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New Frontier Minerals has secured technical approval for its Big One Copper Deposit Mining Lease Application, updated exploration targets across multiple copper prospects, and expanded its rare earths footprint in Australia and Canada.

Strategic Elements Ltd (ASX:SOR) advanced its Energy Ink™ technology and commenced a pilot deployment of its EdgeiQ system at a WA gold mine, while maintaining a solid cash position of A$2.87 million and no debt.

HighCom Technology secures a nearly A$10 million contract from the Australian Defence for counter small uncrewed aerial systems, marking its first major C-UAS order and reinforcing its defence sector presence.

IRIS Metals has revealed a 3.03Mt lithium resource at its fully permitted Beecher Project in South Dakota, featuring a notable rubidium component with a high-grade zone containing around 2,100 tonnes of Rb2O. This positions Beecher as a rare multi-commodity critical minerals asset in a top US mining jurisdiction.

Etherstack has smashed its first half revenue record for FY26 with strong government contract deliveries, prompting an upward revision of full-year revenue guidance to as much as US$18.9 million.

1414 Degrees (ASX:14D) advances its SiNTL silicon anode technology, aiming to disrupt lithium-ion batteries in the rapidly expanding drone and UAV sector with higher capacity and faster charging.

Victory Metals has unlocked a rare metallurgical feat at North Stanmore, achieving a globally top-tier 72% heavy rare earth ratio and unveiling a second revenue stream from zircon-hafnium concentrate using a low-cost gravity separation process.

dorsaVi is pivoting from wearable sensors to powering next-gen exoskeletons, leveraging its neuromorphic RRAM technology to tap a projected $2 billion market by 2033.

Venari Minerals has achieved a key metallurgical milestone by producing 99.5% pure battery-grade lithium carbonate from its Red Mountain Project in Nevada, highlighting its potential as a domestic US lithium chemical source alongside valuable by-products.

NH3 Clean Energy has marked strong progress in its WAH2 clean ammonia project by appointing Linde Engineering for FEED and securing a 15-year water supply agreement, setting the stage for a final investment decision by year-end.

Vanadium Resources (ASX: VR8) has signed a non-binding offtake term sheet with U.S. Vanadium for 100% of vanadium slag from its Steelpoortdrift V-Iron Plant, while appointing Rand Merchant Bank to secure project financing.

Ragusa Minerals has reported strikingly high manganese and gold assay results from rock samples at its Purple Pansy Project in Arizona, setting the stage for targeted geophysical surveys and drilling to define a maiden resource.