Latest Copper Zinc News

Litchfield Minerals secured US$500,000 from BHP's Xplor program and delivered thick copper-zinc intercepts at Oonagalabi, expanding its mineral system model despite operational challenges.

Greatland Resources delivered a record $260 million cash build in the March 2026 quarter, underpinned by 82,723 ounces of gold production at a $2,056/oz AISC and a 150% increase in Telfer's Mineral Resource Estimate to 8 million ounces gold.

GreenTech Metals has consolidated a dominant West Pilbara position by acquiring 70% of the Munni Munni PGE-Cu-Ni Project and completed a cost-saving Phase 1 drilling and historic core resampling program. Early data hints at significant resource expansion ahead of a JORC 2012 upgrade.

Tartana Minerals has raised $4.5 million to accelerate drilling and boost copper sulphate production, underpinning its extensive critical metals portfolio in Far North Queensland.

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.