True North Copper says assays from its first three diamond drill holes for the year at its Mt Oxide project in Queensland have confirmed broad copper-cobalt-silver mineralisation. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) says recent assays results from the first three diamond holes of its 2026 program point to broad copper-cobalt-silver mineralisation at Aquila, its recent discovery within the Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland. The headline hit jumped straight out of the sta

The Wallace North prospect, pictured, within True North Copper’s broader Cloncurry copper project. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has executed a savvy piece of business, divesting its non-core Bundarra copper project in a deal that brings in cash while retaining exposure to future success, allowing the company to pour resources into its two flagship copper projects in Northwest Queensland. The company has entered a conditional agreement to sell Bundarra to private explore

True North Copper has appointed experienced Mt Isa region geologist Matt Porter as exploration manager. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has boosted its exploration firepower in northwest Queensland, appointing veteran Mt Isa region geologist Matt Porter as exploration manager, while drilling continues at its Aquila copper discovery. Porter brings more than 20 years of exploration experience to True North’s projects, much of it spent in the Mt Isa Inlier, including earlier

Spectacular golden copper sulphide core from True North Copper’s Wallace North deposit in Cloncurry, Queensland. Credit: File True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has struck a rich new copper-gold structure at its Cloncurry copper project in Northwest Queensland after diamond drilling returned a stunning 24.5-metre interval grading 2.17 per cent copper and 2.01 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, for a 4.2 per cent copper equivalent hit. The standout result was intercepted in drilling at t

True North Copper’ geotechnical logging of diamond drill core from its Cloncurry copper project. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) is pushing its Cloncurry copper project towards a December-quarter prefeasibility study (PFS) and ore reserve. The company is now working through the mine design, metallurgy and resource integration to shape a possible near-term return to copper production within the historic Mount Isa copper belt in northwest Queensland.The company says that wit

A bird’s eye view of True North Copper’s historic Taipan open pit, which will now be expanded by its Mongoose acquisition to the immediate northwest. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has consolidated the groundholding at its flagship Cloncurry copper project in northwest Queensland, securing the adjacent Mongoose resource after Glencore opted not to exercise its right of first refusal. The deal sees True North pick up ASX-listed Renegade Exploration’s interest in the Carpen

Assay results are expected shortly for the Wallace North prospect (pictured) within True North Copper’s broader Cloncurry copper project. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has delivered a suite of broad, shallow copper and gold assay results from a recently completed exploration and resource extension drilling program at its Great Australia Mine in North-West Queensland. The company says the results continue to demonstrate strong continuity of mineralisation outside the exis

True North Copper’s Aquila copper, silver and cobalt discovery sits four kilometres northeast of the company’s Vero resource in Queensland. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has continued to turn up the heat at the company’s Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland, extending the strike of its Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery after a fresh round of geophysics lit up new targets along the prolific Mt Gordon Fault Zone. The company’s latest induced polarisation (IP) surve

True North Copper’s core farm, where diamond drill core from its Wallace North target area in the Cloncurry copper project is being marked up. True North Copper (ASX: TNC) has checked off another key box on the road to a 2026 pre-feasibility study, completing its latest drilling campaign at the company’s Cloncurry copper project in northwest Queensland. The program has done a lot of heavy lifting behind the scenes, designed to extend resources where possible and boost c

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