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The week was split between big earnings reactions and small-cap rocks-and-rigs rallies. Pro Medicus sank despite record numbers, while a handful of explorers jumped on fresh discoveries and policy wins.

Explorers led the Materials tape as fresh drill stories and new ground deals pulled buyers into small caps. Big miners still delivered, but the loudest moves came from companies offering investors a near-term catalyst.

North Stawell Minerals’ latest surface geochemistry results at Caledonia reveal a coherent gold anomaly aligned with the Darlington-Caledonia trend, boosting confidence in high-grade mineralisation potential beneath shallow cover.

Vita Resources NL has secured regulatory approval to launch its first-ever exploration drilling campaign at the promising Ninnis Gold Project in Western Australia’s Northern Goldfields.

Argent Minerals has reported exceptional high-grade gold rock chip results up to 73.3 g/t Au at its Trunkey Creek Project, confirming a 4.7 km mineralised corridor and paving the way for its first drilling campaign.

Exultant Mining has identified a major multi-element soil anomaly at its Peak View prospect in New South Wales, revealing a 900-metre strike length with strong signatures of copper, lead, zinc, silver, and gold. This discovery sets the stage for targeted geophysical surveys and a drilling campaign planned for late Q1 2026.

Westar Resources outlines ambitious 2026 exploration plans across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, focusing on gold and base metals with new drilling and sampling programs.

Aldoro Resources has identified significant copper-gold targets at its Damara Gold Project in Namibia through detailed geophysical and geochemical surveys, setting the stage for upcoming drilling campaigns.

DeSoto Resources has significantly expanded its footprint in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin by acquiring three new reconnaissance projects and advancing multiple exploration programs across its portfolio.

Critical Resources Limited reports a significant multi-commodity discovery at its Halls Peak Project in NSW, featuring a major gold-antimony-silver system at Amoco and exceptional silver grades at Gibsons.

Olympio Metals has confirmed promising high-grade gold soil anomalies at its Bousquet Gold Project in Quebec, highlighting a new priority target and preparing to resume drilling following significant historical intercepts.

A single exploration name blew the doors off the leaderboard, while two well-known uranium plays and a Nevada explorer sank hard. Behind the noise: deals got closer to completion, big raisings reset prices, and several “good news” gaps didn’t survive the week.