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Core Lithium has moved Finniss from care and maintenance back into active mining, with first spodumene concentrate produced after year end and a December-quarter shipment targeted. The restart leaves the company with A$181.8 million in cash, but also a substantial execution task ahead as Grants ramps up and BP33 is developed.

Odyssey Gold’s latest drilling has added high-grade hits outside current resource boundaries and strengthened the case for a connected Cable-Bollard-Highway mineralised system at Tuckanarra. Preliminary fresh-rock testwork also returned recoveries of up to 99%, although the results remain exploration-stage and an updated resource is still to come.

Stakk says recurring contracts now support 100% of its approximately A$55.2 million FY2027 pro-forma revenue forecast, while fresh international wins are being built into the FY2028 growth story. The company will establish Singapore as its non-US commercial, service and technology hub from November 2026.

Piche Resources has secured firm commitments for a $1.1 million placement at 1.8 cents a share, with attaching options offering a further potential funding pathway. The capital arrives while the company searches for a new CEO and reviews its project portfolio.

Elixinol Wellness will acquire personalised supplement platform Vitable for headline consideration of A$2.5 million in shares, adding recurring revenue and more than 7,850 active subscribers. The deal could lift combined revenue to A$27 million by 2028, but remains subject to shareholder approval and carries meaningful dilution risk.

Lindian Resources says its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi has stockpiled about 125,000 tonnes of ore ahead of schedule as construction shifts toward commissioning and first monazite concentrate targeted by year-end. The company also lifted the annual base salaries of its two senior executives to A$1 million each.

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has opened a fully underwritten 1-for-10 entitlement offer priced at 2 cents a share, targeting about A$1.1 million for exploration and working capital. The offer completes a broader A$3.4 million capital raising, but also increases the company’s share count by up to 10%.

The ACCC has determined that I Squared Capital's proposed acquisition of oOh!media may proceed by scheme of arrangement, removing a major regulatory condition. Approval from Australia's FIRB, New Zealand's OIO and oOh!'s shareholders is still required before completion.

Australian Oil Co has appointed Tom Streitberg as Executive Chairman for three years, with the incoming chair committing $300,000 to the company. The deal also introduces a substantial equity-based remuneration package and potential dilution for shareholders.

NRW Holdings subsidiary Fredon has secured a roughly $115 million off-site fabrication package for Stack Data Centre MEL03 in Melbourne. The award is the first stage of a broader package valued at approximately $300 million, although the full amount remains tied to Fredon’s preferred-contractor status.

HyTerra says it has cut recurring corporate overheads by 30% before new initiatives, or 21% after including them, while reshaping its board and management. The geologic hydrogen explorer is also seeking approval for a 20:1 share consolidation and progressing a sponsored US ADR program without raising new capital.

Lefroy Exploration has moved from explorer to gold producer after Lucky Strike delivered its first gold, while Mt Martin and Burns advanced towards potential development. The milestone comes alongside a $2.136 million loss and an auditor warning that uncertain profit distributions may require further funding.

Critica Limited (ASX:CRI) has delivered stronger technical results across its Jupiter rare earths and Mt Lindsay tin-tungsten projects, but the developer remains dependent on further funding. Two scoping studies targeted for Q3 2026 now carry the burden of translating resource potential and laboratory results into project economics.

Altoro Metals says underground drilling has expanded the apparent width of the Emilia zinc mineralised system beyond 100 metres, although assays from nine holes are still pending. The company is combining four historical workings into one Novales Project as it prepares further drilling, a resource upgrade and mine restart documents.

News Corp has reported record fiscal 2026 revenue of $9 billion, with Total Segment EBITDA exceeding $1.6 billion and free cash flow reaching $811 million. Dow Jones and digital real estate services led the performance, while the company returned $643 million through share buybacks.

Bannerman Energy has moved its Etango uranium project materially closer to construction after completing a A$124 million placement and clearing conditions for its CNOL strategic investment. The project is advancing on site, but full-scale construction still depends on Final Investment Decision and completion of the joint venture documentation.

Kaoko Metals has expanded drilling at its Chalkos Copper-Silver Project to at least 15,000 metres after encouraging early observations at Otniel and a new surface copper discovery at Donkey Hill East. A second rig is now drilling Donkey Hill, while assays from the first two Otniel holes are expected within two to three weeks.

Wia Gold has moved Kokoseb from exploration into a proposed mine development backed by a 1.95 million ounce Probable Ore Reserve, A$217 million in equity raised since May and indicative US$360 million debt terms. The funding pathway is substantial, but it still depends on permits, lender approvals and final documentation before construction can fully proceed.

Artemis Resources has repositioned around West Pilbara gold-copper exploration and the emerging Madura province, but its audited accounts warn that further funding is required to sustain planned activities. The company ended the year with $3.45 million in cash after an $8.81 million loss and a $5.23 million exploration write-off.

GenusPlus Group has secured an approximately $135 million design and construct contract for the grid connection of Atmos Renewables’ 470MW Parron Maam Marang Farm in Western Australia. The award offers work through 2028, although the main construction phase remains conditional on project milestones including financial close and a Notice to Proceed.

Washington H. Soul Pattinson delivered a record statutory profit after its Brickworks merger, but the headline $2.191 billion result was dominated by accounting gains that will not recur. More durable measures also improved, with Net Cash Flow From Investments rising 11.5%, post-tax NAV reaching $14.5 billion and the final dividend increasing to 63 cents per share.

The Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund reported a 38% FY26 total unit-holder return, supported by a $2.73 per-unit cash distribution after Fonterra’s Mainland divestment. Reported revenue fell 27% to NZ$287 million, reflecting the Fund’s passive structure and fair-value accounting rather than an operating loss.