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Saunders International has landed a $23 million head contract from the Australian Department of Defence to upgrade fuel infrastructure at RMAF Base Butterworth in Malaysia, reinforcing its Defence sector credentials and expected to boost earnings across FY2027 and FY2028.

BluGlass has landed a A$1.4 million Phase II deal with Uviquity, extending their collaboration on cutting-edge photonic integrated circuits and visible GaN lasers.

Advanced Engineered Materials has locked in an exclusive supply agreement with Swiss manufacturer Zürcher Frères, leveraging its nano particle high purity alumina to significantly enhance zirconia-alumina ceramics used in medical and industrial applications.

Almonty Industries has extended and expanded its tungsten offtake agreement with Global Tungsten & Powders, raising contracted volumes by 40% and expected annual revenue by US$30 million at current prices.

Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX: BRE) reports standout drill results with 1.3m at 10.9% TREO including 5.8% Y2O3, expanding its Monte Alto District rare earth footprint in Bahia, Brazil.

IRIS Metals has launched Phase I field activities at its Finley Basin Tungsten Project in Montana, aiming to validate historical mineralisation with a 7,000m drill program scheduled for Q3 2026.

Southern Cross Gold’s first deep drilling beneath Victoria’s historic Redcastle Goldfield has returned multiple high-grade gold and antimony hits, confirming the presence of Costerfield-style mineralization over a significant vertical extent.

dorsaVi has moved from design to silicon manufacturing with the tape-out of its first 22-nm RRAM-CMOS validation chip, aiming to prove its advanced memory platform for AI and robotics applications.

OD6 Metals has transformed its portfolio with the acquisition and rapid expansion of the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, revealing extensive high-grade mineralisation and advancing metallurgical and permitting work.

G50 Corp's latest metallurgical tests at Golconda confirm low-cost recovery of gallium alongside gold and silver, reinforcing its potential as a strategic domestic supplier of critical minerals.

Matrix Composites & Engineering’s acquisition by Advanced Innergy Solutions is now legally effective, triggering share suspension and an imminent delisting from the ASX.

The Federal Treasurer has barred three foreign shareholders from exercising voting rights in Northern Minerals due to non-compliance with mandated share divestments, intensifying regulatory oversight amid ongoing FIRB investigations.