Encounter Resources Ramps Up 2026 Drilling at Expanded Jessica Copper Project

An announcement from Encounter Resources Limited ( (AU:ENR) ) is now available.

Encounter Resources has outlined a major 2026 exploration program at its Jessica Copper Project in the Northern Territory, operated and funded under a $15 million farm-in agreement with a South32 subsidiary. The project area now spans about 9,600 square kilometres, including a newly added 685 square kilometre tenement, and is prospective for sediment-hosted copper and IOCG deposits along key structural corridors east of Tennant Creek.

Building on extensive geophysical work and earlier drilling that confirmed prospective stratigraphy and copper-bearing alteration, the 2026 campaign will include 4,000 metres of reverse circulation drilling and 2,000 metres of diamond drilling to test electromagnetic and induced polarisation targets. A large regional magnetotelluric survey is also planned to refine mapping of conductive units and major faults, signalling a significant escalation of activity that could materially advance the project’s understanding and discovery potential for large-scale copper systems.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:ENR) stock is a Hold with a A$0.38 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Encounter Resources Limited stock, see the AU:ENR Stock Forecast page.

More about Encounter Resources Limited

Encounter Resources Limited is an Australian mineral exploration company focused on copper and Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) style deposits in Tier 1 jurisdictions such as the Northern Territory. Through farm-in agreements, including a significant partnership with South32, the company targets large-scale, sediment-hosted copper opportunities along key structural corridors east of Tennant Creek.

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