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Small-cap resources led the week, while takeover offers and defence contracts added support across the market.
Investors still had to weigh approvals, cash needs and project delivery against strong headline results.

Avenira led the week after securing an offtake deal covering more than 80% of expected Wonarah phosphate output. Copper, gold and rare earths explorers also gained, while several companies raised cash to fund drilling or mine construction.

Morella has established a maiden 5.44 million tonne Inferred resource at Mt Edon containing approximately 8,300 tonnes of rubidium oxide. The estimate gives the project scale, but commercial value still depends on recovery, purification and a viable product route.

Morella Corporation has kicked off its maiden rubidium Mineral Resource Estimate at Mt Edon following a comprehensive drilling program and final assay results, while strengthening its balance sheet through a A$2.1 million capital raising.

A brutal sell-off in a few small caps sat alongside takeover bids, fresh capital raisings and strong gains in medtech. The week split the market in two: buyers chased clear funding and approval news, while weaker stories sank fast after reopening.

Big price swings hit the materials board as deal news, capital raisings and resource updates pulled stocks in opposite directions. Gold M&A stayed busy, while critical minerals names kept feeding the market with drilling, testwork and project studies.

Morella Corporation’s final 2026 drilling results at Mt Edon reinforce broad rubidium mineralisation and reveal multiple higher-grade zones, advancing the project toward its maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate.

Exploration wins and funding deals kept the materials sector busy, but price action was uneven. Big winners came from fresh drill results and new targets, while several stocks gave back early gains after trading resumed.

Morella Corporation’s latest drilling at Mt Edon delivers broad and continuous rubidium mineralisation with high-grade pockets, setting the stage for its first JORC Mineral Resource Estimate.

Morella Corporation has completed a 20-hole drilling program at its Mt Edon Rubidium-Lithium Project, intercepting thick, continuous pegmatite zones that bolster the case for a significant mineral resource. Assay results are awaited as the company moves toward a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate.

Morella Corporation has raised A$2.1 million through a placement to fund drilling at its Mt Edon Rubidium–Lithium Project, marking a key step toward defining a maiden mineral resource estimate.

Morella Corporation has expanded its rubidium exploration footprint at the Mt Edon Project in Western Australia, identifying multiple new high-grade targets with assays up to 2.84% Rb2O. This development strengthens the company's position in the critical minerals sector alongside its lithium assets.