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Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured a binding long-term offtake agreement with Solvay covering most of the forecast output from its Colossus rare earths project in Brazil. The deal establishes minimum revenue of about US$915 million for key magnetic rare earths, subject to delivery, and gives the company a clearer route into debt financing.

McDonald’s delivered higher profit and systemwide sales in the third quarter, helped by international markets, franchise margins and other operating income. The slight decline in US comparable sales remains the clearest test of whether its value push can restore guest traffic.

Lotus Resources has dispatched its first uranium ore concentrate shipment from Kayelekera, moving four containers carrying approximately 145,000 pounds of U3O8 towards Walvis Bay. Delivery to Orano CE Malvesi in France is expected by the end of 2026, with further shipments planned before year-end.

ResMed has delivered a stronger first quarter for fiscal 2027, with revenue up 6% to US$1.415 billion and net income rising 20% to US$418 million. The headline result was helped by a preliminary gain on the MatrixCare sale, while the core Sleep and Breathing Health business continued to expand.

Talga has begun commercial deliveries of Swedish-made Talnode-C to Nyobolt, marking a shift from customer qualification to ongoing supply. The ASX-listed battery materials developer also advanced a 2,000-tonne-per-year Japanese offtake pathway, but ended September with A$10.8 million in cash after A$7.6 million of operating and investing outflows.

LGP Cannatrek generated A$4.4 million in net operating cash flow on unaudited quarterly revenue of A$26.0 million, providing the first clean look at the merged group’s operations. Cost synergies, Danish production upgrades and UK expansion are advancing, while a pending TGA penalty remains an unresolved risk.

Immutep has identified structural differences between the efti used in its failed TACTI-004 Phase III trial and batches used in earlier successful studies, prompting a new 200 L manufacturing run. The biotech is narrowing efti’s future development focus while elevating autoimmune candidate IMP761 to co-priority status.

West African Resources delivered record quarterly gold production of 127,950 ounces and generated A$458.2 million in operating cash flow, lifting cash to A$1.195 billion. The strong quarter keeps 2026 production guidance within reach, while Kiaka’s explosives constraint and a pending ownership transaction remain key execution issues.

Zeotech has begun an approximately 800-tonne commercial-scale AusPozz production trial while reporting independently replicated mining test results and a 92% average methane reduction in treated landfill cells. The September quarter also brought a non-binding VINCI Construction MOU, further Toondoon resource work and A$6.609 million in cash.

Lotus Resources has secured the final major approval needed to move its first Kayelekera uranium shipment through Malawi, Zambia and Namibia. About 145,000 pounds of U3O8 is expected to leave site within a week, with shipment from Walvis Bay targeted for November.

Apollo Minerals has completed a detailed airborne survey and identified the Véronique-Upper Zone as the first target for planned underground drilling at its Couflens tungsten-gold project in France. The company ended September with $6.4 million in cash and $0.4 million in listed investments, while its reinstated exploration permit remains subject to a five-year work plan.

Atlas Arteria’s proportional toll revenue fell 0.4% in the September quarter excluding foreign exchange, while a proposed French tax package could have added about €210 million to APRR Group costs under 2025 conditions. Stronger US and German traffic provided some offset, but the company remains exposed to weak French light-vehicle demand and uncertain legislation.