October 2026

Contact Energy’s September operating data showed stronger mass-market sales and sharply lower generation costs, although retail and wholesale netbacks eased. The company is also progressing three renewable projects with total approved costs of $1.263 billion as near-term wholesale prices climb.

Channel Infrastructure maintained quarterly fuel throughput at 829 million litres despite higher prices, while work began on a new 15-year bp storage contract. The company also reported higher borrowings after its interim dividend and said major conversion projects remain within budget.

DigiCo Infrastructure REIT has secured a 15-year, 71MW contract with a global technology firm, taking its SYD1 data centre to full contracted capacity. The agreement supports a fully funded 52MW expansion and extends the Australian portfolio’s weighted average lease expiry beyond 10 years.

Infinity Metals has cut the equity consideration for its Tule Canyon acquisition option by A$10,000, reducing the maximum issue from 10 million to 9 million shares. The revised terms are designed to keep the related-party transaction below the ASX threshold requiring shareholder approval and an independent expert report.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has approved Central Asia Metals’ scheme to acquire 100% of Cygnus Metals, moving the transaction into its final procedural phase. Cygnus expects the scheme to become effective on 15 October, with implementation scheduled for 27 October.

Helix Resources says the Supreme Court of British Columbia has declared its Gold Basin earn-in and joint venture agreement unenforceable and ordered the company to pay petition costs. The ruling puts the Arizona project’s future with Helix in question, while the company says its White Hills project is unaffected.

Maronan Metals has added a new AGM resolution seeking approval for a $20 million placement to fund drilling, feasibility work and permitting at its Maronan Project. The issue would also allow Kinterra Fund II to lift its voting power to approximately 22.99%.

Norwest Minerals has strengthened the technical case for its Bulgera heap-leach project, but its annual report highlights a sharper near-term constraint: just A$394,541 in cash at 30 June and material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The company subsequently raised about A$1.89 million through an entitlement offer.

Vault Minerals has completed dispatch of the scheme booklet for its proposed merger with Genesis Minerals, moving the transaction into its decisive shareholder-vote phase. An independent expert has backed the deal as being in shareholders’ best interests, subject to no superior offer emerging.

SIV Capital reported a $28,000 operating cash outflow for the September quarter and held $7.781 million in cash and interest-bearing deposits. The balance sheet remains substantial, but the company’s securities have now been suspended from ASX quotation since December 2024 while it evaluates a transaction.

Australian Dairy Nutritionals reported a 54% year-on-year revenue fall in the September quarter and held just A$513,000 in cash against a A$619,000 operating cash outflow. The infant formula group is pursuing a A$500,000 placement and a broader capital raise as it waits for China distribution growth and Vietnam sales to rebuild momentum.

Bougainville Copper’s half-year loss widened to K13.4 million as operating cash outflows accelerated and a one-off partner termination fee added to costs. The company also faces continuing uncertainty over its rights to the Panguna mine after its exploration licence was subordinated to a new 25-year mining lease.

GenusPlus has won approximately $255 million of power infrastructure work from Western Power and Fortescue, extending its project pipeline into 2029. The awards span renewable energy connections, network maintenance and mine-site decarbonisation infrastructure, although individual contract values and margins remain undisclosed.

Integrated Research’s FY26 annual report confirms a sharp earnings deterioration, with revenue down 16% and net profit collapsing to A$1.2 million. A stronger cash balance and new AI products offer financial resilience, but FY27 now hinges on turning product launches into commercial adoption.

Otto Energy has strengthened its balance sheet and lifted FY2026 profit despite falling production, setting up a proposed A$20 million return of capital. The catch is that reserves are declining, asset-sale plans remain unresolved and part of the cash remains tied to offshore obligations.

Plato Income Maximiser matched its benchmark with a 7.2% portfolio return in FY26 while maintaining its highest monthly dividend rate since listing. Profit after tax fell to A$41.8 million as investment gains dropped sharply from the prior year.

Larvotto Resources has moved Hillgrove from commissioning into revenue-generating operations, shipping its first 68 tonnes of antimony concentrate to offtake partner Wogen Resources. The delivery satisfies a condition for an initial payment, while the company prepares its first gold concentrate shipment.

Spheria Emerging Companies reported a sharp fall in FY2026 profit after tax after its portfolio returned just 0.3%, well behind the 8.1% benchmark. Monthly fully franked dividends continue and the listed investment company avoided a conversion vote after trading at a premium to NTA.

Overwatch Technologies is seeking A$8 million to fund an ASX listing and expand its drone-enabled maritime intelligence business. The company has A$3.8 million of contracted orders, but has yet to recognise revenue and reported an inaugural loss of A$857,604.

Javelin Minerals has advanced its proposed all-scrip takeover by FirstAU while securing Eureka’s final mining approval and reporting further gold intersections. The deal offers a broader exploration portfolio, but the loss of Eureka’s processing pathway and a cash runway of about 2.57 quarters remain material constraints.

QEM has completed its move into Idaho, acquiring the Big It and Garden Valley projects and outlining staged exploration of historical tungsten, antimony, gold and rare-metal targets. The company ended September with $3.98 million in cash while keeping major Julia Creek expenditure on hold.

Locality Planning Energy has returned to statutory profit and sharply reduced borrowings, but its next test is converting a large contracted pipeline into active service points. The company has given no numerical FY2027 guidance and is operating under an interim leadership structure while it searches for a permanent CEO.

MB Gold has secured up to $220,000 in Western Australian government co-funding for a 2,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Murphy Well Prospect. The program will test three previously untested geophysical anomalies, with assays expected in the first quarter of 2027.

BOA Resources has extended the interpreted copper mineralised trend at Rooneys beyond 500 metres, with shallow high-grade intersections supporting a larger follow-up drilling campaign. The results add another exploration thread to the company’s expanding Neds Creek project, although continuity and true widths remain untested.