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West Cobar Metals is fast-tracking its scandium exploration at the Salazar Project in Western Australia, targeting higher-grade zones with aircore drilling planned for late 2026 alongside advancing metallurgical testwork.

News Corp posted a 7% revenue increase to $9.028 billion in fiscal 2026, driven by gains across its key segments, while net income attributable to stockholders fell 51% due to absence of prior discontinued operations income.

Contact Energy (ASX:CEN) posted a 62% jump in FY26 net profit to NZD 423 million, driven by its Manawa acquisition and a near 98% renewable generation mix, while committing to net zero emissions by 2035.

Yari Resources (ASX: YAR) is set to double its Bowen Basin coal resource to over 500 million tonnes through a binding conditional acquisition of the Arcadia Coal Project, backed by a $2.2 million placement.

Altech Batteries has officially ended its CERENERGY battery project and terminated its strategic partner search, responding to ASX queries about the timing of its disclosures following an unauthorized announcement by a related entity.

Locality Planning Energy has consolidated its debt into a $7.2 million Westpac facility, lowering borrowing costs and freeing capital to back a $5.8 million development pipeline.

Rimfire Pacific Mining has appointed Bronwyn Barnes as Executive Chair and secured $2.3 million in a placement to advance its scandium exploration and development strategy.

Invictus Energy has locked in a revised drilling contract with Exalo Drilling for the Musuma-1 exploration well, confirming a November 2026 spud date at Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Project. Preparations including rig maintenance, well services procurement, and wellpad construction are advancing steadily.

Patriot Resources has expanded its silver-gold footprint in southern Peru by staking the Tassa 5 tenement, increasing its landholding by 50% and pushing the mineralised corridor further south adjacent to its 31.4Moz AgEq inferred resource.

Tivan Limited has engaged ICA Natural Resources to lead the debt financing phase for its Speewah Fluorite Project, advancing the path to a Final Investment Decision amid secured equity backing and ongoing feasibility work.

Nick Scali Limited posted a 31% jump in net profit after tax to $75.7 million for FY26, driven by margin gains and UK sales recovery, and announced a fully franked final dividend of 39 cents per share.

Tasmea has finalized its acquisition of JPS Group, integrating a specialist energy services provider and boosting its FY27 earnings guidance. The deal adds a skilled workforce, blue-chip clients, and tech-enabled isolation services to Tasmea’s Mechanical segment.