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Tivan Limited’s joint venture partners have approved the Feasibility Study for the Speewah Fluorite Project and committed a $5 million equity injection to advance development.

McLaren Minerals has revealed promising high-grade heavy mineral results from its newly acquired Barossa Project in South Australia's Eastern Eucla Basin, highlighting significant zircon and ilmenite content. The company plans follow-up exploration in 2026 to expand and validate these findings.

Synertec has secured a pivotal contract with TasNetworks to deploy six advanced community battery systems across Tasmania, supported by ARENA funding. This marks a significant step for Synertec into the community energy storage sector, promising enhanced grid reliability and solar integration.

Sheffield Resources has resumed mining and processing at its flagship Thunderbird Mineral Sands Mine following repairs to critical equipment, signalling a return to production at this major Western Australian asset.

Sovereign Metals has significantly upgraded its Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project resource, increasing measured and indicated rutile by 32% ahead of its definitive feasibility study. This cements Kasiya as the world’s largest natural rutile deposit, reinforcing its strategic importance in critical mineral supply chains.

Lode Resources has reported outstanding high-grade silver and antimony mineralisation at its newly acquired Silver Hills Project in Tasmania, signalling a promising expansion of its critical minerals portfolio.

Estrella Resources has completed its 2025 drilling program at the Werumata Limestone Project in Timor-Leste, reporting broad, high-grade limestone and chalk intersections that pave the way for a maiden JORC resource estimate.

Tungsten Mining NL is set to begin a substantial drilling campaign at its Mt Mulgine Trench deposit in May 2026, aiming to test and potentially expand its tungsten resource amid soaring global prices.

Caspin Resources has raised $6 million through an oversubscribed equity placement to fast-track exploration at its Bygoo Tin Project, focusing on expanding resources at the Kelpie Deposit and regional targets.

Felix Gold’s 2025 drilling program at Treasure Creek in Alaska has revealed further high-grade antimony and gold mineralisation, extending the NW Array system west and south and reinforcing its potential as a strategic US antimony source.

American Tungsten & Antimony Ltd (AT4) has submitted a drilling permit for the historic Fraction Lode tungsten mine and commenced refurbishment of its Dutch Mountain processing mill, marking a pivotal step in its US tungsten supply chain strategy.

Locksley Resources has produced 99.5% pure antimony trioxide from its Desert Antimony Mine feedstock, marking a key step toward restoring a fully domestic U.S. supply chain for this critical mineral.