Latest Copper Recovery News

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Prospect Resources has reported robust metallurgical testwork results from the Kabikupa deposit within its Mumbezhi Copper Project, achieving copper concentrate grades exceeding 25% with recoveries above 94%. These findings bolster the project's processing strategy and underpin upcoming scoping studies.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
25 June 2026
Caravel Minerals has lifted the confidence in its Caravel Copper Project with a 48% increase in Proved Ore Reserve tonnage, maintaining stable total contained copper while adding new metal grades to the reserve estimate.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
19 June 2026
CuFe Limited has dramatically increased the confidence in its Gecko Copper-Gold Deposit at Tennant Creek, raising the Indicated resource category from 4% to 66%, enabling more robust economic evaluation and mine planning.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
18 June 2026
Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) has completed the detailed process flow sheet for a novel hydrometallurgical technology licensed from the University of Edinburgh to extract gold and copper from electronic waste. The low-temperature, reagent-recycling method aims to disrupt traditional smelting with environmental and cost benefits.
Victor Sage
Victor Sage
17 June 2026
Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) has demonstrated near-complete recovery of gold and copper from electronic waste using a novel, low-temperature hydrometallurgical process developed by the University of Edinburgh. This breakthrough supports its push into sustainable metal recycling and lithium supply chain projects.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
10 June 2026
Austral Resources is advancing its Rocklands Copper Project refurbishment with major milestones met, including securing a new SAG mill and confirming infrastructure readiness for 3Mtpa processing, keeping the project on track and budget.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
4 June 2026
Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) has launched a detailed development program to commercialise a novel hydrometallurgical process for extracting gold and copper from electronic waste, aiming to disrupt traditional smelting with a more sustainable, low-energy method.
Victor Sage
Victor Sage
4 June 2026
Final assays from drillhole 26LHDD073 at the Southern Porphyry target within the Llahuin Project Joint Venture validate a broad copper-gold-molybdenum mineralised system. Integration of geological and geophysical data aims to pinpoint the higher-grade core ahead of Phase II drilling.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
1 June 2026
White Cliff Minerals has extended copper mineralisation at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut to over 5.4km, with visible sulphides in every hole across 2.6km of strike from its 2026 drilling campaign. Assays reveal multiple high-grade intervals, underscoring the project's scale and continuity.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
25 May 2026
White Cliff Minerals has landed a CAD$250,000 exploration grant from Nunavut’s government to fund a 6,000m drilling campaign at the Danvers deposit, reinforcing the Rae Copper Project’s potential in a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
22 May 2026
GR Engineering Services has been appointed preferred contractor for Ora Banda's $233 million Davyhurst Expansion Project, marking a major EPC win in WA's gold sector.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
18 May 2026
Maronan Metals has reported robust assay results from its 2025 infill drilling, revealing significant shallow copper-gold and silver-lead mineralisation that could boost early mining inventory. A revised boxcut design also promises to cut excavation volumes substantially.
Maxwell Dee
Maxwell Dee
15 May 2026