Latest Iron Oxide Copper Gold News

Maverick Minerals has secured a binding agreement to acquire a 90% interest in Lyza Mining, adding eight tenements in Western Australia’s West Arunta region to its portfolio. This move complements its pending Viper Project acquisition and positions Maverick to explore for niobium, rare earths, and IOCG deposits across a combined 220 km2 area.

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.

Turnstone Resources has reported standout rock chip assays up to 31.6g/t gold and 12.9% copper at its Glava project in Sweden, alongside validation of historic drill core at Torsby West, reinforcing the potential for a sizeable copper-gold system.

Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) is set to embark on a busy 2026 drilling season with three funded diamond drill programs across its Canobie, Diamantina, and Bulimba projects, targeting multiple high-potential copper and gold prospects in Queensland.

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.

Lodestar Minerals’ first drill hole at the Three Saints IOCG Project in Chile has confirmed a large, multi-element mineralised system with copper, gold, cobalt, and molybdenum over 600 metres of vertical extent and a footprint wider than 1.6 kilometres.

Lodestar Minerals (ASX:LSR) confirms large-scale IOCG mineralisation in Chile and high-grade heavy rare earths in the USA, while progressing a 10,000m gold drilling program in Western Australia targeting a maiden resource.

Sabre Resources has received Northern Territory government approval to drill up to 5,000 metres at Kurundi North, targeting high-potential copper-gold systems analogous to Tennant Creek. The program awaits shareholder approval of a major acquisition and aims to unlock value in a resurging mineral province.

Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) has locked in a $6 million joint venture with Sumitomo for its Bulimba Gold Project, secured $400,000 in government grants for drilling, and completed capital consolidation, positioning itself for a busy exploration season in Queensland.

Lodestar Minerals has confirmed visible copper and IOCG-style mineralisation in its second drill hole at the Three Saints Project, extending the mineralised system over a 700-metre strike length. Drilling is ongoing with assay results expected by early July.

Hammer Metals has kicked off a Reverse Circulation drilling campaign at its Mount Isa Kalman project, aiming to upgrade inferred copper-gold resources and expand near-surface mineralisation. The program supports an upcoming Scoping Study and reflects optimism due to recent strength in copper, molybdenum, and rhenium prices.

Castile Resources has kicked off pilot plant bench scale testing for its Rover 1 project, integrating a 41% resource upgrade and higher metal prices into its Bankable Feasibility Study. The company also secured $8.4 million in funding and is preparing for exploration drilling amid regional consolidation.