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Carnaby Resources has released final drill results from the Greater Duchess Project, confirming two key discoveries with significant copper-gold mineralisation. The company is advancing development plans ahead of a proposed Evolution Mining acquisition.

Small-cap shares produced the week’s biggest moves, led by Xenitra’s 60% surge and Carnaby Resources’ takeover jump.
Mining news dominated, but sharp falls in Lotus Resources and several funded developers showed that new capital can still unsettle investors.

Carnaby led the market after Evolution Mining agreed to a A$213 million takeover. Coal and lithium names fell despite major production and funding news.
Across materials, investors rewarded deals and cash flow, but punished large capital needs and weak price follow-through.

Carnaby Resources has agreed to a scheme of arrangement with Evolution Mining, offering shareholders a 60.4% premium and exposure to Evolution’s portfolio, while reporting significant new high-grade copper-gold results at its Greater Duchess project.

Evolution Mining has agreed to acquire Carnaby Resources via a scheme of arrangement valuing Carnaby at around A$213 million, delivering a 60% premium to shareholders and aiming to de-risk the Greater Duchess project.

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.

Carnaby Resources has solidified its Miniboom Lode discovery with wide, high-grade copper-gold intersections near Mount Hope Central and extended the Trek 1 mineralisation with substantial new drill results, underpinning its mid-year feasibility study and 2026 production target.

A handful of extreme moves set the tone, from DXN’s explosive AI data centre rerating to steep sell-offs in small-cap explorers. Deals, funding and fresh drilling results drove the week, but several gap-ups lost steam as traders banked profits.

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.

Carnaby Resources has uncovered a significant new shallow mineralised shoot, the Miniboom Lode, at its Mount Hope Central site within the Greater Duchess Project, delivering a standout 232m at 1.3% copper equivalent from surface.

Battery tech, biotech and balance-sheet repair drove the biggest gains this week, while guidance cuts and weak post-halt trading hurt several names. Deal-making and fresh equity funding stayed busy, especially in rare earths, defence and gold.