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Element 25 has completed the enabling works for its planned 1.1Mtpa Butcherbird manganese expansion, moving the project towards major plant construction. Financial close on the AU$50 million NAIF package remains unfinished, leaving funding and contract finalisation as the next key tests.

Archer Materials has moved its IonQ relationship into early commercial activity and advanced its Biochip towards external testing, but its graphene spin qubit demonstration is taking longer than expected. The company ended September with $A13.0 million in cash and an estimated 4.68 quarters of funding at its quarterly operating burn.

Equatorial Resources is awaiting a final ICSID ruling on its Congo iron ore dispute, with a decision indicatively possible in the first half of 2027. The company also remains unable to confirm the status of its Guinea permits, while holding A$6.8 million in cash.

IVE Group’s FY26 revenue slipped 1.8%, but stronger margins lifted underlying pre-AASB 16 NPAT by 3.0% to A$52.5 million and supported a higher final dividend. The marketing and communications group expects underlying pre-AASB 16 profit to be broadly stable in FY27 as new capacity and acquisitions begin to contribute.

PainChek has secured a contract covering all 23 Hallmark Luxury Care Homes sites in England and Wales, adding approximately 1,800 committed resident licences to its UK base. Implementation begins in January 2027, but the agreement’s value and precise revenue contribution have not been disclosed.

Queste Communications is seeking shareholder approval to leave the ASX, arguing that limited trading, concentrated ownership and listing costs no longer justify its quoted status. If approved and accepted by ASX, trading could end on 29 December 2026, leaving shareholders to sell privately after delisting.

Orion Equities will ask shareholders to approve a voluntary ASX delisting, arguing that sparse trading, concentrated ownership and annual listing costs no longer justify its quoted status. The move would leave shareholders relying on private transactions to sell their shares if the delisting proceeds.

Beam Communications delivered positive operating cashflow of $160,000 in Q1FY27 despite a much smaller post-Zoleo revenue base, while core hardware sales lifted quarterly revenue by 20.2%. The company expects positive operating cashflow to continue through FY27, but recurring revenue and SatPhone Shop sales weakened.

Valiant Gold has moved its Comet mine restart from re-entry into a construction and commissioning phase, with power, ventilation and dewatering systems advancing ahead of a H2 FY27 production target. The company ended the September quarter with $62.5 million in cash and term deposits while drilling at Reedy continued to test resource growth.

Dubber reported $1.3 million of positive operating cash flow in Q1 FY27, alongside $7.7 million in revenue and $16.2 million of total liquidity. The company is now shifting from cost reduction towards growth, with new AI products and the proposed Daisee acquisition next in line.

dorsaVi has commercially launched its first wearable capable of analysing movement and delivering feedback directly on-device, while its RRAM chip program moves into fabrication and testing. The progress comes alongside a post-quarter A$3.0 million capital raising, against quarter-end cash of $1.12 million and operating cash outflow of about $996,000.

IKE has lowered its previously indicated FY27 subscription revenue growth expectation of about 35%, citing contract timing rather than weaker demand or churn. The NZX and ASX-listed software company still expects its subscription exit run rate to grow by more than 30% by March 2027, while three new products remain on track for launch.