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PTR Minerals’ preliminary mine optimisation study for the Rosewood Titanium Project highlights the potential to tap exceptionally high-grade zones early in production, boosting cashflow and reducing upfront costs. Metallurgical tests suggest simpler, lower-cost processing options could yield high-quality titanium products.

MaxiPARTS has received a $2.50 per share indicative cash offer from Ares Management Asia, representing a substantial premium and triggering a four-week exclusivity period for due diligence. Concurrently, MaxiPARTS is acquiring Air Brake Systems for $11.2 million, a move expected to boost earnings and expand its product range.

Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) and US Strategic Metals have agreed to a 50-50 joint venture to develop rare earth magnet recycling facilities at a fully permitted Missouri site, backed by US$100 million in funding.

EcoGraf Limited (ASX:EGR) is raising approximately AUD 2 million through an underwritten Share Purchase Plan (SPP) offering new shares at a 20% discount. The funds will support key project financing and expansion activities at its Epanko Graphite Project and related operations.

Dundas Minerals has stitched together a continuous gold corridor north of Kalgoorlie, adding nine licences including the high-grade Gemini prospect. Historical drilling highlights untested mineralisation open along strike and depth, setting the stage for a major drilling campaign starting late September.

Macarthur Minerals has obtained additional regulatory approval for bulk sampling at its Lake Giles Hematite Project, reinforcing operational momentum alongside its joint venture partners Gold Valley and Destec.

Marmota Limited has ramped up its maiden drilling campaign at the Greenewood gold discovery to 31,000 metres, focusing on the Mainwood zone to extend mineralisation and support an upcoming scoping study.

EMVision is progressing its CRC-P funded Regional Benefits Study to evaluate the emu™ bedside brain scanner in remote hospitals, aiming to speed up stroke diagnosis where CT access is limited. Site visits are complete, and protocol development is underway, with relevance extending to similar rural hospitals in the US.

Cadence Opportunities Fund Limited (ASX: CDO) has launched a Share Purchase Plan allowing eligible shareholders to buy up to $30,000 of shares at $2.21 each, a 3.5% discount to the closing price on 28 August 2026. Participants will receive upcoming fully franked dividends, with the offer closing on 17 September.

Fenix Resources has announced a maiden Ore Reserve of 26.9 million tonnes at 60.0% iron for its Beebyn Hub, combining the updated Beebyn-W11 and new Beebyn-W10 Stage 1 mines. This reserve underpins the company’s plan to ramp production to 6 million tonnes per annum by FY28 and secures over five years of mine life at current rates.

Dalaroo Metals has kicked off a fully funded 12,000-metre RC drilling campaign at its Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting a 7 km gold-in-soil corridor with multiple high-grade prospects and promising early geological signs.

Gorilla Gold Mines has significantly expanded a high-grade footwall gold discovery at its Sovereign deposit in WA, extending the strike length to over 1 kilometre and revealing multiple exceptional intercepts outside the current resource.