Latest Copper Projects News

Antipa Minerals has pushed the Fiama North lode to 160 metres strike and 200 metres depth at its Minyari Project, delivering promising gold-copper assay results and advancing a major 41,000-metre drilling campaign.

New Frontier Minerals has reported strong surface copper grades at its Mt Storm prospect in Queensland, with assays up to 6.88% Cu and promising acid-leach recoveries, reinforcing the prospect’s potential within the NWQ Copper Project.

Raptor Metals has validated a large-scale copper system at its Chester Project in Canada, delivering some of the broadest and highest-grade intercepts from its maiden diamond drilling program and revealing significant resource expansion potential.

Hawk Resources has launched an options offer following a $3 million placement, aiming to fund exploration at its scandium and copper projects in Australia and the US.

Noronex has completed a 7,112m drilling phase across its Kalahari Copper Belt projects, confirming copper-silver mineralisation and refining its exploration model with South32’s backing. A 3,000m drill program is slated for late 2026.

Somerset Minerals has dispatched its entitlement offer prospectus to shareholders, opening a non-renounceable offer from 9 July to 22 July 2026. The capital raising supports ongoing exploration at its Nunavut copper projects.

Freehill Mining has signed a non-binding MOU with Austral Gold to fast-track copper and copper-gold project development in Chile, leveraging Austral’s operational expertise to boost Freehill’s strategic growth.

Antares Metals has completed its first ever drilling at Conglomerate Creek Target 2, intersecting the quartz vein system beneath high-grade surface mineralisation and setting the stage for upcoming assay results and follow-up drilling.

Adavale Resources has consolidated its Parkes Project footprint with the grant of EL9918 and transfer of EL9178, revealing high-grade gold-copper-silver surface samples that extend mineralisation at the Ashes Prospect. This tenure consolidation unlocks multiple walk-up drill targets across a major gold-copper corridor in NSW's Lachlan Fold Belt.

Eagle Mountain Mining’s joint venture with Nittetsu has contracted Boart Longyear for a 6,000-metre drilling campaign at Oracle Ridge, marking a significant step in exploring near-mine copper extensions and testing new geophysical targets.

C29 Metals has announced the immediate resignation of Managing Director Shannon Green, with CFO Ailsa Osborne appointed as an interim Executive Director while the company searches for a replacement.

Alara Resources (ASX:AUQ) is seeking to raise $3.84 million through a pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer, partially underwritten by major shareholder ATI. The funds will primarily support exploration and working capital amid ongoing operational progress at its Oman copper projects.