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Cynata Therapeutics has launched a fully underwritten $913,000 entitlement offer as it reassesses the future of its Cymerus platform after two major trials failed to demonstrate efficacy. The raise provides short-term funding, but the prospectus warns that further capital may be needed and repeats a material uncertainty over going concern.

The Calmer Co has secured an initial Coles order for its Fiji Kava FZZR Piña Colada 10-pack, with rollout expected across 583 stores from the week commencing 12 October. The launch comes as sales and supermarket distribution of the company’s existing kava range continue to expand.

Hot Chili has reported broad, shallow copper-gold intersections at La Verde, including 188 metres at 0.56% CuEq and 240 metres at 0.43% CuEq. The results strengthen the geological case for a near-surface mining zone, but the discovery still has no Mineral Resource and 25 drillholes await assays.

Southern Cross Gold has accelerated drilling and underground development at Sunday Creek, spending $32.9 million during the August quarter while cash fell to C$84.0 million. The company remains aimed at a maiden mineral resource in the first quarter of 2027, but poor ground conditions have pushed exploration decline completion back by a month.

Servcorp Limited (ASX:SRV) has posted a third consecutive record year, with underlying profit, free cash flow and dividends all rising sharply. The debt-free workspace operator is guiding to another year of strong cash generation while investing in Saudi Arabia, technology and AI-enabled services.

Ausgold advanced construction, permitting and drilling at its Katanning Gold Project during the September quarter, while its proposed A$776 million takeover by OceanaGold began to reshape the development timetable. The planned end-2026 resource update and final investment decision have both been deferred as shareholders prepare to vote on the scheme.

Finder Energy is targeting a final investment decision for its Kuda Tasi-Jahal oil project by 30 November, with approvals and engineering largely complete. The decisive hurdles now sit in financing and contract awards, including the rig, shipyard and EPCI packages.

Ramelius Resources produced 48,839 ounces in the September quarter and generated A$60.2 million in underlying free cash flow, keeping it on track for FY27 guidance. The gold miner also ended the period with A$768.0 million in cash and gold after progressing its Mt Magnet expansion, Rebecca-Roe approvals and share buyback.

Corazon Mining has returned broad gold intercepts from the first two holes of its Chalice drilling campaign, including 4 metres at 9.93 g/t gold. The results offer an early test of extensions south of the historical pit, with most assays still pending.

PC Gold will acquire the last third-party mining leases inside its Spring Hill development area, adding a water licence and operating rights for A$6.5 million. The deal could simplify mine planning and approvals, but still requires Northern Territory ministerial approval and does not add a reported resource.

Elevra Lithium has signed a binding supply agreement with LG Energy Solution for 240,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate from Québec over the stated three-year term. The market-linked deal gives North American Lithium a committed battery-sector customer while preserving exposure to lithium prices.

SRJ Technologies has moved its Dubai Petroleum relationship from proof of concept into revenue-generating field operations, with an indicative opportunity pipeline of up to US$4.4 million. Angola mobilisation and an expanded emissions programme add near-term activity, although several opportunities remain uncommitted.

Everest Metals has converted part of its Mt Dimer gold resource from Inferred into higher-confidence Measured and Indicated categories, while mining has produced a 142,000-tonne stockpile ahead of planned toll treatment. The immediate test is whether that stockpile can become cash flow, while deeper drilling seeks to expand confidence below the current pit.