Carbon in its Central Graphite Zone, marking a significant improvement over previous results and enhancing its market potential.

Australasian Metals Limited has identified significant chargeability anomalies at its May Queen Gold Project, suggesting promising sulphide mineralisation and supporting previous drilling results. The company plans targeted drilling to validate these new geophysical targets.

Copper Search Ltd has successfully raised $850,000 through a placement and announced a subsequent $504,364 rights issue to fund exploration targeting Heavy Mineral Sands in South Australia and gold-copper prospects in New South Wales.

Waratah Minerals has mobilised a third drill rig to its Spur Gold-Copper Project in New South Wales, targeting high-priority porphyry copper-gold zones and expanding exploration along the Spur Gold Corridor.

Sunstone Metals has revealed promising new high-grade gold-silver mineralisation at its Bramaderos Project in southern Ecuador, expanding the scope of its exploration targets and reinforcing the project's potential as a major gold-copper centre.

Waratah Minerals’ maiden drilling at Breccia West within the Spur Gold-Copper Project has intersected substantial porphyry copper-gold mineralisation, validating its exploration strategy and highlighting a compelling new drill target.

Helix Resources has secured conditional agreements to acquire the White Hills copper-gold project and earn a 40% stake in the Gold Basin oxide gold project in Arizona, complementing its Australian assets and setting the stage for a capital raise and drilling campaign.