Latest Copper Zinc News

Litchfield Minerals has completed a 3,000m drilling campaign at Oonagalabi with assay results due in May, while surface sampling at Silver Valley reveals exceptional silver and lead grades, highlighting promising polymetallic mineralisation.

TechGen Metals has identified two high-priority exploration targets at its Dalgaranga Gold Project in WA, including a gold target near historic workings and a new VHMS-style base metal anomaly. Both remain untested by drilling in a prolific gold corridor.

Aruma Resources has kicked off its maiden diamond drilling campaign at the Tillex Copper-Silver Project in Ontario, aiming to expand the known high-grade copper mineralisation and deliver a substantial resource estimate.

Scorpion Minerals has submitted a mining lease application for the Old Prospect gold tenements in WA, moving to secure and expand a high-grade JORC resource through planned drilling and strategic partnerships.

AuKing Mining has agreed to acquire the Tundulu Rare Earths Project in Malawi, a large and under-explored carbonatite complex with strong historical drilling results. The acquisition is supported by a $3 million capital raise to fund exploration and drilling activities.

Catalina Resources has kicked off a systematic soil sampling program at its Beasley Creek Project in WA, targeting expansion of a copper-gold volcanic-hydrothermal system at the Flamingo target. The move positions the project closer to drill-ready status amid ongoing heritage and funding progress.

BMC Minerals has cleared a key regulatory hurdle for its Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic project in Yukon, receiving a positive Decision Document that enables progression to final permitting and targets a 2027 Final Investment Decision.

American West Metals Limited has reported exceptional assay results from historical mine dumps and surface rock sampling at its West Desert Project in Utah, revealing significant grades of critical metals including copper, silver, indium, germanium, and tellurium. A 5,000-metre diamond drilling program targeting newly identified high-grade zones is currently in progress.

Strickland Metals Limited has reported promising first-pass diamond drilling results at the Obradov Potok prospect within its Rogozna Gold and Base Metals Project in Serbia, confirming significant lead-zinc-silver mineralisation consistent with proximity to a copper-gold skarn system.

Octava Minerals (ASX:OCT) has completed its acquisition of the Byro Critical Minerals Project in Western Australia, issuing over 8.5 million shares and 2 million performance rights to vendors, subject to escrow and milestone conditions.

Reward Minerals Ltd (ASX:RWD) updates on its Newfoundland projects targeting high-grade gold and copper, highlighting multiple priority targets with no historic drilling and imminent maiden drilling planned for 2026.

OD6 Metals has reported exceptional assay results from the Mammoth prospect within its Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, confirming high-grade fluorspar mineralisation up to 53.2% CaF2 and indicating potential for a broader mineralised system.