🔥 Thursday 11 September 2025 Thu, 11 Sept 2025

Lion Selection Group Limited reported a robust $39.2 million net profit for the year ended July 2025, driven by strong mark-to-market gains and strategic investments in Australian mining companies. The company’s portfolio value nearly doubled, reflecting timely market moves and a focus on precious and base metals.

Ventia Services Group has won two major Defence Base Services Transformation contracts worth $2.7 billion, reinforcing its long-term role in supporting Australian Defence infrastructure.

Downer EDI Limited has won a $3.05 billion contract to provide base and estate services to the Australian Department of Defence, significantly expanding its operational regions and responsibilities over the next decade.

Service Stream Limited has landed a major long-term contract with the Australian Department of Defence to manage property and asset services across South Australia and the Northern Territory, marking a significant expansion into defence infrastructure support.

Kingsgate Consolidated reports a strong FY25 at its Chatree Gold Mine with 75,000 ounces produced and sets ambitious FY26 targets, while advancing its Chilean project.

Aspire Mining has extinguished legacy contract rights over its Ovoot and Nuurstei projects, regaining full marketing control and improving its cost structure and funding flexibility.

Aurumin Limited has secured $6 million through divestments of non-core assets, enabling a sharper focus on advancing its flagship Sandstone Gold Project. The strategic sales to Newcam Minerals and others aim to fund exploration and support Brightstar’s pre-feasibility study.

Zenith Minerals reports compelling gold assay results from its 2025 drilling campaign at Queensland’s Red Mountain Project, revealing broad mineralised zones with high-grade intervals and confirming the project’s potential as a significant intrusion-related gold system.

LDR Assets has declared its off-market takeover bid for Elanor Commercial Property Fund unconditional, signaling a decisive step in its acquisition strategy. The offer now proceeds without conditions, with payment accelerated for accepting securityholders.

LDR Assets Pty Ltd has initiated an off-market takeover bid for all stapled securities in the Elanor Commercial Property Fund (ECF), offering $0.70 cash per security, representing a premium over recent trading prices and net tangible asset backing. The offer opens on 11 September 2025 and is set to close on 13 October 2025.

Fortuna Metals has secured two key exploration licences in Malawi’s emerging rutile province, positioning itself next to Sovereign Metals’ world-class Kasiya deposit. The company also appoints Tom Langley as CEO to spearhead exploration efforts.

Red Mountain Mining has secured 87 claims in Utah’s historically rich Antimony Mining District, strategically adjoining Trigg Minerals’ high-grade Antimony Canyon Project. This move strengthens RMX’s position in the US critical minerals sector amid rising antimony prices and government supply chain initiatives.

360 Capital Mortgage REIT (ASX – TCF) has announced a non-renounceable 1-for-1 entitlement offer to raise approximately $45.2 million, aiming to expand its senior loan investments secured by Australian real estate. The offer includes an oversubscription facility and a shortfall offer targeting wholesale and institutional investors.

EPX Limited has landed a significant seven-year contract worth over A$5 million to deploy its EDGE technology across 10 healthcare facilities in the UAE, aiming to boost energy efficiency and sustainability.

Cauldron Energy has signed a non-binding MOU with Uzbekistan’s Navoiyuran, a global leader in in-situ recovery uranium mining, to collaborate on advancing the Yanrey Uranium Project in Western Australia. This partnership aims to leverage Navoiyuran’s technical expertise and operational experience to unlock the project’s full potential.

Rokeby Resources' maiden drilling at the Hurricane Project in northern Queensland reveals widespread shallow high-grade gold and antimony mineralisation, setting the stage for an expanded Phase 2 drilling campaign.

Iceni Gold’s extensive aircore drilling at its 14 Mile Well Project in Western Australia has revealed three new gold anomalies along the western margin of the Danjo Granite, highlighting promising exploration potential.

Winsome Resources has identified multiple new high-grade cesium and lithium mineralisation zones at its Sirmac-Clapier Project in Quebec, setting the stage for drilling later this year.

Titan Minerals’ joint venture partner Hanrine has significantly expanded the known porphyry copper mineralisation at the Linderos Copper Project in Ecuador, completing 25,000 metres of diamond drilling that reveals extensive mineralised zones open at depth and laterally.

Locksley Resources has significantly expanded its footprint in California's Mojave Critical Minerals Hub by staking 249 new claims adjacent to the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine, positioning itself strongly within the U.S. critical minerals supply chain.

Tesoro Gold’s updated Scoping Study for the El Zorro Gold Project in Chile highlights a technically straightforward open pit operation with strong economics, projecting 1.26 million ounces of gold production over 13.5 years.

Pacgold’s latest drilling at the Alice River Gold Project reveals high-grade gold intersections, including visible gold up to 42.3 g/t, supporting a potential Mineral Resource Estimate upgrade. Regional drilling continues with promising targets ahead.

Benz Mining reports robust drilling results at Zone 126 within its Glenburgh Gold Project, confirming a multi-lens, kilometre-scale high-grade gold system with significant growth potential.

Golden Horse Minerals continues to hit high-grade gold intersections at depth in its Hopes Hill project, with drilling activity set to intensify as a fourth rig arrives. New geophysical targets promise further exploration upside.