Latest Gold And Copper News

QMines Limited wraps up its extensive Mount Mackenzie drilling campaign, confirming deeper and structurally complex high-grade gold zones and advancing resource estimation at North Knoll Core.

Mandrake Resources has secured a drilling contract to advance exploration at its Berinka Project in the Northern Territory’s Pine Creek Orogen, targeting gold and copper mineralisation with a 3,200m reverse circulation program planned for August 2026.

Koonenberry Gold (ASX:KNB) has pinpointed a significant near-surface porphyry copper-gold target at its Dunedoo Project in NSW, backed by robust geological, geophysical, and geochemical data. Drill permits are secured for a Q3 2026 campaign targeting multiple priority prospects including Bolinda Vale, Hillside, and Tucklan.

Taruga Minerals has pinpointed seven high priority exploration targets at its Kol Mountain Project in Papua New Guinea, launching its first active field program focused on a large undrilled copper-gold porphyry anomaly and high-grade gold shear zone.

Redstone Resources has secured a 100% stake in a suite of greenfields exploration projects across Western Australia, gaining exposure to gold, lithium, copper, and base metals with immediate drilling approvals at key sites.

Argent Minerals appoints mining veteran Mike McKevitt as CEO to spearhead advancement of its flagship Kempfield Silver Project and evaluate growth across gold and copper assets.

Lithium Universe (ASX: LU7) has completed the detailed process flow sheet for a novel hydrometallurgical technology licensed from the University of Edinburgh to extract gold and copper from electronic waste. The low-temperature, reagent-recycling method aims to disrupt traditional smelting with environmental and cost benefits.

Cooper Metals has completed site and heritage preparations to begin RC drilling at its Ardmore North and Attina prospects, both showing significant copper-gold anomalies. Drilling will test 2,000m of combined strike with assays pending from recent surface sampling.

Medallion Metals has identified a significant new sulphide lode, Hillsborough Deeps, beneath the Gem deposit at Kundip, with drilling and electromagnetic surveys indicating strong potential for resource expansion.

Mammoth Minerals reports extraordinary silver, gold, and copper assay results from surface sampling at Nevada’s Blue Dick Mine Prospect, confirming extensive high-grade mineralisation and setting the stage for drilling in Q3 2026.

Newmont Exploration has kicked off a fully funded diamond drilling campaign at Koonenberry Gold’s Junee JV, targeting a large gold-in-soil anomaly at the Allawah Prospect with results expected late 2026.

Nordic Resources has punched a new high-grade gold assay record at its Kopsa project in Finland, confirming a significant northern extension to the deposit. Early 2026 drilling reveals grades far surpassing previous intersections, setting the stage for a resource update later this year.