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Freehill Mining’s Chilean aggregates operation reached record quarterly sales as the company moved deeper into copper-gold development. But the stronger operating performance came alongside a larger loss, negative operating cash flow and a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern.

Lightning Minerals has more than doubled its annual loss after writing off $4.16 million of lithium exploration assets, while its auditor flagged material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ASX-listed explorer is now concentrating its limited resources on Queensland and New South Wales gold and copper projects.

Ellerston Asia Growth Fund Complex ETF (ASX: EAFZ) returned 38.4% after fees for the year ended 30 June 2026, beating its Asian equities benchmark by 2.6 percentage points. Profit more than doubled to $12.49 million, although the result was driven chiefly by investment revaluations and came alongside continued net redemptions.

Walter Scott Global Equity Fund’s operating profit fell to A$4.1 million in 2026 from A$349.5 million, while net assets dropped by about A$1.1 billion. The audited report points to weaker investment gains and substantial redemptions, although the fund remained fully invested in quoted equities and received an unmodified audit opinion.

Noble Helium has rebuilt its balance sheet ahead of drilling at Tanzania’s North Rukwa project, but its auditor has warned that future capital raisings remain critical to the company’s survival. The Kinambo campaign is now moving from preparation to execution, with two wells planned and a prospective helium resource still to be proven.

Sultan Resources has reported a $1.48 million FY2026 loss and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The explorer is seeking to fund early-stage Lachlan Fold Belt work while pursuing a new Namibia opportunity and a post-year-end $1.316 million placement.

Riedel Resources has completed the equity-funded acquisition of the Cosmo and Mt Venn gold projects, expanding its exploration portfolio beyond Arizona. But the annual report carries a material going-concern uncertainty, leaving future drilling dependent on further capital and execution.

Tennant Minerals has reported a high-grade maiden resource and further strong drilling at its Bluebird copper-gold discovery, but the annual report carries a material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. A $2.8 million capital raise completed around year-end provides near-term funding, while further exploration and processing studies remain ahead.

West Cobar Metals ended FY2026 with more cash but a larger loss and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue without further funding. Exploration advanced across Salazar and Cobar West, but the company remains dependent on equity markets to keep its programmes moving.

Intelligent Investor Equity Growth Fund returned to a $4.769 million operating profit in the year to 30 June 2026, after recording a $242,000 loss a year earlier. The improvement came with sharply higher distributions, but substantial redemptions reduced net assets and the fund faces an unresolved change of investment-manager ownership.

WCM Quality Global Growth Fund delivered a positive 16.87% return for the year, although it lagged its global benchmark and reported sharply lower distributions. Its longer-term record remains ahead of the benchmark, leaving investors weighing recent relative weakness against a new income-focused policy.

Nordic Resources increased its FY2026 loss as it accelerated exploration in Finland, drilling nearly 11,500 metres across its gold projects and ending the year with A$8.48 million in cash. The next test is whether drilling, metallurgy and permitting can turn a growing resource base into a mine development case.