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Electro Optic Systems has secured two major counter-drone contracts worth US$45 million, highlighting rising defence demand amid Middle East conflicts. The largest order involves the Slinger Remote Weapon System for a Middle Eastern customer, with deliveries planned for 2026.

Enterprise Metals has reported promising high-grade rare earth element assay results from its maiden drilling program at the Cuddingwarra North Prospect in Western Australia, highlighting significant potential for critical magnet rare earths.

The Brazilian government has imposed a 12% tax on crude oil exports effective immediately, a move framed as windfall profit sharing amid high oil prices. Karoon Energy, with significant Brazilian operations, faces new cost pressures as the tax awaits potential ratification by Congress.

ADX Energy has secured A$4.4 million through a well-supported placement to fund key exploration projects in Austria and Italy, alongside plans for a strategic dual listing on Oslo Børs’ Euronext Growth market.

Forte Energy has completed a major acquisition of oil leases in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, with technical work underway on the promising Harrier Prospect and cost-saving lease fee suspensions boosting near-term flexibility.

Australian Strategic Materials and Energy Fuels have amended their acquisition deal, replacing a special dividend with a direct cash payment to ASM shareholders, while maintaining the original share swap terms.

Quantum Graphite’s partner Sunlands Pure Group has signed a key MOU with Oman’s Al Buraimi Governorate to develop a large-scale graphite refinery, positioning Quantum as the exclusive graphite supplier for global battery and energy markets.

H3 Energy has appointed LAB Energy Advisors to spearhead farm-in talks for its Alinya project, a vast and underexplored oil and gas prospect in South Australia’s Officer Basin. The move aims to accelerate partner engagement ahead of drilling a potentially game-changing well.

dorsaVi has initiated early-stage evaluation of resistive RAM (RRAM) test chips, marking a key step toward an advanced 22-nm memory platform designed to meet rising AI-driven demands in edge computing.

Terrain Minerals has launched a targeted air-core drilling campaign at its Lort River Project in Western Australia, aiming to expand on previously identified high-grade rare earth element mineralisation within a large regolith clay basin.

Australian Oil Company Limited has formalised a 12-month crude oil lifting agreement with IOR Energy for its Emu Apple Oil Field, paving the way for steady cash flow and further development in the Surat Basin.

Asian Battery Metals has exercised its option to acquire the Maikhan Uul Copper-Gold Project in southwestern Mongolia, adding a strategically significant asset to its portfolio with confirmed high-grade mineralisation and a long-term mining licence.