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Golden Dragon Mining’s first full financial year as an ASX-listed explorer delivered high-grade shallow gold results at Cue, but also a $735,073 loss and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over going concern. A subsequent $2.2 million placement has strengthened the balance sheet, leaving drilling results and funding discipline as the key tests for FY2027.

Minerals Exploration has pivoted decisively into New Zealand gold and tungsten, but its annual report carries a material going-concern warning after a $2.66 million loss and $949,097 operating cash outflow. Exploration has produced encouraging surface samples and broad gold zones, though no mineral resource has been established.

North Stawell Minerals has expanded and refined its Darlington-Caledonia exploration targets, including a post-year-end intercept of 0.4 metres at 17.1 g/t gold. But the gold explorer ended FY2026 with $701,960 in cash, a deeper loss and an auditor warning that further funding is needed to sustain operations.

NuEnergy Gas is moving its Tanjung Enim coal bed methane project towards targeted first gas sales in early 2027, backed by a US$88 million field service contract. But the ASX-listed developer ended FY2026 with only A$552,509 in cash, substantial liabilities and a material uncertainty around its ability to continue as a going concern.

Red Mountain Mining’s annual report shows a sharp rise in losses and continued reliance on equity funding, with auditors flagging material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Exploration has expanded across antimony, tungsten and gold projects, but the portfolio remains dependent on future funding and successful drilling.

Peninsula Energy’s low-pH uranium restart delivered stronger grades but struggled to move enough solution through the Lance wellfields, forcing guidance to be withdrawn and triggering a US$50.1 million impairment. Auditors flagged material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, despite fresh funding and a reconfirmed CY2027 production target.

Sultan Resources has reported a $1.48 million FY2026 loss and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The explorer is seeking to fund early-stage Lachlan Fold Belt work while pursuing a new Namibia opportunity and a post-year-end $1.316 million placement.

Chalice Mining is moving Gonneville from study to execution, with a feasibility study underway and a targeted investment decision in the first half of 2028. The project’s sizeable economics sit alongside a A$26.2 million annual loss and a funding task that remains unresolved.

PLC Resources has repositioned around Western Australian gold and copper exploration, securing a maiden 13,000-ounce Inferred Resource at Wadgingarra and full ownership of Yalgoo. But the FY2026 annual report also carries a material uncertainty related to going concern, leaving future exploration dependent on additional funding and exploration success.

Battery Age Minerals finished FY26 with stronger cash reserves and drilling progress across Austria and Argentina, but warned that further funding or asset realisations are needed to sustain planned exploration. The company reported a $4.97 million loss, including a $2.60 million non-cash charge linked to its diluted Eminence Minerals holding.

Canterbury Resources enters FY2027 with just $220,503 in cash, net current liabilities and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The explorer is targeting at least $2 million in additional funding while advancing the Monto and Briggs copper projects.

PhosCo has expanded its Gasaat phosphate project with a 166.6Mt resource and new processing results, but its auditor has flagged material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ASX-listed explorer ended FY2026 with $5.86 million in cash, a $4.48 million consolidated loss and a $2.71 million working capital deficit.