Latest Copper News

Alma Metals has completed its 2025 drilling program at the Briggs Copper Project, confirming strong visual copper mineralisation consistent with its geological model and setting the stage for a prefeasibility study. Assay results are expected early 2026, with further drilling planned to refine the resource.

Tolu Minerals Limited has revealed significant progress at its Tolukuma Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea, targeting resource expansion and first production by mid-2026. The company’s extensive drilling campaign and new infrastructure promise to reshape its growth trajectory.

Somerset Minerals has raised A$3.7 million through a dual placement to fund an aggressive 2026 drilling campaign at its Coppermine Project in Nunavut, targeting high-grade copper extensions and new discoveries across a vast landholding.

Hot Chili Limited's latest drilling at La Verde confirms a growing higher-grade copper-gold core near surface, promising to enhance the Costa Fuego project's economics and scale.

Sunshine Metals has identified seven promising volcanogenic massive sulphide targets at its Ravenswood Consolidated Project, highlighted by exceptional gold-in-soil grades reaching 8.45 g/t at Truncheon East. The findings, supported by a Queensland Government grant, set the stage for intensified exploration in 2026.

Canterbury Resources has completed its 2025 drilling program at the Briggs copper deposit, revealing multiple zones of strong visual copper mineralisation that align with its geological model. Assay results are pending, with further drilling planned to support a Prefeasibility Study for a potential large-scale mine.

Litchfield Minerals has reported its widest copper-zinc intercept to date at the Oonagalabi Project, expanding the Main Zone and confirming a continuous mineralised corridor. The company is well funded to pursue an aggressive drilling and geophysical program in 2026 to further explore deeper intrusive targets.

Kingston Resources has reported strong underground drilling results at its Mineral Hill mine, confirming and expanding the high-grade Southern Ore Zone with significant gold and copper assays.

Belararox Limited has refined its exploration approach at the Toro-Malambo-Tambo Project, prioritising immediate drilling of newly defined shallow epithermal targets. Early assay results are anticipated by February 2026, potentially unlocking significant resource upside in a prolific copper-gold region.

TechGen Metals has received key approvals to commence drilling at its Mt Boggola Copper-Gold Project, targeting four compelling geophysical anomalies supported by strong surface mineralisation.

Mount Hope Mining has launched its phase 2 drilling campaign at the Mt Solitary gold prospect, aiming to extend and define high-grade mineralisation and move towards a JORC-compliant resource estimate.

FireFly Metals has launched a dual capital raising initiative, combining a $5 million Share Purchase Plan for eligible shareholders and a C$15 million Canadian flow-through share offer, aimed at funding key development and exploration activities at its Green Bay Copper-Gold Project.