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Cauldron Energy has completed a 10,506-metre Yanrey drilling campaign that extended mineralisation at Manyingee South and Manyingee North, including a link towards Paladin’s neighbouring Manyingee deposit. The ASX-listed uranium explorer now plans to fold the results into a JORC resource update expected within two months, while a visit from Uzbekistan’s Navoiyuran adds a separate potential development thread.

dorsaVi has secured A$3.0 million to expand its movement-data business for humanoid robotics while advancing its neuromorphic and RRAM chip programs. The raise comes as its first RRAM-CMOS validation chip moves into proprietary memory integration at TSMC.

Civmec has secured more than A$220 million in new contracts and extensions, including construction of Alcoa’s Wagerup gallium plant in Western Australia. The awards are scheduled for delivery across FY27 and FY28 and lift the order book to approximately A$1.5 billion.

Wide Open Agriculture has completed a study for a proposed 10,000-tonne-per-year lupin protein facility with indicative annual revenue of A$240 million to A$295 million. The project remains unfunded, unapproved and years from production, leaving contract manufacturing as the immediate test of the company’s strategy.

PhosCo has extended mineralisation at its DOH prospect and made a new phosphate discovery at Sekarna North in Tunisia. The results are encouraging, but assays remain pending and the reported widths are reconnaissance-stage intersections rather than resource estimates.

Aurora Labs has appointed Andrew Garth as chief executive, moving former CEO Rebekah Letheby into a newly focused chief operating role. The reshuffle is intended to separate commercial strategy from technical execution as the company pursues scaled manufacturing and defence opportunities.

First Graphene has signed a three-year agreement with Turkish manufacturer Aeropreg to develop and potentially commercialise PureGRAPH-enhanced carbon fibre prepreg. The partnership offers a clearer route into aerospace, defence and automotive supply chains, but commercial launch remains dependent on trial results.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has signed binding agreements to acquire 90% of a Brazilian magnesium sulphate producer, aiming to secure a key input for its Ema rare earth project. The strategy offers greater supply-chain control, but the plant requires restructuring and carries estimated legacy liabilities of R$15.3 million.

Heavy Minerals reported a sharply wider FY2026 loss and a $3.15 million net working capital deficit, with its auditor flagging material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The balance sheet pressure sits alongside stronger project milestones, including a post-year-end Port Gregory study and the push to fund Kanmantoo.

Xstate Resources has secured preferred tenderer status for a 305 square kilometre block in Queensland’s Taroom Trough, with the company set to initially operate a four-party joint venture. The prospective acreage offers exposure to basin-centred gas, associated liquids and light crude, but the licence remains subject to government processes.

6K Additive has completed a six-year, US$27.4 million secured loan with the US Export-Import Bank to expand production of critical metal powders in Pennsylvania. The financing gives the company access to project funding through June 2028, but the final interest rate and the expansion’s eventual output remain to be established.

Stakk has executed a five-year US$9 million agreement with US banking technology provider Candescent, with its AI-powered cheque and document intelligence already deployed. The contract commits approximately US$1.8 million in annual revenue through 2030 and is expected to contribute above Stakk’s FY2027 revenue milestone.