♟️ Thursday 29 October 2026 Thu, 29 Oct 2026

DigitalX ended September with $60.7 million in cash, digital assets and investments, no debt and a completed $3.1 million share buy-back. The company is seeking approval for another 120 million-share buy-back while weighing AI and blockchain acquisitions.

Eclipse Metals has begun a 17-hole, 2,355-metre drilling campaign at its 208Mt Grønnedal rare earths project, while reporting $2.987 million in cash and an estimated 2.8 quarters of funding. The quarter also delivered a maiden Ivigtût critical-minerals resource and restored full ownership of the Liverpool uranium portfolio.

Cosmo Metals is moving towards maiden drilling at its high-grade Mona copper-gold-silver prospect while new results outline broad gold mineralisation at Kanowna in Western Australia. The exploration momentum comes with a funding constraint: cash at quarter end covered only 0.71 quarters of reported outgoings before a post-quarter placement tranche was received.

Lloyds Banking Group delivered a sharp rise in nine-month profit, helped by stronger income, lower remediation costs and improving operating leverage. The UK lender maintained its 2026 targets, while higher impairments and unresolved motor finance litigation remain important caveats.

Woodside has signed a 20-year agreement to supply QatarEnergy with up to 3 million tonnes of LNG a year from its Louisiana LNG project. The deal adds a major customer alongside Uniper, although pricing and contract value remain undisclosed.

Sprintex has moved its €25.71 million Mest Water order book into commercial manufacturing after receiving A$1.3 million in customer payments. The progress comes alongside a sharply constrained funding position, with A$166,000 in cash and estimated funding of just 0.17 quarters at September-end.

Unity Metals has disclosed that three directors failed to lodge notices after unlisted options expired in May, exposing a wider compliance lapse than first identified. The company says no securities were traded and has introduced tighter monitoring controls.

Yowie Group has entered FY27 with US$71,000 in cash, a 35% drop in US gross sales and a fully drawn A$4 million working capital facility. The confectionery maker is pursuing an approximately A$6 million two-tranche capital raising while its ASX quotation remains suspended.

Diablo Resources has completed its 80% acquisition of the Horn Silver Project and reported high-grade silver, gold and copper samples across several Utah prospects. The next major test arrives in Q4, when results from maiden drilling at the North Star Prospect are expected, although the company ended September with only 2.45 quarters of estimated funding.

Caravel Minerals is moving its 100%-owned Caravel Copper Project towards a Definitive Feasibility Study due in the fourth quarter, but the annual report also flags a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The company remains pre-revenue, with approvals, project finance and key commercial arrangements still incomplete.

Kyron Capital Group reported a $5.7 million net operating cash outflow for the September quarter, while asset realisations helped fund debt reduction and balance sheet repair. The group ended the period with $7.7 million in cash and reported roughly three quarters of available funding based on its Appendix 4C calculation.

Spacetalk’s active Mobile subscriber base rose 20% to 61.4k in the September quarter, but revenue fell 32% to $3.1 million as device sales, App revenue and Schools income declined. The $10 million placement lifted cash to $5.2 million, although the company reported only 1.4 quarters of funding at its current operating cash burn.

Chimeric Therapeutics has stopped enrolment and dosing in its CHM-2101 CAR-T trial after a safety review found the highest dose unsafe. With $1.35 million in cash, suspended securities and uncertain creditor negotiations, the company is now pursuing a possible recapitalisation while preserving a preclinical CDH17 pathway.

Impact Minerals is recasting itself as a high-purity alumina developer, with Lake Hope advancing towards a definitive feasibility study and Alluminous reaching pilot-plant milestones. But the annual report also flags a material uncertainty over funding, while a board refresh and managing director departure add to the company’s transition.

Arbitr Group generated NZ$0.34 million of operating cash in the September quarter despite NZ$0.86 million in fraud, remediation and restructuring costs. The result offers a useful operating signal, but the company ended the period with just NZ$2.16 million in cash after confirming total losses of about NZ$9 million from a former US employee’s misappropriation.

Western Gold Resources has lifted Gold Duke’s Production Target by 62% to 59.7koz of contained gold, strengthening the project’s development case. But the company still needs a processing solution and reports only about 1.56 quarters of funding on current outgoings.

Beonic has launched its in-house Vision platform across four countries while delivering a profitable first quarter, with EBITDA of A$853,000 and an 83.0% gross margin. The stronger operating result came alongside weaker total revenue, negative operating cash flow and only 1.7 quarters of estimated funding.

Golden Mile Resources has outlined a broad, gold-bearing surface zone at its Aurora prospect in Arizona and submitted the first permitting plan for a maiden drill campaign. The exploration progress comes with just A$245,000 in cash, leaving the company with an estimated 0.52 quarters of funding and a likely capital raise ahead.

Deterra Royalties has added a sizeable future copper income stream through its US$74.15 million Santa Cruz royalty acquisition, even as September-quarter revenue fell 15% year on year. The portfolio is gaining depth, but its next growth phase depends on construction, financing and commissioning milestones still ahead.

Aeris Environmental has reported stable quarterly revenue and fresh commercial traction for its Syncromesh platform, but ended September with $840,000 in cash against a $1.201 million operating cash outflow. An October $1.5 million placement provides additional funding, while $11.153 million in related-party loans remain due in June 2027.

Resolution Minerals has extended gold mineralisation across its Horse Heaven project in Idaho, including a 500-metre open-ended zone at Golden Gate North. But the quarter ended with just A$1.64 million in cash and an Appendix 5B estimate of 0.2 quarters of funding, placing the proposed debt facility and future capital sources firmly in focus.

Cobre has reported record quarterly revenue and positive EBITDA at Sierra Atacama, while taking control of the Chilean copper project and mapping a potential path to 50,000 tonnes per annum. The next test is whether higher recovery and additional feed can convert operational momentum into cash flow.

Estrella Resources has moved its Timor-Leste strategy into a more consequential phase, with maiden drilling approved at the Laleno Dome copper-gold target and high-grade surface results supporting a porphyry interpretation. Manganese export approvals and a major Werumata limestone resource upgrade add near-term catalysts, although cash covered only 1.27 quarters of reported funding.

Pursuit Minerals has expanded its Argentine exploration push after recording an 809mg/L lithium brine result at depth, securing new environmental approvals and refining gold-silver targets. But with A$0.76 million in cash and just 0.3 quarters of reported funding, the next phase depends on additional capital and further assay results.