Brownfield Copper and Gold Exploration Projects
Copper and gold exploration in a historic New South Wales gold field.
Australian Brownfield Exploration
Copper and Gold Exploration Projects | New South Wales
- Fiery Creek EL 6925 (100% SKM)
- Captains Flat EL 6381 (50% SKM, 50% Glencore)
CAPTAINS FLAT
- Covering 31 km2 and located 50 km southeast of Canberra and south of the old mining town of Captains Flat.
- Held in a joint venture with subsidiary of major diversified miner Glencore Plc (LSE: GLEN).
- Recorded historic production included 26.7 t silver, 16,100 oz of gold and 3,841 t of copper from just 114,560 t of ore.
- Mine was reopened in 1937 and up to the date of its closure in 1962 produced 406,418 t zinc, 243,851 t lead, 27,230 t copper, 7.4 Moz of silver and 220,000 oz of gold from over 4 Mt of ore.
- December 2024 field reconnaissance programme confirmed geological characteristics at the Narongo Prospect are highly favourable for base metal mineralisation.
- Planning for a follow-up field trip is underway, with on-field activities scheduled for the second half of 2025.
FIERY CREEK CU-AU PROJECT
- Located approximately 90km south-southeast of Canberra, approximately 5km along strike of the historic Cowarra Gold Mine.
- Includes the historic Fiery Creek and Macanally gold and copper workings from the early 1900s that extend for over 7km.
- Reported mining at the sites occurred to only 12m below surface.
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Rock chip sampling completed along the line of workings returned spectacular grades.

