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Optiscan Imaging has lodged a US FDA 510(k) application for InVue, its precision surgery device designed to provide cellular-level imaging during operations. The submission moves the technology into formal regulatory review, but clearance and commercialisation remain uncertain.

Capricorn Metals produced 31,218 ounces of gold in the September quarter, while its Karlawinda expansion was completed on schedule and within budget. The enlarged operation is now running at 6.5 million tonnes a year, although the next test is converting that capacity into consistent production and costs.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has signed binding agreements to acquire 90% of a Brazilian magnesium sulphate producer, aiming to secure a key input for its Ema rare earth project. The strategy offers greater supply-chain control, but the plant requires restructuring and carries estimated legacy liabilities of R$15.3 million.

Maritana Minerals has secured the final statutory approval for its 2.5Mtpa Black Swan Processing Hub in Western Australia and extended early works with GR Engineering Services for an additional A$6.5 million. The project remains aimed at first gold in the second half of calendar 2027, although the EPC contract is still being finalised.

Rox Resources has reached financial close on A$350 million of debt facilities for the Youanmi Gold Mine, removing the conditions that had stood between the funding package and construction spending. The company has initially drawn A$90.2 million in project debt and used a further A$4 million bank guarantee facility allocation.

Heavy Minerals reported a sharply wider FY2026 loss and a $3.15 million net working capital deficit, with its auditor flagging material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The balance sheet pressure sits alongside stronger project milestones, including a post-year-end Port Gregory study and the push to fund Kanmantoo.

EcoGraf has replaced its earlier Epanko announcement after ASX correspondence, setting out the assumptions behind a potential increase in Stage 1 production to 87,600 tonnes per annum. The higher-throughput case lowers estimated unit costs, but remains preliminary and is not yet the basis for project financing or a final investment decision.

Osmond Resources’ preliminary study has put a US$2.31 billion post-tax NPV on its Spanish rare earths and mineral sands project, but the headline economics rest on a scoping-level model and a US$300 million funding requirement. The next test is whether drilling, metallurgy, permitting and financing can turn the attractive concept into a financeable mine.

Optiscan Imaging has lodged a 510(k) submission for its InForm digital pathology device, moving the product from development into formal US regulatory assessment. FDA clearance is not assured, but a successful determination could open the door to commercial distribution in the company’s target market.

Alma Metals is pushing the Briggs Copper Project through a substantial drilling and metallurgical program, with a 2027 resource update planned to support a prefeasibility study. The project’s 932Mt resource contains about 2Mt of copper, but the company still faces the usual funding, technical and development hurdles of a large undeveloped mine.

Quixxi has secured a four-year A$635,238 contract with a major Italian industrial group for its Clarity AI governance platform. The win strengthens the case for WhiteHawk’s proposed acquisition, but WhiteHawk will not benefit financially unless shareholders approve the deal and completion follows.

FirstWave Cloud Technology has sharply reduced its FY26 loss and generated positive operating cash flow as network monitoring and Latin American revenue accelerated. But a $5.35 million net current asset deficiency, covenant breach and planned capital raise leave the turnaround dependent on continued execution.