Key highlights

  • EMU touched a 52-week low on 21 October 2026 and closed at $0.012, down 20.00% for the day.
  • Its 19 October 2026 Quarterly Report said about 3,879 m of RC and diamond drilling was completed at the Yataga Valley Copper Project.
  • Laboratory results from the diamond drilling are expected in early November 2026.

EMU NL (ASX:EMU) shares touched a 52-week low during the Trading session on 21 October 2026. The closing price as of 21 October was $0.012, down 20.00% for the day. EMU NL is a small explorer with copper projects in North Queensland.

What EMU NL does

EMU NL explores for copper and other minerals within its Georgetown tenement package in North Queensland, including the Yataga Intrusive Complex.

September 2026 quarterly activity report

In a quarterly report dated 19 October 2026 for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, EMU said it progressed a major drilling campaign at the Yataga Valley Copper Project, completing about 3,879 m by 30 September, made up of about 2,941 m of RC and 938 m of diamond drilling. Diamond drilling intersected multiple intrusive phases, hydrothermal alteration, quartz veining, structural zones and locally visible copper sulphides.

The campaign is expected to conclude around the end of October, laboratory results are expected in early November 2026, and EMU will then assess results and determine the next phase of exploration.

Sector context

Exploration-stage resource companies do not generate production revenue, and their share prices can move sharply on drilling results, funding news and Commodity sentiment.

Risks and uncertainties

Visual observations of sulphides are not assay results, assays may not confirm economic mineralisation, and the share price of about 1.2 cents means each tick is a large percentage change. Closing prices on a single day are not the same as the 52-week high or low price, and a 52-week extreme does not indicate where a share price will move next.

Catalysts to watch

Items to watch include the end of the drilling campaign around the end of October, assay results in early November 2026 and funding.

Closing perspective

EMU’s 19 October 2026 quarterly report described completed drilling and pending assays. The results will show whether copper is confirmed.