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Metal Powder Works nearly doubled its powder revenue in Q1 2026 while maintaining strong margins, secured its first NATO defence contract under the UK Ministry of Defence’s Project TAMPA, and advanced its Next Gen powder production system on schedule.

Encounter Resources has boosted its Aileron project’s inferred niobium resource by 54%, lifting the total to 120 million tonnes at 0.77% Nb2O5. The 2025 drilling campaign notably grew the Green deposit’s contained niobium by 83%, underpinning plans for a potential long-life mining operation in Western Australia’s West Arunta region.

Stellar Resources has lifted tin recovery rates at the Queen Hill deposit to over 70%, a near 10% improvement on earlier estimates, enhancing the economics of its Heemskirk Tin Project. The company is integrating these gains into its Prefeasibility Study and has started early offtake talks.

EBOS Group has trimmed its FY26 underlying EBITDA forecast by up to AUD 15 million due to surging fuel and logistics expenses, while maintaining its commitment to healthcare supply continuity.

Turnstone Resources has confirmed promising high-grade gold and copper mineralisation from initial rock chip sampling at its newly acquired Klinten Project in Southern Sweden, setting the stage for a targeted drill program later this year.

Greenwing Resources’ latest geophysical analysis reveals the San Jorge lithium brine system extends to 1,000m depth with increasing lithium grades, setting the stage for a significant resource expansion.

Enegex has identified a promising new gold prospective zone at the AW1 prospect in Côte d’Ivoire’s Tougbe Permit, supported by artisanal sampling and a completed aircore drilling campaign. The company is gearing up for a substantial 3,000m reverse circulation drill program at the nearby Gogo Permit’s Bonoubana Trend.

Anson Resources reveals a 46% increase in effective porosity from historical core analysis at its Green River Lithium Project, alongside strong Drill Stem Test results that underpin an upcoming resource upgrade.

AVITA Medical’s Cohealyx-I study interim results show a significant acceleration in skin grafting time for full-thickness wounds, reducing mean time to graft from 33.2 to 13.6 days. The ongoing trial’s promising data could reshape wound care protocols.

Kairos Minerals has boosted its Mt York Gold Project resource estimate to 2.08 million ounces, marking a 50% increase in contained gold and setting the stage for an aggressive 2026 drilling and feasibility campaign.

Patagonia Lithium Ltd (ASX:PL3) has reported exceptional porosity and specific yield results from Well Six at its Formentera Lithium Brine Project in Argentina, alongside a lithium assay of 412ppm. These findings support a sustainable pumping rate of approximately 160,000 litres per hour and underpin plans for an updated Mineral Resource Estimate.

Enova Mining Ltd (ASX: ENV) has reported further high-grade rare earth element (REE) intercepts from its maiden diamond drilling program at the East Salinas project in Brazil, confirming significant ionic adsorption clay (IAC) mineralisation within saprolite overlying the Medina Intrusive Granite Complex.