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Buru Energy has applied for a Production Licence covering its wholly owned Rafael gas and condensate field in Western Australia, moving the project into another key regulatory phase. The application follows the booking of 15.25 MMboe of 2P Reserves and keeps planned 2027 drilling and early 2029 first gas in view, subject to approvals and funding.

Tungsten Mining has reported broad, deeper-than-modelled tungsten zones from the first 16 holes of its Mt Mulgine expansion program, including a 292-metre intersection at 0.11% WO3. The results strengthen the case for resource growth, but remain exploration results rather than a revised Mineral Resource estimate.

AMP’s Platforms business delivered A$1.5 billion in third-quarter net cashflows, up 20% year on year, while total wealth AUM reached A$168 billion. The update also showed improving superannuation flows, stronger New Zealand inflows and a buyback now halfway complete, although AMP Bank continued to shrink.

Stavely Minerals is testing smaller and potentially easier-to-fund development routes for Thursday’s Gossan after a large open-pit study delivered strong economics but demanded substantial upfront capital. The alternatives could reduce capital intensity, although the company expects they may produce lower NPVs.

Corazon Mining has returned broad gold intercepts from the first two holes of its Chalice drilling campaign, including 4 metres at 9.93 g/t gold. The results offer an early test of extensions south of the historical pit, with most assays still pending.

Wide Open Agriculture has completed a study for a proposed 10,000-tonne-per-year lupin protein facility with indicative annual revenue of A$240 million to A$295 million. The project remains unfunded, unapproved and years from production, leaving contract manufacturing as the immediate test of the company’s strategy.

Otto Energy plans to return approximately A$20 million to shareholders after consolidating its shares 100:1, with the proposed payment set at A$0.417 per post-consolidation share. The proposals require approval at the company’s 13 November 2026 AGM and remain subject to an outstanding ATO tax ruling.

Magnetite Mines is seeking up to A$1.5 million through a discounted share purchase plan and potential top-up placement to advance the Razorback green iron project. The raise offers free options, but also highlights the company’s continuing reliance on external funding and future strategic partners.

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.

Biome Australia Limited (ASX:BIO) delivered its second consecutive profitable year in FY26, with revenue rising 30% to $23.9 million and operating cash flow turning positive. But the headline $3.6 million profit includes a $2.4 million deferred tax benefit, leaving FY27 execution as the real test of the company’s growth plan.

Antipa Minerals has selected a preferred processing and mine development configuration for its Minyari Dome project, combining gold doré with a separate copper concentrate. The decision advances the study, but pushes the pre-feasibility study release into November 2026 while costs and project economics are finalised.

Impact Minerals has completed its renounceable rights issue, raising $2.205 million before costs to fund work on its Lake Hope and Alluminous high-purity alumina projects. The raise also brings a substantial new pool of quoted options, while leaving room for further shortfall placements.