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Silver Mines has built a substantially larger economic case for Bowdens, but the project still needs NSW approval before its 93.5 million ounce reserve can become a mine. The company is now funding the next phase with a A$70 million placement while absorbing dilution and a major royalty buy-back.

Li-S Energy’s lithium-sulfur battery powered the Pegasus drone through an almost two-hour Queensland flight covering more than 75 kilometres. The result strengthens the technology’s aviation credentials, but the partners are still assessing commercialisation rather than announcing sales.

Chalice Mining is moving Gonneville from study to execution, with a feasibility study underway and a targeted investment decision in the first half of 2028. The project’s sizeable economics sit alongside a A$26.2 million annual loss and a funding task that remains unresolved.

Duxton Farms has warned of a material uncertainty around its ability to continue as a going concern after a merger-driven loss, sharply higher borrowings and heavy cash outflows. The agricultural group is relying on asset sales, cost reductions and fresh funding while it tries to shift from mature broadacre assets into longer-dated development projects.

Nufarm is pairing a narrower crop-protection portfolio with heavier investment in seeds and tighter capital controls as it targets A$370 million to A$380 million in FY26 underlying EBITDA. The company has reaffirmed positive free cash flow, leverage of about 2.0 times and a A$50 million cost-saving program due to reach run-rate by the end of FY27.

PPK Group has converted the sale of its Craig International Ballistics stake into a substantially stronger balance sheet, reporting a $19.2 million FY2026 profit and $27.7 million in cash. The challenge now is turning that one-off windfall into a durable operating business without overpaying or losing patience.

Australian Agricultural Projects reported a lower FY2026 profit as it shifted 285 hectares from leasing to direct farming, but the new model generated a $2.36 million net benefit and stronger operating cash flow. Debt fell, equipment improved and management is budgeting for an 800,000 to 870,000 litre harvest next season.

Globe Metals & Mining has completed compensation payments to all 203 households affected by Phase 1 of its Kanyika niobium project in Malawi, clearing a major land-access milestone. The company now targets initial pit opening, mining and stockpiling in the coming weeks, while relocation and cultural heritage work remain unfinished.

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.

Acumentis delivered a sharp improvement in profit and cash generation despite lower revenue, supported by cost control and diversification beyond mortgage valuations. The result comes with a governance complication: a Section 249D requisition seeking to replace the chairman and managing director.

South Port New Zealand delivered record FY26 earnings and cargo volumes, lifting its annual dividend to 29.0 cents per share. The next test is whether its core Southland trade can hold up as one-off wind farm cargo disappears and the port enters a leadership transition.

Rivco Australia has outlined a long-term water scarcity thesis, a 61 GL portfolio concentrated in the southern Murray-Darling Basin and a revised dividend framework beginning in 2027. The ASX-listed water investor says future dividends will be anchored more heavily to operating earnings rather than realised capital gains.