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Coda Minerals has cleared a key regulatory hurdle for its Elizabeth Creek Copper-Silver Project with the formal gazettal of its Scoping Report, setting a clear pathway for mining lease approval and reducing project uncertainty.

Energy Transition Minerals (ASX:ETM) has completed its purchase of the Penouta Tin-Tantalum-Niobium mine in Spain, advancing its ambition to become a key European critical minerals producer with plans to restart operations.

Ausgold Limited has cleared significant regulatory hurdles for its Katanning Gold Project, with Western Australia’s EPA approving the Environmental Review Document for public release and three new mining leases granted, paving the way for a final investment decision by late 2026.

Lithium Plus Minerals has boosted its Lei Deposit lithium resource by 34%, raising contained lithium to 78.4kt and increasing Indicated resources to 55%, underpinning plans for a low-capex underground direct shipping ore operation.

OD6 Metals has transformed its portfolio with the acquisition and rapid expansion of the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, revealing extensive high-grade mineralisation and advancing metallurgical and permitting work.

Krakatoa Resources has verified significant visual antimony mineralisation in early 2026 drilling at its Zopkhito project, advancing efforts to formalise a JORC-compliant resource estimate. Assays remain pending as the company prepares for underground sampling and metallurgical testing.

Great Southern Mining (ASX:GSN) has launched an aggressive 20,000m drilling campaign targeting multiple gold discoveries across Western Australia and Queensland, including expansions at Golden Boulder and Amy Clarke, and diamond drilling at the Edinburgh Park joint venture with Gold Fields.

Antipa Minerals’ updated Pre-Feasibility Study test-work validates a conventional gold-copper processing route with strong recoveries and reveals geotechnical improvements that could reduce underground mining at Minyari Dome.

Marquee Resources (ASX:MQR) is raising just over $1 million through a non-renounceable rights issue priced at half a cent per share, accompanied by free attaching options. The capital raise aims to support ongoing exploration and the recent acquisition of the Tungsten Mountain Project in Nevada.

Odyssey Gold has lifted the Cable Deposit resource at Tuckanarra to 158,000 ounces of gold, with a significant upgrade in confidence ahead of its Stage 1 Scoping Study, underpinning its development ambitions in Western Australia’s Murchison Goldfields.

Krakatoa Resources (ASX: KTA) has raised $1.6 million through a placement to fund its 2026 drilling and development program at the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project. The capital will support efforts to convert a foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate, alongside metallurgical and environmental studies.

Krakatoa Resources has launched its second underground drilling season at the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project, aiming to convert a foreign resource estimate into a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate while pushing early mine development.