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Flight Centre Travel Group posted strong nine-month growth with record transaction values and profit gains, while geopolitical unrest in the Middle East caused a $10 million hit to leisure profits in April. The corporate segment remains robust, and the company maintains its full-year profit guidance amid ongoing AI-driven efficiency improvements and strategic portfolio reshaping.

Connected Minerals (ASX:CML) is set to acquire Frontier Group CRM, gaining control of an 80% interest in the Bailundo carbonatite project in Angola, boasting near-surface high-grade niobium and rare earth mineralisation. Backed by a $4.5 million capital raise, the company aims to fast-track exploration in this emerging critical minerals jurisdiction.

Vanadium Resources raises about A$1 million through a placement to fund studies and site agreements for its Steelpoortdrift Vanadium Project and next-gen V-Iron Plant, aiming to supply Western critical mineral markets.

Midas Minerals has delivered its highest-grade copper and silver intercepts yet at the T-13 deposit in Namibia, with ongoing drilling poised to expand resources and accelerate exploration.

RBR Group has secured $365,000 in a share placement led by major shareholder Paul Natoli to fund tender activities in Mozambique and strengthen its balance sheet amid ongoing project opportunities.

AKORA Resources has secured a 25-year mining permit for its flagship Bekisopa iron ore project, a critical step toward development, but faces suspension from ASX quotation due to late reporting.

Asara Resources has appointed CEO Matthew Sharples as Managing Director, underscoring his leadership as the company pushes ahead with exploration at its flagship Kada gold project in Guinea.

Vanadium Resources (ASX: VR8) has taken major steps to commercialise its Steelpoortdrift project with a non-binding offtake deal with U.S. Vanadium and appointed Rand Merchant Bank to lead funding efforts.

Manuka Resources has drawn down a US$26 million tranche of a US$30 million debt facility, exited care and maintenance at Wonawinta, and signed a major mining contract as it targets production restart in late Q2 2026.

Dalaroo Metals completed full acquisition of its Greenland Blue Lagoon Project, confirming a district-scale critical minerals system, while advancing high-grade gold exploration in Côte d’Ivoire with drill-ready targets and expanding investor access via a US OTCQB listing.

Evion Group has secured key approvals from Madagascar’s Ministry of Mines to convert exploration permits into mining permits for its Maniry Graphite Project, backed by significant EU funding and US trade initiatives. Meanwhile, its Indian joint venture progresses a major graphite plant expansion to meet growing demand.

Resource Minerals International has mapped multiple structural corridors in Saudi Arabia, defining high-priority gold and copper-molybdenum targets ahead of planned drill campaigns. Complementary surveys in Tanzania and Finland set the stage for expanded exploration in 2026.