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Horizon Oil has used its Pareto Securities presentation to put record FY26 production, enlarged reserves and a multi-country drilling pipeline at the centre of its growth case. The stronger platform comes with a test: convert a long list of projects into sustained cash flow while preserving shareholder returns.

Orezone Gold has outlined a 14-year plan for its newly acquired Casa Berardi mine, targeting 1.63 million ounces of production and an after-tax NPV of US$1.05 billion. The economics are substantial, but the plan remains a preliminary assessment built partly on Inferred Resources and requires significant capital and permitting work.

James Hardie has raised its FY27 Free Cash Flow target to at least US$600 million and expects to deliver its US$125 million cost synergy target roughly a year early. The company also outlined a 4% to 7% annual organic growth ambition above market, while targeting net leverage below 2.0x by Q2 FY28.

Kalamazoo Resources is moving Ashburton from exploration story to development proposition, backed by a positive Mt Olympus Scoping Study and extensive drilling. The next test is whether the updated resource, feasibility work and funding can turn the project’s preliminary economics into a mineable plan.

Otto Energy’s attempt to sell its Gulf of America assets as a package has produced no actionable transaction, with GC 21’s decommissioning liabilities emerging as the central obstacle. The company will now pursue a separate sale of SM 71 while weighing other ways to manage GC 21.

Latitude 66’s KSB project has returned a striking preliminary economic case, with a post-tax NPV8 of US$485 million and an 85% IRR at a US$3,500 per ounce gold price. The opportunity remains unbuilt, unfunded and subject to further study, permitting and a production target containing 10% Inferred Resources.

Sovereign Metals says a simple add-on circuit at its Malawi project could generate US$722 million of pre-tax value from monazite by-product recovery. The opportunity is commercially striking, but remains a preliminary scoping result dependent on further testwork, approvals, funding and customer qualification.

Aureka Limited is set to become a gold producer after signing a binding agreement to acquire High Grade Holdings, including the Fiddlers Creek underground mine and Wedderburn processing mill in Victoria. The majority scrip, low cash deal valued at $8.9 million unlocks immediate production and processing capacity for Aureka’s Victorian gold projects.

Lunnon Metals has wrapped up mining at Lady Herial ahead of schedule, producing gold volumes and financial outcomes closely matching its January 2026 Feasibility Study, generating approximately $39 million pre-tax free cash flow.

Brightstar Resources has secured over A$380 million in funding to fully finance its Goldfields Project, commencing construction of a 1.5Mtpa Laverton processing plant with first gold targeted mid-2027, while expanding its Sandstone resource base to 2.9Moz.

Alliance Aviation Services has launched the retail tranche of its fully underwritten $40 million equity raising, offering shareholders new shares at $0.70 each to reinforce its balance sheet and support ongoing turnaround efforts.

Alcoa Corporation has filed to register shares of its common stock to be issued in connection with its $4.1 billion acquisition of South32 Limited’s upstream aluminum assets, spanning Australia, Brazil and South Africa. The deal includes cash, stock consideration, and contingent payments linked to commodity prices, pending customary approvals and shareholder support.