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Manuka Resources has affirmed the material significance of a draft decision by New Zealand’s EPA declining consent for its Taranaki VTM Project, clarifying its disclosure timeline and compliance with ASX rules amid recent share price volatility.

Manuka Resources’ subsidiary Trans-Tasman Resources has received a draft decision proposing to decline consent for its Taranaki VTM iron sands project, challenging the company’s plans to develop a critical minerals supply in New Zealand.

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.

Manuka Resources has secured a US$22.5 million loan facility and completed a A$15 million capital raise, positioning itself for a production restart in late Q2 2026 amid soaring silver and gold prices.

Manuka Resources has released an updated 10-year Pre-Feasibility Study for its Cobar Basin projects, revealing a substantial uplift in project economics and a clear path to production by mid-2026.

Manuka Resources has successfully passed technical due diligence for a US$22.5 million loan from Nebari, paving the way for a silver and gold production restart at its Wonawinta and Mt Boppy projects.

Manuka Resources is gearing up to recommence gold and silver production in the Cobar Basin by mid-2026 while awaiting a pivotal regulatory decision on its large-scale iron sands project in New Zealand.

Manuka Resources has initiated a significant drilling campaign at Mt Boppy targeting deep gold extensions and new discoveries, while advancing its Pipeline Ridge shallow gold exploration. The company also remains on track to restart silver production at Wonawinta in Q2 2026.

Manuka Resources has signed a term sheet for a US$22.5 million loan facility to fund the restart of silver and gold production at its Wonawinta Silver Mine, targeting first production in Q2 2026. This financing complements a recent capital raise and aims to strengthen the company’s balance sheet ahead of production.

Manuka Resources has revised its exploration target disclosures to comply with JORC standards and announced an accelerated gold drilling program targeting extensions at Mt Boppy and shallow mineralisation at Pipeline Ridge, with results expected early 2026.

Manuka Resources is set to kick off a significant gold exploration drilling campaign in the Cobar Basin this December, targeting deep extensions at Mt Boppy and shallow deposits at Pipeline Ridge. The results, expected early next year, could reshape the company’s production outlook.