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Zenith Minerals and Forrestania Resources have amended their takeover implementation deed, updating key terms including offer conditions, board changes, and break fees as Forrestania pursues control.

The Takeovers Panel has imposed interim orders preventing Forrestania Resources from advancing its takeover bid for Zenith Minerals without Panel consent, maintaining the status quo amid ongoing disputes.

A major Zenith Minerals shareholder has lodged a formal application with the Takeovers Panel contesting Forrestania Resources’ recommended takeover bid, citing undisclosed material developments and questionable share acquisitions that may have distorted the market for control.

Takeovers, mine studies and record quarterly updates drove the week, with buyers chasing companies that put hard numbers around cash flow, reserves and contract wins. Losses were just as sharp where traders sold into reopenings or questioned whether fresh capital and non-binding deals would turn into profits.

Small-cap resources names drove the biggest moves this week, with discovery drilling, project studies and funding deals pushing traders into a handful of stocks. The strongest gains came where companies delivered something concrete: thicker ore, bigger reserves, better cash flow or a clearer route to production.

A Zenith Minerals shareholder has lodged an application with the Takeovers Panel, alleging Forrestania Resources failed to disclose material information around a major capital raise and acquisition, potentially misleading shareholders during its recommended takeover bid.

Ida Metal Investments has increased its stake in Zenith Minerals to just over 10% yet does not intend to accept Forrestania Resources' takeover bid. Despite this, Zenith's board continues to recommend acceptance of the offer, which requires just over 50% shareholder support to proceed.

Mining news drove the week, with drilling hits, funding wins and takeover bids pushing several small and mid-cap names sharply higher or lower. The biggest swings came from tin, platinum group metals and copper, while gold M&A in WA stayed at the centre of trading.

Big movers came from drill hits, takeover bids and fresh funding, but several stocks still fell even after good news. That mix says investors are rewarding clear near-term value, while punishing names where timing, cost or delivery still feel uncertain.

Zenith Minerals has reaffirmed its board's unanimous recommendation for shareholders to accept Forrestania Resources' off-market takeover offer, which includes a premium valuation and follows Forrestania's recent $310 million capital raising and strategic acquisition of the Edna May Gold Hub.

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.