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LE Minerals has amended its proposed $20 million sale of three Queensland graphite projects after ASX flagged promoter and classified-asset rules that could lock up consideration shares. The cash component may now range from $2 million to $5 million, while shareholder approvals and MBM’s proposed IPO remain key execution hurdles.

Vulcan Energy has started commercial-scale production in Germany of VULSORB, the proprietary adsorbent at the centre of its planned direct lithium extraction process. The material will supply first-fill volumes for Project Lionheart, although lithium production remains targeted for the second half of 2028.

Argosy Minerals says laboratory-scale crystallisation testing has demonstrated a potential lithium chloride product yield above 99% at its 12,000-tonne-per-year Rincon project in Argentina. The results remove a key process uncertainty, but the project still depends on engineering completion, financing and a broader Definitive Feasibility Study.

Livium’s insurer has settled five claims linked to the 2019 Envirostream fire, leaving the battery recycler with no remaining fire-related provision and no settlement cash outflow. The accounting benefit arrives in FY27, after a modest additional expense in FY26.

Rox Resources has crossed the line from explorer to mine developer, with Youanmi underground mining underway, the processing plant under construction and a target of first gold in mid-2027. The project is financed on paper, but the A$350 million debt package remains subject to conditions precedent and the construction schedule still has to survive execution.

Contact Energy’s August operating report shows mass-market electricity and gas sales rising to 550GWh, while unit generation costs fell sharply to $40.90/MWh. Strong hydro storage and higher forward prices add support, although contracted wholesale sales remained broadly flat.

Zinc of Ireland has transformed from a small Irish zinc explorer into a metals technology developer, acquiring Meclex, raising A$5.5 million and advancing ARGO and VOLTA. The opportunity is substantial, but both technologies remain uncommercialised and the VOLTA partnership requires formal renewal.

Talga has signed a non-binding LOI with German battery maker EAS Batteries for a potential five-year supply agreement covering Talnode graphite anode products. No volumes or purchase obligations have been agreed, with product qualification and negotiations now scheduled to run into 2027.

Li-S Energy says its Geelong lithium-sulfur production line is complete and has delivered 10Ah Power Cells to the US Army for testing. The company is targeting its first commercial battery sale in 2027, while holding A$15.6 million in cash and investments and A$9.3 million in secured grants yet to be received.

Livium has completed its Share Purchase Plan after receiving A$794,280 in valid applications, including A$80,000 from its board. The capital raising will add 96.9 million shares to the register, with trading expected to begin on 21 September.

Infratil has raised FY27 earnings guidance as data-centre demand accelerates across CDC and Longroad, with AI infrastructure now representing 73% of its NZ$22 billion asset base. The company is also sharpening its strategy around scaled growth platforms, contracted cash flows and selective new investments.

Element 25 has started early site works at its Butcherbird Expansion Project in Western Australia, preparing the ground for a planned 1.1Mtpa manganese operation. The milestone shifts the project from planning towards physical construction, although the main construction package is yet to be awarded.