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GCM Corporation has shipped 18 VHD heat-sink products for customer evaluation, while preliminary LED testing recorded lower surface temperatures than aluminium comparators. The commercial progress comes with qualification taking longer than expected and A$4.2 million of cash supporting an estimated two quarters of funding.

Richmond Vanadium Technology has submitted a revised preliminary environmental impact statement for its North Queensland vanadium project, setting up a possible public review in early 2027. The company ended September with A$3.49 million in cash and estimated funding for 2.6 quarters.

Dexus has forecast lower FY27 earnings while refocusing its business on office, industrial, retail and selected alternatives. The ASX-listed real estate group is also targeting more than A$2 billion of capital release, but remains exposed to infrastructure fund liquidity issues and the unresolved APAC appeal.

Ocean Sciences has committed A$100,000 to a 12-month research program testing whether Sargassum-derived alginate can recover gold, silver and potentially rare earth elements from retired data centre hardware. The project gives the seaweed company a new industrial angle, but remains firmly at the laboratory stage.

EQ Resources has opened FY2027 with record revenue, EBITDA, profit and operating cashflow as tungsten production climbed 81% quarter-on-quarter. The company has also set its first full-year production, cost and capital expenditure targets, while expansion work and a Spanish regulatory issue remain key execution tests.

Aurora Labs has secured $6 million to expand production of its additively manufactured turbojet systems, with Walkinshaw Group joining the placement as a strategic investor. The raise will fund equipment, production infrastructure and the company’s push from early deliveries towards scaled commercial manufacturing.

Archer Materials has moved its IonQ relationship into early commercial activity and advanced its Biochip towards external testing, but its graphene spin qubit demonstration is taking longer than expected. The company ended September with $A13.0 million in cash and an estimated 4.68 quarters of funding at its quarterly operating burn.

Big River Industries has carried its FY26 recovery into the new financial year, reporting 10.5% first-quarter revenue growth and a further lift in gross margin. The building-products group says its growth initiatives support above-market expansion, while a strategic review remains unresolved.

Sea Forest lifted first-quarter revenue 67% to A$3.4 million and generated a small operating cash inflow as it transitioned to a new distribution arrangement with Teys Australia. The agreement carries an indicative target of 480,000 cattle by June 2027, but the volume is not guaranteed and remains subject to implementation conditions.

Zinc of Ireland has reported average recoveries of 93% silver, 97% lead, 58% zinc and 80% copper from three zinc leach residue sources as it accelerates ARGO toward a pilot plant in early 2027. The company also completed an A$3.2 million placement, while critical-mineral recoveries and commercial-scale milestones remain outstanding.

PT ANTAM (Persero) Tbk (ASX:ATM, IDX:ANTM) delivered stronger nine-month 2026 operating volumes across gold, ferronickel, bauxite and alumina, while advancing Indonesia’s battery and mineral-processing agenda. The unaudited report also details Rp5.05 trillion in dividends, but provides no nine-month revenue or profit figures.

Talga has signed a binding term sheet with Japan’s Dainen Materials to reserve up to 2,000 tonnes a year of Talnode-C anode material for five years from late 2027. The agreement advances Talga’s commercialisation, but final purchase volumes and a definitive supply contract remain outstanding.