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Blackstone Minerals is moving through the pre-feasibility study for its large Mankayan copper-gold-silver project, with drilling discussions continuing and completion scheduled in FY27. The company ended September with $12.2 million in cash after using $1.6 million during the quarter, while several Vietnam milestones remain subject to government approvals.

Antilles Gold remains largely stalled in Cuba after its joint venture was designated a US Specially Designated National, with only site security continuing at Nueva Sabana. A conditional GEM deal could bring US$18 million and a path towards sanction relief, but the company ended September with just US$882,000 in cash.

Broken Hill Mines delivered its first quarterly silver output above 100,000 ounces as three ore feeds lifted mining and processing at Rasp. The September quarter also brought A$37.6 million in sales, an A$85 million capital raise and fresh high-grade drilling results at Centenary and Pinnacles.

Lightning Minerals has enlarged its exploration targets at Mt Turner and Warby, with drilling and assay results now forming the next major catalysts. But the ASX explorer ended September with A$939,000 in cash, equivalent to about one quarter of funding at current outgoings.

Blue Energy is positioning its Queensland gas portfolio for potential demand from LNG exporters under proposed federal reservation rules, while seeking a farm-in partner for ATP 854. The company ended September with A$3.2 million in unaudited cash, no debt and a more cautious approach to Sapphire spending.

Taiton Resources has added a farm-in tenement and applied for more ground at its Challenger West gold-copper project, backed by historical high-grade results. The expansion comes as cash falls to $294,000 and directors and the CFO move to half pay to preserve funds.

Northern Minerals has advanced Browns Range through feasibility, engineering and exploration, but its flagship rare earths project remains stalled at the funding gate. The company missed its 30 September FID target, flagged material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern and warned that Iluka may be able to terminate the project’s supply agreement.

Metals Australia has advanced feasibility, permitting and funding work at its Lac Carheil graphite project while establishing a 45.7Mt Manindi VTM resource. The progress sits alongside a modest A$2.575 million cash balance and no disclosed financing facilities.

Battery Age Minerals advanced its Bleiberg germanium permits and expanded Falcon Lake to about 60 km², but its cash position now covers an estimated 1.34 quarters of funding. Initial Apex fieldwork also failed to confirm the remote-sensing anomalies that had defined the Utah targets.

Port of Tauranga delivered a 23% lift in underlying FY2026 profit and raised its annual dividend, despite lower cargo volumes. The result comes as its capacity-expanding Stella Passage project faces three appeals and two judicial review applications.

European Lithium’s proposed merger with Critical Metals Corp. has cleared shareholder and court approval, with implementation scheduled for 5 November and EUR expected to leave the ASX. The quarterly report also puts a $296.5 million cash balance, Tanbreez drilling and Greenland mining approvals at the centre of the company’s final standalone update.

G11 Resources has identified a broad alteration zone with elevated silver, arsenic and antimony at its Zig Zag target in Tasmania, while preparing three more drill holes. The company has also secured government co-funding to test a separate copper-gold target and reported encouraging early geochemistry at Packsaddle.