Copper has pushed into record territory above US$14,700 a tonne, driven by mine-supply problems, tariff-related stockpiling and rapidly growing electricity demand. We examine what is behind the copper price rally, whether it can last and which ASX copper stocks provide investors with exposure.

Kaoko Metals drilled its first ever holes at Chalkos in Namibia and logged about sixty metres of visible copper. The stock ran from 73 cents to A$2.50 in two sessions, and the company then raised A$20 million at A$2.20, above its fifteen-day average. This workup sets out what has actually been proven, what has not, and why the assay result is still the event that settles it.

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is transforming the Kingdom into one of the world’s emerging mineral exploration destinations, and Australian companies are increasingly becoming part of that transformation.

Kaiser Reef Limited (ASX: KAU) has completed a close-spaced helicopter magnetic and radiometric survey over its Maldon Gold Project in Victoria, adding a new layer of high-resolution geophysical data to the company's district-scale exploration program.

Austral Resources rebuilt itself after a two-year suspension, agreed to buy a zinc mine for its copper ground, and reported a maiden drill result still without a resource behind it.

Norfolk Metals is moving to acquire the advanced Ciclón Copper Project in Chile for US$50 million, supported by a proposed A$100–120 million capital raising. Ciclón hosts a JORC 2012 Mineral Resource of 11.8Mt at 2.88

Kaiser Reef Limited (ASX: KAU) has identified 77,427 tonnes of historical A1 tailings grading 1.25g/t gold, creating another potential feed source for its existing Porcupine Flat processing operation as the company continues extracting value from its Victorian asset base.

Aureka Limited (ASX: AKA) has reported two occurrences of visible gold in diamond hole NED035 at the St Arnaud-Comstock Gold Project in Victoria.

Discover how Tusker Minerals is shifting focus to rutile and heavy mineral sands while divesting the Machinga Rare Earth Project. Explore Tusker Minerals' strategic moves now!

Washington has set a hard deadline of 1 January 2027. Australian producers are on the right side of it, but only if they can prove where every gram came from. Australian critical minerals producers have been handed their clearest opening yet into the United States defence supply chain, after President Trump signed an executive order closing the loophole that let American contractors keep buying Chinese magnets, tungsten and tantalum. Executive Order 14415, signed on 20 July 2