True North Copper’s diamond drill rig operating at the Aquila discovery within the company’s Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has fired up the rigs at its Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland, launching a new combined drilling campaign to expand the company’s Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery. The phase one program will drill 6000m across 23 holes, comprising 18 reverse circulation (RC) holes and five diamond holes, w

Drilling crews mobilising to site at True North Copper’s Mt Oxide project in Northwest Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has fired up the geophysics at its Mt Oxide project in Queensland, launching an induced polarisation (IP) survey to extend its emerging Aquila copper discovery and generate a pipeline of new drill-ready targets. The exploration strategy builds on a proven formula for the company, one that in fact led to the Aquila discovery just last ye

True North Copper’s Cloncurry copper project in Queensland – nearing production. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has cleared the path for a major, integrated open-pit operation at its Cloncurry copper project in Queensland after striking a strategic deal to buy out Renegade Exploration’s 22.5 per cent stake in the Carpentaria Joint Venture. The company’s binding agreement to acquire the Carpentaria JV share also includes a 35 per cent interest in the key Mongoose te

True North Copper’s reverse-circulation drill rig is onsite at its Wallace North copper-gold deposit near Cloncurry in northwest Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has launched reverse-circulation (RC) and diamond drilling at its Wallace North copper-gold deposit in northwest Queensland, in a fresh program aimed at growing a near-mine resource and feeding crucial technical work for upcoming development studies. The company’s plan for Wallace includes six d

Copper-gold focused explorer True North Copper is aiming to up the exploration ante in Queensland’s Cloncurry district by bolstering the company’s gold inventory from a suite of promising regional targets.

Aerial image of old copper waste piles surrounding True North Copper’s Mt Oxide pit in Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has secured a $400,000 Queensland Government grant under the Collaborative Development Program (CDP) to probe old mine waste at its Mt Oxide copper project in Queensland. The company believes the historical bonanza-grade ore ripped out of the historic mine highlights the potential for significant untapped value in Mt Oxide’s waste and st

True North Copper conducting RC drilling activities at its Cloncurry copper project in Qld. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has ramped up extension drilling at its Cloncurry copper project in Queensland to boost resource confidence ahead of a pre-feasibility study, while refining mine design and processing plans. The project, which sits just south of its namesake township, comprises several deposits, including the underexplored Great Australia Mine, alongside its Taipan and Orp

A drill rig in action at True North Copper’s Cloncurry copper project in Queensland. Credit: File In a timely boost that adds weight and confidence to its looming prefeasibility study, True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has upped its Cloncurry project resource in Queensland. Contained copper has climbed by seven per cent to 109,000 tonnes, while gold ounces have risen by nine per cent to 84,000 ounces. The uplift was driven by advanced grade-control drilling, targeted exploration a

True North Copper’s Cloncurry copper project - nearing production. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has beefed up its execution muscle at exactly the right moment, appointing seasoned mine builder Matt Varvari as general manager – operations as the company sharpens its focus on turning Cloncurry from a study-stage story into a development-ready copper asset. The timing is no accident. True North is moving deeper into pre-feasibility work following its scoping study

True North Copper has beefed up its Queensland copper-gold inventory after recent reverse-circulation drilling returned impressive numbers to boost its resource. Credit: File Queensland-based explorer True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has beefed up its Wallace North copper-gold mineral resource after incorporating the numbers from two reverse-circulation (RC) drillholes completed last year. The Wallace North deposit forms part of the company’s wider Cloncurry copper project in no

Sunrise on True North Copper’s emerging copper-cobalt-silver Mt Oxide project in northern Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has continued to build momentum at the company’s Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland, delivering another set of solid drilling results that confirm the scale, continuity and growth potential of its emerging copper-silver-cobalt system. A phase two reverse circulation (RC) drilling program has locked in the geometry of mineralisa

True North Copper has jagged exceptional high-grade copper, silver and cobalt hits at Aquila near Mt Isa, confirming scale, continuity and a rapidly emerging copper district.

Historic workings and small open pits at True North Copper’s Marimo project within its expanded Chumvale exploration region, near Cloncurry in Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has identified a bevy of big iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) targets across its Chumvale province in northwest Queensland, bolstering its long-term discovery plan in one of Australia’s most copper-fertile regions. The company say the 50-square-kilometre project is now a standout part

True North Copper drilling for copper from its latest phase-two drilling program at its Aquila prospect, part of the company’s Mt Oxide project in northwestern Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has put another serious run on the board at its exciting new Aquila copper-cobalt discovery within its Mount Oxide project in Queensland, stretching the mineralised strike to more than 900m and confirming what management says is the emergence of a multi-deposit cop

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True North Copper has defined shallow high-grade copper in drilling at its Aquila target at its Mount Oxide project in northwest Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has just dropped its most compelling copper result recorded at its exciting new Aquila discovery at the company’s Mount Oxide project in northwest Queensland, with a 7m standout intercept coming in at a blistering 7.9% copper from only 134 metres down-hole. The company’s latest results from its

True North Copper has continued finding copper from its latest phase-two drilling program at its Aquila prospect, part of the company’s Mt Oxide project in northwestern Queensland. Credit: File Queensland-focused explorer True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has boosted its Aquila mineralised system an additional 400m to the north, which now stretches more than 500-metres along strike. The company’s phase-two drilling program tested a swag of new drill targets kicked-up from its rece

True North Copper drilling at its Cloncurry copper projects in northwest Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has fired first shots in its assault on its Salebury iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) targets near the behemoth Ernest Henry IOCG mine in Northwest Queensland. Three maiden reverse-circulation holes have been drilled for 963m into what the company says is the outer halo of an apparent IOCG system. True North says that broad alteration, copper sulphide bl

Newly minted True North Copper MD Andrew Mooney Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has appointed Mr Andrew Mooney as managing director and chief executive officer, effective immediately, positioning the company for accelerated growth in Queensland’s premier copper province. Mooney, who joined the board as a non-executive director in late August, steps up to his new role following the resignation of outgoing MD Bevan Jones. Jones, who steered TNC through a successful re

True North Copper drilling at its Cloncurry copper projects in northwest Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has...