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Big moves came from small and mid-cap names tied to drilling, project studies and fresh funding. Healthcare, mining and takeover stocks all had a busy week, but not every strong announcement held its gains.

A handful of small-cap names posted big weekly swings, but the bigger story was a flood of new studies, resource upgrades and funding deals across gold, rare earths and battery materials. Investors chased scale and near-term production, while several raisings and gap-down reopenings showed how quickly early enthusiasm can fade.

Basin Energy's maiden drilling at Newmans Prospect outlines a 3.3 km corridor of magnet rare earth mineralisation, validating a preserved-weathering exploration model and identifying two priority target zones for follow-up.

Basin Energy has lodged a new exploration licence application adjacent to its Sybella-Barkly Rare Earth Project in northwest Queensland, enlarging its rare earth target area amid promising early drilling results and government support.

Small-cap materials stocks swung hard as fresh funding, mine build decisions and standout drill hits drove the week’s biggest moves. Gold, lithium, rare earths and tungsten names all drew buying, while a few raisings and weak follow-through after trading halts kept losses sharp.

Basin Energy’s maiden drilling at Newmans has uncovered thick, shallow, and high-grade rare earth mineralisation, validating a new geological model focused on preserved weathering zones over fertile granites.

Basin Energy secures A$1.1 million through a strategic placement led by two uranium-sector investors, aiming to accelerate drilling and geophysics at its Sybella Barkly and Newmans projects in Queensland.

Rare earths and gold dominated the tape, with one small-cap rare earth explorer ripping more than 70% on a single drilling headline. Gold producers, meanwhile, kept turning high bullion prices into dividends, buy-backs and bigger balance sheets.

Basin Energy has executed a definitive agreement to sell its Marshall Uranium Project to Green Canada Corporation, securing upfront payments and retaining significant future upside through equity and buyback options.

Small caps stole the spotlight, with a handful of stocks doubling on deal news and early-stage project updates. Large miners were steadier, but even they couldn’t fully escape the week’s sharp gap moves.

Basin Energy's maiden drilling at the Sybella Barkly Project confirms a significant sediment-hosted rare earth element system alongside promising uranium mineralisation, setting the stage for expanded exploration in Queensland.

Basin Energy has expanded its footprint in Queensland with the acquisition of NeoDys Ltd and maiden drilling at Sybella-Barkly, while confirming significant uranium mineralisation in Sweden and agreeing to sell its Canadian Marshall uranium project.