Latest Nickel Copper News

Arcadia Minerals has identified multiple promising drill targets at its Tantalite Valley Complex in Namibia, leveraging historical data and new geological modelling. Scout diamond drilling is planned, pending funding, to test these ultramafic-hosted targets with nickel, copper, PGE, lithium, and tantalum potential.

Verity Resources has upgraded its Monument Gold Project with a maiden indicated resource and is progressing development studies, while its Botswana copper-silver and Brazil rare earth projects offer multiple growth avenues.

Ardea Resources has reinforced the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project's Goongarrie Hub as a critical global nickel-cobalt source with a 6.1 million tonne contained nickel resource and a fully funded $98.5 million Definitive Feasibility Study backed by Japanese partners and multi-jurisdictional government support.

Kuniko Limited has unveiled robust Phase 1 drilling results at its Commonwealth-Silica Hill gold-silver project in NSW, including a new high-grade zone outside the current resource. Phase 2 drilling is underway with assays expected in September and a resource upgrade planned for year-end.

Arcadia Minerals is progressing financing talks for its Swanson Tantalum Project amid a tantalum price rally, while defining drill targets for its nickel and lithium projects in Namibia.

Anson Resources has dramatically expanded its Green River Lithium Project resource and confirmed robust project economics, while sealing a key agreement with POSCO for a demonstration plant funded by the Korean industrial giant.

Western Mines Group (ASX:WMG) has wrapped up its Phase 5 drilling at Mulga Tank, delivering standout nickel-cobalt-copper assays and securing a $250,000 government grant for a seismic survey. Post-quarter, a $2.74 million capital raise led by Lowell Resources Fund boosts its exploration firepower.

Odessa Minerals has reported encouraging exploration results at its WA projects, confirming potential carbonatite-hosted rare earth elements and new base metal anomalies, while securing $2.65 million in fresh capital to fund a maiden 10,000m drilling campaign and project acquisitions.

Nordic Resources (ASX:NNL) has reported final assays from its 1H 2026 drilling in Finland, revealing record gold grades at Kopsa and significant resource extensions across its key gold projects. Metallurgical testing is underway, with updated resource estimates expected later this year.

Blaze Minerals has reported significant copper, lead, and zinc mineralisation at its Krokodil Prospect within Botswana’s Dinokwe Project, supported by trenching and rock-chip sampling results. The company is advancing exploration amid tight cash reserves, aiming for a capital raise to sustain operations.

Trek Metals has completed its maiden manganese drilling at the Kuro discovery in WA, with visual manganese logged in 63 of 72 holes. The drilling confirms Induced Polarisation as an effective tool for uncovering concealed manganese mineralisation, with assay results expected by early August.

Galileo Mining has identified a previously unrecognised mineralised ultramafic sill beneath its Callisto Resource, boosting the prospectivity of its Norseman PGM project and kicking off a 5,000-metre aircore drilling program targeting multiple high-priority sulphide zones.