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S2 Resources reported a $12.7 million profit after selling its Greater Fosterville licence to Agnico Eagle, which also invested $3 million in the explorer. With $18.6 million in cash, S2 is now moving toward drilling across gold and copper targets, though access, approvals and rig availability remain the immediate constraints.

Actinogen Medical has received an A$10.84 million R&D tax rebate, leaving it with A$21.9 million in pro forma cash and no debt just weeks before its pivotal Alzheimer’s readout. The company says topline XanaMIA results remain due in mid-November.

Altamin has completed the technical work underpinning its Lazio Scoping Study, but pushed the release to the end of Q1 2027 while reporting A$1.56 million in cash and a 1.41-quarter funding estimate. The company has drawn A$1 million from a shareholder-linked facility and is relying on further debt, grant reimbursements, a possible Gorno transaction and potential equity funding to support its plans.

GR Engineering Services delivered stronger FY26 earnings and lifted its dividend, but the scale of its new project pipeline is bringing a substantial working-capital requirement. The ASX-listed contractor is forecasting FY27 revenue of A$825 million to A$850 million after securing more than A$1 billion in contracts since April.

Bougainville Copper has asked the ASX to reinstate quotation trading after lodging its delayed half-year report, but the exchange has not yet approved a resumption. The company has acknowledged repeated reporting failures and introduced tighter internal controls.

ADX Energy lifted average net production 23% to 242 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the September quarter, although cash revenue was broadly flat at A$3.13 million. The company is now preparing for deeper HOCH-1 gas testing, GOLD-1 drilling and further Vienna Basin workovers.

Maritana Minerals has moved the Black Swan Processing Hub into active construction after securing all statutory process-plant approvals. The gold developer ended September with A$214.5 million in cash, a larger resource base and first gold still targeted for the second half of 2027.

BMC Minerals has reported high-grade polymetallic drilling near its proposed Yukon mine, alongside a US$8.6 million quarterly operating cash outflow and five quarters of funding at current spending rates. The company also detailed the secured Wheaton financing arrangement that underpins part of the KZK project’s funding position.

Foresta has secured acceptance of a Japanese patent for its rosin and terpene extraction technology while moving the Kawerau pine chemicals project through front-end design. But with $2.47 million in cash and estimated funding for 2.65 quarters, the next development stage will bring a financing question into sharper focus.

Experience Co delivered a stronger start to FY27, with unaudited revenue rising 6% to $32.8 million and underlying EBITDA jumping 20% to $4.8 million. Skydiving led the earnings improvement, although weather, regional visitation and softer Treetops volumes remain live variables.

Kaiser Reef produced 6,263 ounces of gold in the September quarter while lifting cash and bullion to A$40 million and fully repaying its Auramet gold loan after quarter end. Henty replaced mined reserves, while Maldon’s exploration program moved underground despite a negative operating cash contribution.

Australian Mines has moved its Flemington scandium project into a larger pre-feasibility study while Boa Vista drilling adds a second growth track. But the FY2026 annual report also records a A$7.1 million loss, A$5.0 million in impairments and a material uncertainty over continued funding.