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Strike Resources delivered an A$8.58 million full-year profit, but the result was driven largely by its equity-accounted investment in LE Minerals rather than operating cash generation. The company is also relying on a conditional A$5.5 million Apurimac stake sale to strengthen its funding position in Peru.

Tesoro Gold has established a maiden 1.28 million-ounce JORC Ore Reserve at Ternera in Chile, entirely within a single open pit. The reserve gives the El Zorro project a 13-plus-year production base, but the next test is funding and permitting a development still at PFS stage.

Sky Metals has used FY2026 to move Tallebung from exploration toward development, combining more than 500 drill holes with strong ore-sorting results and progress into NSW’s environmental approval process. The advance came alongside a A$5.37 million loss and continuing reliance on equity funding.

Pursuit Minerals has secured environmental approvals to relocate its pilot plant to Rio Grande Sur and drill a new 500-metre hole at Demasía. The company has also applied to build commercial-scale evaporation ponds for its planned 5,000-tonne-per-year operation, although that approval remains outstanding.

Pan African Resources has completed a definitive feasibility study for a ZAR3.68 billion Soweto tailings project with a projected 29.55% real ungeared IRR. The proposed operation could add up to 40,000 ounces of annual gold production, but financing, permits and board approval remain ahead of a targeted December 2026 investment decision.

Green Technology Metals has completed the environmental assessment for its Seymour Lithium Project in Ontario, removing a major step from the mine’s permitting pathway. The milestone does not yet amount to final development approval, with a mine closure plan and several permits still required.

Power Minerals has secured priority-project treatment from Minas Gerais for its Morro do Ferro rare earths project, directing future licensing through a specialised state pathway. The agreement improves institutional access but stops well short of environmental approval, project finance or a construction timetable.

Hot Chili has reported a 398-metre copper-gold intersection from surface at its La Verde discovery in Chile, including 62 metres at 0.91% CuEq. The results extend the case for a higher-grade starter pit, but the project remains an exploration discovery with no Mineral Resource declared.

Elevra Lithium's Pre-Feasibility Study for the North American Lithium (NAL) brownfield expansion in Québec outlines a staged growth plan nearly doubling spodumene concentrate production to 373 ktpa by 2029, reducing unit costs and delivering a post-tax NPV of C$3.2 billion.

Viridis Mining has placed its first major equipment order for the Colossus Rare Earth Project, securing critical-path pressure filtration technology that underpins its 2028 production target.

ADX Energy has lodged a third exploration permit application offshore Italy, expanding its Sicily Channel gas play footprint to around 1650 km2 amid encouraging geological assessments.

Po Valley Energy secures regulatory green light for Selva Malvezzi drilling program as August gas sales hit a three-year revenue high, backed by a new 12-month gas supply contract with Hera Trading.