Latest Gold And Copper News

Raptor Metals has sold its remaining Australian Gold and Copper stake for approximately $468,200, converting a legacy asset into cash without issuing new shares. The proceeds add funding flexibility as the company advances copper exploration in New Brunswick.

Broken Hill Gold has started a 48 line-kilometre induced polarisation survey and 670 line-kilometre magnetic program at White Dam, targeting sulphide mineralisation beneath existing oxide prospects. A second diamond rig is also mobilising, but the next value test remains firmly in the ground: geophysical anomalies must translate into drilling results and an upgraded resource.

BMC Minerals has moved the Kudz Ze Kayah project through a key regulatory gateway and reported high-grade drilling beyond the current reserve, but its first full year as an ASX-listed company also exposed the funding challenge ahead. The Canadian developer ended FY2026 with US$50.3 million in cash, no revenue and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over going concern.

Black Cat Syndicate has appointed mining veteran Chris Stone as Acting Managing Director, with the interim arrangement beginning immediately and running indefinitely. Stone will earn $600,000 a year plus superannuation while the company searches for a permanent appointment.

Paterson Resources is set to start an extensive drilling campaign at its Grace Gold Project, aiming to upgrade its 200,000-ounce inferred gold resource and extend high-grade mineralisation along a 1.3km strike in the Paterson Province.

Argent Minerals has kicked off its first-ever drilling campaign at the Trunkey Creek Gold Project in New South Wales, targeting a priority zone within a 4.7km gold-mineralised corridor beneath historic workings.

Voltaic Strategic Resources has expanded its foothold in Western Australia's Meekatharra gold district with the acquisition of the Ruby Gem Project and initiated field exploration across its portfolio.

Carnaby Resources has made significant strides at its Greater Duchess Copper Gold Project, delivering a robust Pre-Feasibility Study and consolidating ownership, before agreeing to a $213 million acquisition by Evolution Mining offering shareholders a 60% premium.

Taruga Minerals has unveiled exceptional gold and silver assays from rock chip sampling at its East Normanby Gold Project, confirming extensive high-grade epithermal mineralisation across an 8km corridor. The company is set to kick off its maiden diamond drilling program at the Weioko Gold Deposit, with multiple new targets identified for follow-up.

Lightning Minerals has identified two distinct gold target corridors within the Western Zone of its Mt Turner Project, highlighting a 1km-long intrusion-related gold anomaly and multiple epithermal-style trends. Follow-up sampling and trenching are planned to refine these targets ahead of drilling.

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd (ASX: AGC) has delivered a major new high-grade polymetallic discovery at its South Cobar Evergreen prospect, with drill hole 26DDBR017 returning standout assays that extend the known mineralisation by 150 metres. The company is advancing follow-up drilling to define this promising zone.

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd (ASX: AGC) has revealed a significant new gold-silver zone at its Evergreen Prospect, with assays returning 13.6m at 4.6g/t gold and 23g/t silver from 51.4m. Follow-up drilling is underway to expand this shallow oxide mineralisation, which remains open along strike and at depth.