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Javelin Minerals is pursuing an all-scrip takeover by FirstAU after its planned Eureka production partnership with MEGA Resources was terminated over regional processing constraints. The company reported a $2.69 million FY2026 loss, $3.92 million in cash and an auditor warning that further funding is required.

Cauldron Energy has expanded its defined Yanrey uranium resource to 55.6 million pounds of U3O8 after a successful exploration year, while warning that further funding will be needed to continue operations. The project remains dependent on a change to Western Australia’s uranium mining policy.

Falcon Metals has extended mineralised strike at its Blue Moon project beyond 850 metres while increasing exploration spending sharply and raising $30 million after year-end. The results remain exploration-stage, but the company now has substantially more drilling capacity and a second maiden campaign underway in Western Australia.

Lord Resources has extended copper mineralisation across multiple lodes at Ilgarari, but its FY2026 annual report carries a material uncertainty over whether the explorer can continue as a going concern. The company ended the year with $554,820 in cash after a $2.54 million loss and $1.87 million of operating cash outflows.

Arika Resources has consolidated full ownership of its two Western Australian gold projects after a year of expanding mineralisation and fresh high-grade targets. The exploration story is gathering momentum, but auditors have flagged material uncertainty around funding as the company moves into a more than 20,000-metre drilling campaign.

Miramar Resources has outlined a maiden 39,764-ounce Inferred gold resource at its Gidji joint venture, but its annual report also flags material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. A September placement has improved liquidity, though further funding and drilling remain central to the story.

Lunnon Metals has delivered thick, consistent gold intersections at the Plentiful prospect, where drilling now sits at approximately 20m by 20m spacing. The company is moving towards modelling and economic assessment, although a separate deep-drilling target failed to deliver enough encouragement for further work.

Western Mines Group has reported its richest basal nickel intersection yet at Mulga Tank, including 38 metres at 0.71% nickel from more than 1.3 kilometres underground. The exploration progress is substantial, but the company also recorded a larger annual loss, limited year-end cash and a material going-concern uncertainty.

Lachlan Star’s 2026 annual report puts its 90%-owned New Waverley project at the centre of the company’s exploration strategy after drilling outlined shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation across roughly 400 metres. The company ended the year with $6.52 million in cash, but remains loss-making and without a mineral resource or ore reserve.

Black Canyon has spent the 2026 financial year moving Wandanya from discovery towards resource definition, backed by 17,200 metres of drilling and encouraging manganese beneficiation results. The exploration company ended the year with $7.77 million in cash and no debt, but remains reliant on future funding before any development decision can be made.

Western Mines Group has identified broad nickel sulphide mineralisation across six holes on the western margin of Mulga Tank, including a shallow 13m zone grading 0.41% nickel. The results also support a geological model that could guide follow-up drilling towards richer zones, ahead of a government-backed seismic survey.

Mamba Exploration has confirmed 165 historical copper intersections across a 3km corridor at its 70%-owned Meeka East project, supporting a new felsic volcanic exploration model. The company plans further mapping, geophysics and drilling, although the historical data is not sufficient to define a mineral resource.