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PainChek grew recurring revenue, implemented licences and customer sites in FY2026, but its $8.94 million loss and $9.24 million operating cash outflow prompted an explicit going-concern warning from its auditor. The company is now betting that US deployments and a sharper commercial focus can convert market access into cash-generating growth.

Strategic Energy Resources (ASX:SER) narrowed its FY26 loss and lifted cash to $1.84 million while advancing four Queensland copper-gold projects with Fortescue and Sumitomo. But auditors flagged a material uncertainty over the explorer’s ability to continue as a going concern, leaving future funding central to the investment case.

Orbit Resources enters FY2027 with a 17.52Mt Lewis Ponds resource, a preliminary study pointing to a A$481 million pre-tax NPV and a new polymetallic sulphide discovery outside the existing resource. The gains come with familiar junior-miner constraints: a A$3.49 million annual loss, A$3.69 million in cash and further funding still required.

Fitzroy River says conditions for its A$17.5 million Bowdens Silver royalty sale have been satisfied, with completion and receipt of funds expected within the coming week. The company plans to return most net proceeds to shareholders, although the amount, structure and timing remain undecided.

Aurum Resources has secured A$52.5 million from institutional investors to begin long-lead procurement and other early works at its Boundiali gold project before the definitive feasibility study is complete. The raise strengthens the balance sheet, but also adds 95.45 million shares ahead of two major technical milestones.

Silver Mines has secured firm commitments for a $70 million placement, giving the company more funding to advance its Bowdens Silver Project through development approvals and engineering studies. The raise also supports royalty acquisitions, exploration and land access, although nearly 43% of the new shares still require shareholder approval.

Frontier Digital Ventures has shrunk its top line by 27% as it exits low-margin businesses, but the reset delivered higher EBITDA, a 17% margin and near-total free cash flow conversion in the first half of FY2026. The next test is whether pricing and cost discipline can lift earnings without further customer erosion.

Anax Metals has reported broad, high-grade copper-equivalent intersections at Mons Cupri, including 85.90 metres at 2.89% CuEq. The results support the existing resource model and early mining sequence as Anax works towards financing, FEED completion and a potential Final Investment Decision.

Synertec has raised its FY27 revenue guidance by $8.0 million to $8.3 million, pointing to stronger contract conversion and visibility across its Engineering and Powerhouse businesses. The upgrade follows the $45.5 million ANSTO nuclear medicine manufacturing contract, but covers revenue only and not earnings or cash flow.

Southern Cross Gold’s Sunday Creek project has cleared its first formal mining licence hurdle, with Resources Victoria accepting a 30.7-hectare application covering the Golden Dyke workings. The milestone begins a public assessment process, but does not yet authorise mining.

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals has secured a voluntary suspension of its ASX securities while it prepares to release interim analysis results from its PARA_OA_012 Phase 3 trial. The announcement gives no indication whether the clinical readout is favourable or unfavourable, with trading potentially resuming on 28 September subject to ASX approval.

Trek Metals has completed its maiden Phase 1 drilling campaign at Kuro, with 38 of 72 holes returning significant manganese and several high-grade shallow intersections. Phase 2 assays are now the next test of whether the system extends beyond the initial discovery area.

Dimerix has drawn A$17 million from a non-dilutive facility, giving the biotech funding it says is sufficient to complete the ACTION3 Phase 3 trial of DMX-200 and continue developing DMX-652. A further A$17 million remains available, although repayment depends partly on future licensing income, milestones or capital-market access.

Strike Energy has moved South Erregulla into final commissioning and lifted West Erregulla’s net 2P reserves by about 20%, but the project-heavy year came with sharply lower earnings and operating cash flow. The company is now relying on execution, financing and new production to convert a larger asset base into cash generation.

Tuas Limited (ASX:TUA) delivered a sharp FY2026 earnings lift as Simba’s mobile and broadband subscriber base expanded, with statutory profit rising 277% to S$26.0 million. The result arrives with the M1 acquisition abandoned, S$364.5 million raised but not yet allocated, and an unresolved Singapore spectrum investigation.

Dimensional’s five ASX-quoted trusts all produced positive total returns in the year to 30 June 2026, led by the Global Value Trust at 27.812%. The audited report also records lower management fees for three global strategies, although the figures remain a look back rather than a forecast.

Ovanti’s Malaysian subsidiary iSentric has secured a RM5.17 million High Court judgment, worth about A$1.78 million, against two companies tied to historical transactions. The company is also preparing further claims against former directors, officers and auditors, with estimated outstanding claims of up to A$20 million, although no recovery is guaranteed.

Nufarm expects FY26 underlying EBITDA to rise about 25% at the midpoint of its $370 million to $380 million range, while leverage falls from 2.7 times to approximately 2.0 times. The improvement comes alongside a sweeping cost-reduction program, but restructuring charges of up to $110 million post tax remain in the numbers.

Astron Limited (ASX:ATR) says its Donald rare earths and mineral sands project is construction-ready, with a $759 million Phase 1 pre-tax NPV and first production targeted for 2028. The unresolved question is whether debt financing can convert the project’s strong study economics into a final investment decision.

Clover Corporation has delivered record FY26 revenue of $97.4 million and a 50% lift in attributable profit, while raising its fully franked final dividend to 1.25 cents per share. The result comes alongside a planned chair transition, with Ian Glasson set to replace retiring chair Rupert Harrington after the 2026 AGM.

Ballard Mining has lifted the Mt Ida Gold Project’s global Mineral Resource Estimate by 56% to 1.84 million ounces, led by a larger Baldock deposit and new regional resources. The increase gives the planned feasibility study a much larger technical base, although most of the resource remains Inferred and is not yet an Ore Reserve.

Medallion Metals has shifted from project preparation to execution, with Ravensthorpe fully permitted, Forrestania acquired and Cosmic Boy refurbishment underway. The transition is funded by cash, equity and a US$50 million Trafigura facility, but production delivery and rehabilitation liabilities remain substantial tests.

Capricorn Metals has completed its Karlawinda Expansion Project on schedule and achieved the targeted 6.5 million tonnes per annum throughput. The expanded operation is expected to produce about 150,000 ounces of gold annually, although the plant remains in its ramp-up phase.

Strike Resources delivered an A$8.58 million full-year profit, but the result was driven largely by its equity-accounted investment in LE Minerals rather than operating cash generation. The company is also relying on a conditional A$5.5 million Apurimac stake sale to strengthen its funding position in Peru.