Latest MANUKA RESOURCES (ASX:MKR) News

Micro-caps stole the spotlight, led by a boardroom reset at Killi and a blockbuster cancer update from Amplia. Energy explorers and a few big raisings moved the other way, as traders sold hard into fresh dilution and weak price action.

A boardroom shake-up and a fresh placement sparked the week’s biggest move, while critical minerals deals kept drawing buyers. Gold explorers also ran hard on drill hits, but several gapped stocks showed how fast early moves can fade.

Manuka Resources has released an amended Pre-Feasibility Study for its Cobar Basin assets, revealing a significant uplift in project profitability and a detailed 10-year mine plan targeting production in Q2 2026.

Manuka Resources has officially ended its Care and Maintenance phase and is gearing up to restart gold and silver production in the second quarter of 2026. The company has secured its management team and begun ore movements, signalling a significant operational shift.

One stock nearly doubled, another jumped more than 40%, and a finance heavyweight stayed elevated after a merger shock. In resources, the winners were mostly tied to “what was bought” or “what was funded”, while the laggards were often the ones where early optimism quickly turned into selling.

Fluorspar stole the week as OD6 ripped higher, while a fresh wave of trading halts and reopenings produced fast reversals. Rare earth processing deals, big funding packages and takeover timetables kept investors busy across small caps.

Manuka Resources has locked in a US$30 million senior secured loan facility with Nebari to refinance debt and fund production at its Wonawinta and Canbelego mines, positioning itself to capitalise on the current precious metals cycle.

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.