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Volt Resources securities will resume trading after the company outlined a funding plan worth approximately A$6.912 million and confirmed its ongoing ASX compliance. The restart comes with two Tanzanian mining licences cancelled, limited reported cash and a proposed A$1.5 million capital raising yet to be structured.

PDI Gold has paired a strong September quarter with high-grade drilling beneath its Kiniéro pits, strengthening the case for further resource growth at Guinea’s producing gold operation. The results remain exploration-stage, but the company is preparing a 140,000-metre campaign for 2027.

Tolu Minerals has set out a Q1 2027 restart target for its Tolukuma gold-silver mine in Papua New Guinea, backed by a recently upgraded 909,000-ounce resource and refurbishment of an existing processing plant. The company says it has sufficient funding to reach production, but the timetable remains dependent on mine development, plant work and operating execution.

Gold Mountain expanded its Brazilian rare earths portfolio during FY2026, taking Irajuba beyond its original conceptual target and confirming ionic adsorption clay characteristics at Capivara. The progress came alongside an $8.137 million loss, a $4.798 million impairment charge and continued reliance on equity funding.

Taruga Minerals has transformed its exploration strategy around two Papua New Guinea projects, but the next phase comes with a clear funding constraint. The ASX-listed explorer ended FY2026 with A$1.84 million in cash, a A$3.77 million loss and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern.

PDI Gold’s first full annual report after its Robex merger shows a transformed West African gold business with US$193.7 million in cash and two producing mines. The statutory result remains a US$63.7 million loss, while Bankan’s next phase still depends on an exploitation permit from Guinea.

Canterbury Resources enters FY2027 with just $220,503 in cash, net current liabilities and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The explorer is targeting at least $2 million in additional funding while advancing the Monto and Briggs copper projects.

Asara Resources has emerged from FY2026 with a substantially larger Kada gold resource, strong cash backing and a more concentrated Guinea strategy. The headline resource update came after year-end and remains a Mineral Resource, not an Ore Reserve or economic mine plan.

PDI Gold has reported its first consolidated Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve statement since merging with Robex, lifting total resources to 10.1Moz and reserves to 4.8Moz. The headline growth came from the merger and a larger Kiniéro reserve, although Bankan’s development remains dependent on Guinea granting its exploitation permit.

Augustus Minerals has reported broad gold mineralisation at its Clifton East prospect in Western Australia, including a 1m interval grading 19.5g/t gold. The explorer’s FY2026 loss narrowed, but continued drilling remains dependent on further equity funding.

Equatorial Resources has completed the final procedural steps in its high-value Congo arbitration, with an ICSID award indicatively expected in the first half of 2027. The cash-backed explorer is also defending a separate A$4.85 million claim from former legal adviser Clifford Chance.

DeSoto Resources has assembled about 1,300 square kilometres of gold tenure in Guinea’s Siguiri Basin, but the expansion came with a A$15.0 million FY2026 loss and a A$6.35 million write-off of Northern Territory exploration assets. The company enters FY2027 with drilling, geophysics and tenure renewals still to convert its large portfolio into a defined resource.