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Lotus Resources has executed key documentation for a Mercuria facility providing up to US$30 million in inventory-backed prepayment funding, while only one major approval remains before Kayelekera’s first uranium shipment. Operations are improving, but production remains tied to acid availability and power reliability.

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.

FBR’s first Mantis welding robot has passed factory acceptance testing and independent weld inspections, removing the key condition on its sale to Industrial Robotics. The machine will remain in Perth for a paid customer pilot before heading to the United States, with a $198,000 deposit secured.

Titomic has converted a semiconductor manufacturing validation run into full-rate production, with revenue expected to reach approximately EUR 0.9 million in 2027. The company says the program could rise to about EUR 2.0 million in 2028, although customer and contract details remain undisclosed.

Noxopharm says the FDA has supported its proposed Phase II design and chemical manufacturing strategy for SOF-SKN, its topical treatment candidate for cutaneous lupus erythematosus. The feedback improves regulatory clarity, but the trial remains targeted for the first half of calendar 2028 and is subject to further studies and regulatory requirements.

Gold Fields’ proposed acquisition of BHP’s Kambalda Nickel Concentrator could give Lunnon Metals a new processing angle for its nearby Foster-Baker nickel assets. The opportunity remains exploratory, with completion not expected until 2027 and no commercial arrangement disclosed.

Renascor has produced battery-grade purified spherical graphite at demonstration scale, achieving 99.97% carbon purity through its hydrofluoric acid-free process. The result strengthens the commercialisation case, but Siviour graphite trials, customer qualification and project financing are still ahead.

Stakk has won a minimum two-year agreement to provide AI-powered cheque-processing and fraud-mitigation technology to Step, the US fintech platform owned by MrBeast’s Beast Industries. The contract went live on signing, but its value remains undisclosed because revenue will depend on processing volumes.

Redox enters FY27 from a position of record revenue, higher margins and a debt-free balance sheet, while its North American business passes $100 million in sales. The chemical distributor also reported 9% higher average selling prices in the first quarter, although volumes remained broadly flat and freight costs increased.

Sigma Lithium says a Federal Court of Appeals decision has restored the environmental licences supporting its Grota do Cirilo operation, allowing mining and processing to resume. The company has also reaffirmed its target of reaching 330,000 tonnes of annualised lithium oxide concentrate production by year-end 2027.

Sea Forest has signed Teys Australia as the potential exclusive distributor of SeaFeed across the Australian and New Zealand beef industries, targeting at least 480,000 cattle by June 2027. The agreement materially expands the herd covered by arrangements, but pricing, revenue and the volume commitment remain unresolved.

Stakk has secured a new IBM contract covering AI-powered document processing across Australia and New Zealand, with revenue contribution starting immediately. The agreement runs to September 2027, but its financial value remains unquantified because it depends on processing volumes.