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Yowie Group has doubled its half-year profit to US$0.9 million amid a 16% revenue decline, driven by a US customer range cut and elevated cocoa costs impacting Australia. The confectionery maker advances its turnaround with new product launches and legal wins, while navigating ongoing funding and legacy loan challenges.

The Star Entertainment Group reported a significant improvement in quarterly EBITDA loss alongside stable revenue, completing key joint venture exit and refinancing milestones that boosted liquidity to $267 million.

Brazilian Critical Minerals delivers a robust Bankable Feasibility Study for its Ema rare earth project, showcasing strong economics, a major resource upgrade, and advancing permitting milestones.

Wilson Asset Management's active portfolio surged 75.5% in FY2026, vastly outperforming benchmarks and underpinning a generous fully franked dividend. The fund's pivot to AI, critical minerals, and small resources sectors underpins a cautiously optimistic outlook amid market volatility.

Xingye Gold has intensified its push for Far East Gold shareholders to accept its unconditional takeover offer by 29 July 2026, highlighting unresolved project uncertainties and disputing Far East Gold’s own strategic disclosures.

BOA Resources has secured full ownership of Core Value Australia NL, adding the Thaduna and Green Dragon copper deposits to its Neds Creek portfolio and gearing up for a 15,000m maiden drilling campaign.

Critical Resources identified 14 pegmatite bodies at Mavis Lake’s Corona Field and confirmed high-grade tungsten and gold systems in New Zealand, while progressing its solid-state lithium-ion battery technology to full-format pouch cells.

Great Bear Exploration (ASX:GBL) has secured $6.5 million to back its acquisition of the Great Bear Project in Canada, gearing up for a two-year exploration campaign starting August 2026. The company also reshapes its focus by restructuring HCD Technologies rights.

Aldoro Resources has solidified its position in critical minerals with a major resource update at Kameelburg, revealing the world’s largest Strontium deposit alongside high-grade rare earth and niobium mineralisation, backed by robust Phase II drilling and metallurgical advances.

Supply Network Limited has reported a strong preliminary FY2026 with $403.1 million in sales and a 44-cent fully franked final dividend, reflecting solid profit growth despite Middle East disruptions. The company is advancing major branch expansions and IT upgrades to fuel future growth.

Resonance Health (ASX:RHT) closed FY26 with a net operating cash inflow of $2.9 million and completed recruitment for a $13.8 million clinical trial, underpinning a robust contract pipeline and growing net cash position.

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.

Piche Resources (ASX:PR2) has kicked off a $2.5 million non-renounceable entitlement offer to fund exploration in Argentina and potential acquisitions, alongside a key board change.

Viridis Mining has hit major milestones at its Colossus Rare Earth Project, including submitting a key environmental licence, exceeding recovery targets at its Demonstration Plant, and securing a strategic partnership with Solvay.

Meteoric Resources has significantly boosted its Caldeira Rare Earth Project with a 246% increase in Measured Resources and pilot plant recoveries surpassing pre-feasibility targets, backed by a $40 million capital raise and advancing environmental approvals.

Breakthrough Minerals has delivered promising assay results from its maiden drilling at Barbara, underpinning resource growth potential, while launching a new drilling campaign at Hazel Creek and securing A$5.15 million to fund an expanded exploration push.

Activeport has raised $3.6 million through an oversubscribed placement led by top-tier investors including Antipodes Partners and Scobie Ward, bolstering its balance sheet to accelerate growth in network automation software.

Aurum Resources has pushed gold mineralisation beyond existing boundaries at its Boundiali BDT2 deposit in Côte d'Ivoire, with 10 new drill holes confirming resource growth potential ahead of a major update and feasibility study in 2026.

Noronex Limited has struck a deal to acquire the Sleitat Tin Project in Alaska, marking a rare US tin opportunity, while pushing forward with copper and uranium exploration programs in Africa backed by South32.

Newmont delivered solid second quarter 2026 results, generating $2.2 billion net income and record $2.2 billion free cash flow despite production setbacks at Cadia. The gold miner remains on track to meet full-year guidance while returning $1.9 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.

MetalsGrove Mining has advanced exploration at its Central West Gold Project, upgrading key drill targets and initiating a major auger drilling campaign following extensive soil sampling and mapping.

Regis Resources capped FY26 with production at the top end of guidance and a record cash position, setting the stage for higher output in FY27 alongside a reinstated 1.89Moz Ore Reserve at McPhillamys.

Tanami Gold has secured $70.5 million through a fully underwritten rights issue to fund its Central Tanami Project development, including a major underground decline and resumed drilling at Jims Gold Mine.