Latest Gold And Copper Exploration News

Red Hill Minerals has agreed to acquire a 1.5% net smelter royalty on the Thomson gold-copper project in New South Wales, expanding its royalty portfolio with a project showing significant exploration potential.

Infinity Lithium has acquired full ownership of four high-grade gold-silver-copper exploration projects in Victoria’s Lachlan Fold Belt and secured options on additional nearby assets, while its flagship San José lithium project in Spain faces extended regulatory timelines and funding setbacks.

Kaili Resources reported encouraging assay results from its South Australian rare earth projects, setting the stage for expanded drilling programs, while exiting its Western Australian Holey Dam project due to insufficient mineralisation.

Austin Metals Limited has secured $1.25 million through a share placement to fund drilling programs at its Austin Gold and Ashburton Gold-Copper projects, reporting promising high-grade gold intercepts that validate significant mineral potential.

Rincon Resources has reported a maiden mineral resource estimate at its South Telfer Gold-Copper Project, alongside advancing exploration plans at Laverton with new drilling preparations underway.

Adavale Resources has completed the acquisition of a 72.5% stake in the Parkes Gold and Copper Project, delivering promising early exploration results and securing $722,000 in new funding to support upcoming drilling programs.

Cullen Resources Limited reported significant progress in its gold exploration portfolio for the March 2025 quarter, including exercising an option to acquire 90% of the Yardilla Project and planning extensive drilling campaigns across multiple joint ventures.

Waratah Minerals has reported significant drilling results that extend shallow epithermal gold mineralisation along the 2km Spur Gold Corridor in New South Wales, alongside a full renewal of its key exploration licence through 2031.

Cosmo Metals has completed the acquisition of the Bingara and Nundle gold-antimony-copper projects in NSW and progressed exploration at its Kanowna Gold Project in WA, supported by a $1.1 million capital raise.

Lachlan Star Limited has confirmed significant high-grade copper mineralisation at its Basin Creek project in NSW, revealing a large-scale system with promising exploration upside. The company is poised for near-term drilling to unlock the full potential of this emerging discovery.

Solstice Minerals has secured the advanced Nanadie Copper-Gold Project in Western Australia, acquiring a JORC-compliant Inferred Mineral Resource of 40.4Mt at 0.4% copper and 0.1g/t gold. The acquisition positions Solstice for growth amid strong long-term copper demand.

Scorpion Minerals highlights strong gold and copper exploration prospects in its December 2024 quarterly report, focusing on the largely untested Pharos Project and strategic plans for the Mt Mulcahy copper asset.