Latest Copper News

Ballymore Resources has expanded its gravity survey at the Ruddygore Project, revealing several high-priority targets beyond its flagship Torpy’s discovery. The results validate prior drilling and set the stage for a busy exploration campaign backed by government funding.

Verity Resources has kicked off a systematic soil sampling and geological mapping campaign across its 903km² PL123/2024 tenement in Botswana, targeting copper, nickel, cobalt, silver and gold mineralisation analogous to the nearby Selebi Ni-Cu mine.

Midas Minerals’ initial diamond drilling at the Deblin deposit within Namibia’s Otavi Copper Project reveals two wide zones of visible copper sulphides, underscoring the project’s exploration potential ahead of assay results expected in September 2026.

KGL Resources has locked in a conditional placement raising approximately A$180 million as part of a broader A$300 million equity raise to fully fund the Jervois Copper Project. The placement attracted strong backing from major shareholders and global institutions, setting the stage for construction and production milestones.

Right Resources has locked in a second tranche of A$755,000 in non-dilutive R&D funding for FY2026, boosting its collaboration with the University of Tasmania's CODES to deepen understanding of mineral systems in the Tumbarumba district.

Orion Minerals has confirmed the down-dip continuity of a high-grade copper zone at its Flat Mine East prospect with a new drill intercept of 3.96m at 4.64% Cu, including 0.95m at 14.19% Cu, extending the deposit beyond previous drilling.

Cobre Limited has secured an option to acquire 100% of 25 mining concessions adjacent to its Sierra Atacama copper project, significantly enlarging its landholding in northern Chile's IOCG belt with a staged, low-cost payment plan.

White Cliff Minerals’ 2026 drilling at the Rae Copper Project in Nunavut confirms visible copper sulphides along a key geological boundary, expanding the Hulk sediment-hosted system’s footprint to 6.3 square kilometres and validating its district-scale potential.

Greatland Resources has reported a 62% surge in its Group Ore Reserve to 5.0 million ounces of gold as of March 2026, driven by a 150% jump in the Telfer Ore Reserve to 1.8 million ounces following a major drilling campaign.

Venus Metals has unveiled promising auger soil sampling results at its Henderson Gold Project and significant base metals anomalies at Youanmi, alongside initiating a titanium extraction research program with Murdoch University.

Trek Metals has intersected visual manganese mineralisation in all 15 reverse circulation holes at its Kuro discovery, with significant semi-massive and massive zones, while geophysical surveys reveal further high-priority targets.

Buxton Resources has locked in over A$1.1 million from a UK-led placement to fund its upcoming exploration push at the Madman copper-gold project and other assets.