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Freehill Mining has secured A$600,000 from a placement and launched a further A$606,943 entitlement offer as September aggregate sales reached a record A$506,121. The funding will support Islón plant upgrades, working capital and permitting for the Blanco y Negro copper-gold project.

Symal has reaffirmed its FY27 guidance and raised its FY30 EBITDA ambition to more than $230 million, while pointing to $1.9 billion of work-in-hand and a $9.1 billion tendered pipeline. The contractor is increasingly leaning into energy, digital infrastructure, utilities and defence, with about 75% of FY27 revenue already secured.

Contact Energy’s September operating data showed stronger mass-market sales and sharply lower generation costs, although retail and wholesale netbacks eased. The company is also progressing three renewable projects with total approved costs of $1.263 billion as near-term wholesale prices climb.

GenusPlus has won approximately $255 million of power infrastructure work from Western Power and Fortescue, extending its project pipeline into 2029. The awards span renewable energy connections, network maintenance and mine-site decarbonisation infrastructure, although individual contract values and margins remain undisclosed.

Talga has moved Talnode-C from qualification into commercial shipments, completed key engineering work for its staged Vittangi project and secured major Swedish permits. But the battery materials developer remains loss-making, cash-burning and reliant on further funding to continue development.

Pointerra3D delivered its strongest first-quarter customer receipts on record and returned to positive operating cash flow as enterprise deployments broadened across utilities, mining, transport and infrastructure. The ASX-listed software company ended September with A$1.95 million in cash, while several larger opportunities remain at proof-of-value or pending-award stages.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering will acquire Victorian fire and HVAC services group Entire Operations for up to $112.1 million, funded from existing cash reserves. The deal adds mechanical services, expands SCEE’s national fire platform and lifts FY27 EBITDA guidance to at least $110 million.

TZ Limited is still seeking funding after failing to complete its shortfall share placement, with $1.3 million in debt and vendor obligations due. The company says a management restructure, cost cuts and commercial opportunities could improve cash generation, but several forecasts remain conditional.

Cyprium Metals says direct-injection heap leaching at its Nifty Copper Complex has reached target injection rates, with 212 wells now established across Pad 6. The company remains on track for wet commissioning and first copper cathode production in Q4 2026, although the reported chemistry is still based on early commissioning results.

Environmental Clean Technologies has confirmed MXene formation in two preliminary Flash Joule Heating runs, moving its US-focused programme from laboratory theory to physical product. The harder commercial tests remain ahead: repeatability, customer qualification, scale-up and shareholder approval for the Xenica acquisition and second placement tranche.

Imricor has completed FDA review of the largest module in its US Premarket Approval application, with no deficiencies found in its ablation catheter or irrigation tubing. One operating-system issue remains for the RF-5000 System, but the company says it has already updated the software and is preparing its response.

SKS Technologies has secured another $38 million of electrical infrastructure and fit-out work at Built’s MEL2 data centre in Melbourne, taking the project’s total value to $66 million. The award lifts SKS’s current work on hand to $270 million, although the announcement does not disclose margins or delivery timing.