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St George Mining has restructured its Lithium Star joint venture, with battery giant Amperex Technology Limited exchanging its 10% JV stake for a 12.5 million shareholding in St George at a 36% premium. This move consolidates lithium exploration under St George while giving ATL exposure to the Araxá niobium-rare earths project and offtake rights on future lithium production.

Aurora Labs has landed a $1 million Australian Government grant, matched dollar-for-dollar, to boost production of its micro gas turbine propulsion systems for defence applications using commercial 3D printing technology.

Xenitra Limited has locked in a four-year exclusive distribution agreement for Biomiq Skincare in Greater China, targeting $5 million in minimum purchases and integrating the brand into its blockchain tokenised sales ecosystem.

Black Bear Minerals has engaged Ausenco for detailed restart studies at its Shafter Silver Project, while securing a non-binding financing support letter from Export Finance Australia to explore funding pathways aligned with U.S.-Australia critical minerals priorities.

Bison Resources has appointed Tim Mackellar as CEO, leveraging his senior mining and capital markets experience to drive exploration and development efforts.

Evion Group has appointed former Australian Ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, as Strategic Advisor to accelerate its US critical minerals strategy following its acquisition of the CARP Fluorspar Project in Nevada.

Lachlan Star has delivered further high-grade gold hits from its maiden diamond drilling at New Waverley, confirming a shallow, continuous quartz vein system with strike potential beyond 800 metres. A substantial reverse circulation drilling campaign is poised to expand the discovery.

Ventia Services Group has secured a five-year, $133 million extension to manage the Australian Marine Complex-Common User Facility in Henderson, reinforcing its role in Australia's maritime and defence infrastructure.

The a2 Milk Company (ASX:A2M) has denied any undisclosed material information following a sharp share price drop and increased trading volumes, attributing market moves to a recent analyst downgrade citing supply chain uncertainties.

Heartland Group Holdings has agreed to acquire TSB Bank for NZD 620 million, merging the two into a challenger bank with $18 billion in assets and expected 20% EPS accretion.

MFF Capital Investments’ May update shows a modest fall in net tangible assets per share and outlines a cautious yet optimistic portfolio stance amid geopolitical tensions and technological advances.

Intelligent Monitoring Group (ASX:IMB) has finalized its A$37 million purchase of Wormald NZ and Red Wolf, expanding its New Zealand footprint and projecting a 20.9% accretion in earnings per share.