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Iondrive has formally entered Oklahoma’s Quality Jobs qualification process, advancing potential US$5.2 million in State and local benefits for its first US rare earth recycling module. The broader incentive framework could exceed US$15 million across three modules, but no funding has yet been awarded.

Neometals reported high-grade gold and copper intersections at Barrambie during the September quarter, but its cash position remains tight after drawing a A$2 million secured loan. The company estimated only 1.08 quarters of funding and is still pursuing A$5 million in unpaid placement proceeds.

Charter Hall Long WALE REIT has maintained its FY27 operating earnings and distribution guidance at 25.5 cents per security after delivering 2% FY26 growth. A cheaper, longer-dated debt platform and a $6.1 billion portfolio give the REIT more financial flexibility, although the outlook still depends on execution and property valuations.

Alfabs has carried its cash-generation reset into FY27, producing $2.4 million of free cash flow and cutting net debt to $35.5 million in the September quarter. Mining hire rates strengthened, but weak engineering demand and unfinished debt refinancing still stand between the company and a dividend restart.

Mount Ridley Mines says its patent-pending Selectro process recovered 91.9% of aluminium and 96.7% of iron from a third-party bauxite sample at below 100°C. The test produced a small, pH-neutral silica-rich residue instead of conventional red mud, but product purification, economics and scale-up remain unproven.

Freehill Mining has secured A$600,000 from a placement and launched a further A$606,943 entitlement offer as September aggregate sales reached a record A$506,121. The funding will support Islón plant upgrades, working capital and permitting for the Blanco y Negro copper-gold project.

Centuria Industrial REIT has agreed almost 25,000 square metres of leases at a 31% year-to-date re-leasing spread, while selling a vacant Queensland asset for $34.25 million at book value. The industrial landlord reaffirmed FY27 earnings and distribution guidance as it advances longer-term data centre and renewable energy opportunities.

Bank of Queensland’s statutory profit rose 88% to $250 million, but underlying cash earnings fell 7% as lending contracted and impairments normalised from a low base. The bank is betting that a completed digital migration, stronger capital position and Challenger partnership can support a return to growth in FY27.

Plato Income Maximiser matched its benchmark with a 7.2% portfolio return in FY26 while maintaining its highest monthly dividend rate since listing. Profit after tax fell to A$41.8 million as investment gains dropped sharply from the prior year.

Energy Fuels has amended its proposed acquisition of VAC after a customer dispute escalated into arbitration and lender forbearance at VAC’s US magnet plant. The filing also reveals VAC’s six-month net loss of €57.4 million, substantial debt and reliance on shareholder support ahead of the proposed transaction.

L1 Group’s funds under management rose to $19.3 billion in the September quarter, marking a fourth consecutive quarter of net client inflows. Growth was strongest in Long Short strategies and Gold, although Platinum outflows continued and a new Global Long Short capital raising is still in progress.

Orivium has begun construction of a modular processing plant in Orange, NSW, to test recovery of copper from Infinity Mining’s Cangai waste. The partner-funded facility could be operational within six months, but any revenue remains conditional on feedstock access, successful processing and metal sales.