🔥 Friday 12 September 2025 Fri, 12 Sept 2025

Benz Mining Corp reported a CAD 3.58 million net loss for Q1 2025, driven by ramped-up exploration at its newly acquired Western Australian gold projects. The company bolstered its cash position with a CAD 27 million private placement post-period, aiming to fuel further resource growth.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the merger of Brickworks Limited and Washington H. Soul Pattinson, paving the way for a new ASX-listed entity, First Services Company Ltd. Shareholders will soon exchange their Brickworks shares for Topco shares as trading transitions next week.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the merger scheme between Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Brickworks, paving the way for a new ASX-listed entity, Topco. Shareholders will soon exchange their Soul Patts shares for Topco shares as trading transitions next week.

Astute Metals NL has initiated an eight-hole drilling campaign at its Needles Gold-Silver Project in Nevada, targeting six promising epithermal gold-silver prospects with historical high-grade assays. The campaign aims to unlock new discoveries ahead of a maiden resource estimate planned for year-end.

Iris Cairns Property Pty Ltd has launched an off-market takeover bid for all units in Reef Casino Trust at $3.87 cash per unit, a significant premium supported unanimously by the trust’s board and major unitholders. The offer opens on 12 September 2025 and closes on 13 March 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and conditions.

Cobalt Blue Holdings has raised $2.5 million through a $1 million institutional placement and a $1.5 million placement agreement with Lind Global Fund III, aiming to advance its cobalt refinery and exploration projects.

Marimaca Copper has successfully closed an A$80 million placement to accelerate exploration and development at its flagship Chilean copper assets, pending final TSX approval.

My Rewards International Limited has announced a pro-rata entitlement offer aiming to raise up to $4.1 million, a key step toward meeting ASX reinstatement conditions after a prolonged trading suspension. The offer includes a debt conversion proposal and is partially underwritten by major shareholders.

Marquee Resources has announced its inaugural inferred mineral resource at Eastern Hills, revealing 6,800 tonnes of antimony equivalent metal and setting the stage for further exploration in a promising underexplored district.

Element 25 has raised $10 million through a share placement to accelerate the expansion of its Butcherbird Manganese Project in Western Australia and support its planned battery materials facility in Louisiana, USA.

ABx Group has locked in a significant investment deal with Good Importing International to develop its bauxite projects in Queensland and New South Wales, positioning itself to capitalize on recent global supply disruptions.

Krakatoa Resources secures $3.1 million in a two-tranche placement to fund a major drilling campaign aimed at converting its Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project’s foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource.

Verity Resources has completed a rigorous validation of historical drilling data at its Monument Gold Project, confirming high-grade gold zones within a 154,000-ounce inferred resource. Phase one infill drilling at Korong is complete with assays pending, setting the stage for a resource upgrade.

Locate Technologies plans to transfer its listing from the ASX to the New Zealand Exchange, aiming to unlock greater flexibility for its Bitcoin Treasury Strategy. Shareholders will exchange their shares for NZX-listed equivalents, with the transition expected by late November 2025.

Forrestania Resources has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Burracoppin Gold Project from Askari Metals, adding a significant JORC resource near a major WA gold mine. The deal includes cash, shares, and options, linking Forrestania to promising African exploration assets.

Ionic Rare Earths has launched a $7 million capital raise through a renounceable rights issue and placement, aiming to accelerate its magnet recycling projects and expand operations internationally.

The Mongolian government has officially endorsed a key highway project under a public-private partnership, aligning with Aspire Mining’s infrastructure plans and significantly de-risking its Ovoot Coking Coal development.

Stavely Minerals has completed a significant Phase 2 drilling campaign at its Fairview North and South gold prospects, confirming and expanding shallow, broad zones of moderate to high-grade gold mineralisation within its Western Victoria project.

Ora Banda Mining Limited reports a 24% increase in Ore Reserves and a Mineral Resource growth to 2.11 million ounces at its Davyhurst Gold Project, setting the stage for an ambitious $73 million exploration program in FY26.

Altech Batteries has announced breakthrough performance milestones for its CERENERGY sodium nickel chloride battery technology, demonstrating exceptional cycle life, efficiency, and safety that position it as a strong contender in grid and industrial energy storage.

Golden Deeps Ltd has identified further high-grade copper mineralisation at its Graceland Critical Metals Prospect in Namibia, with new channel sampling revealing extensive mineralised zones. An upcoming Induced Polarisation survey aims to pinpoint drilling targets for critical metals including copper, silver, and germanium.