Latest Expansion News

Jade Gas will use targeted 2D and 3D seismic to test whether its established coal-measure gas system extends into deeper CBM, shale gas and tight sandstone horizons in Mongolia. The exploration could expand TTCBM’s longer-term potential, but the company says commercialising existing resources remains the immediate priority.

VHM's refreshed feasibility study projects an A$807 million pre-tax NPV for its Goschen rare earths and mineral sands project, with approvals and major procurement work substantially advanced. The project still needs financing, lender due diligence and a Final Investment Decision before construction can begin.

Lightning Minerals says reconnaissance sampling has expanded the Warby Project’s interpreted tungsten system well beyond its World War I-era workings, with rock chips grading up to 5.5% tungsten. The company has fast-tracked further soil sampling to define the anomalies before selecting maiden drill targets.

Telix will acquire ITM in a proposed US$1.65 billion deal that combines a commercial radioisotope supplier with Telix’s precision medicine and therapeutic pipeline. The transaction could give Telix greater supply-chain control and entry into a validated cancer treatment market, but it also brings dilution, integration risk and an unresolved FDA pathway for ITM-11.

Pantoro Gold says Norseman has produced 19,130 ounces quarter-to-date, keeping FY2027 output within reach of its 90,000 to 105,000-ounce target. A second open pit is now delivering ore while Racetrack drilling continues to build a potential future mine source.

Ramelius Resources has lifted its FY30 production outlook to as much as 610,000 ounces while committing up to A$570 million of growth capital in FY27. The plan puts a larger Mt Magnet processing hub at the centre of the company’s expansion, but also raises the execution and cost stakes.

Ingenia Communities has rejected Warburg Pincus’s revised $5.05 per stapled security proposal, saying the offer substantially undervalues the group. The board remains open to a higher-value approach, leaving the takeover discussion unresolved.

Pursuit Minerals has started its first diamond hole at the Demasía tenement, testing whether lithium-bearing brines extend beyond the existing 1.264 million tonne LCE resource at Rio Grande Sur. Early packer tests recovered brine at shallow depths, but lithium assays are still pending.

Tower has renewed its FY27 reinsurance programme with $970 million of catastrophe protection, higher limits for a third catastrophe event and a lower expected reinsurance cost ratio. The insurer says several new multi-year agreements should also improve certainty around future costs and catastrophe excesses.

icetana AI has signed a five-year, $675,480 plus GST Antara Core contract with Millennium Services Group for deployment to one of Australia’s largest retail property groups. The deal is the third Antara Core sale in three months and is expected to add $135,096 to annual recurring revenue from 1 November 2026.

New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX:NHC) has lifted its reported coal resources to 2.96 billion tonnes, driven by major model updates at Bengalla and New Acland. The larger inventory comes with important qualifications: much of Bengalla’s addition is inferred, while a substantial portion of New Acland’s reserves still depends on future approvals.

La Trobe Financial’s 12 audited residential mortgage-backed securities trusts reported continued portfolio expansion and low cumulative losses, with a further $1.25 billion transaction completed after year-end. The accounts also show rising credit loss allowances in newer pools and three trusts moving through call or wind-up processes.