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Silver Mines has secured firm commitments for a $70 million placement, giving the company more funding to advance its Bowdens Silver Project through development approvals and engineering studies. The raise also supports royalty acquisitions, exploration and land access, although nearly 43% of the new shares still require shareholder approval.

Frontier Digital Ventures has shrunk its top line by 27% as it exits low-margin businesses, but the reset delivered higher EBITDA, a 17% margin and near-total free cash flow conversion in the first half of FY2026. The next test is whether pricing and cost discipline can lift earnings without further customer erosion.

Synertec has raised its FY27 revenue guidance by $8.0 million to $8.3 million, pointing to stronger contract conversion and visibility across its Engineering and Powerhouse businesses. The upgrade follows the $45.5 million ANSTO nuclear medicine manufacturing contract, but covers revenue only and not earnings or cash flow.

Australian Mines has appointed a specialist consultant team to complete the pre-feasibility study for its Flemington Scandium Project, targeting delivery in the first quarter of 2027. The study will retain a 60-tonne-per-year scandium oxide reference case while testing production scenarios of up to 180 tonnes per year.

Leeuwin Metals has confirmed gold across all 10 samples from historic tailings at its Marda Central project, averaging 0.596 g/t Au in the top metre. The result points to a potentially accessible processing opportunity, but the material remains well short of a defined resource or economic study.

Global Lithium’s proposed acquisition of the Nova Operation from IGO has become unconditional after the ACCC waived its notification requirement. Completion is still pending the shutdown and final shipment timetable, with the transaction not yet completed.

PMET Resources says Koch Technology Solutions has demonstrated a more selective pathway for turning Shaakichiuwaanaan pollucite concentrate into multiple high-purity caesium chemicals. The result is promising, but the commercial case still depends on larger-scale testing, marketable samples and a planned economic assessment.

Tuas Limited (ASX:TUA) delivered a sharp FY2026 earnings lift as Simba’s mobile and broadband subscriber base expanded, with statutory profit rising 277% to S$26.0 million. The result arrives with the M1 acquisition abandoned, S$364.5 million raised but not yet allocated, and an unresolved Singapore spectrum investigation.

Dimensional’s five ASX-quoted trusts all produced positive total returns in the year to 30 June 2026, led by the Global Value Trust at 27.812%. The audited report also records lower management fees for three global strategies, although the figures remain a look back rather than a forecast.

Ovanti’s Malaysian subsidiary iSentric has secured a RM5.17 million High Court judgment, worth about A$1.78 million, against two companies tied to historical transactions. The company is also preparing further claims against former directors, officers and auditors, with estimated outstanding claims of up to A$20 million, although no recovery is guaranteed.

Nufarm expects FY26 underlying EBITDA to rise about 25% at the midpoint of its $370 million to $380 million range, while leverage falls from 2.7 times to approximately 2.0 times. The improvement comes alongside a sweeping cost-reduction program, but restructuring charges of up to $110 million post tax remain in the numbers.

Astron Limited (ASX:ATR) says its Donald rare earths and mineral sands project is construction-ready, with a $759 million Phase 1 pre-tax NPV and first production targeted for 2028. The unresolved question is whether debt financing can convert the project’s strong study economics into a final investment decision.