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Aura Energy has successfully raised A$20 million through a heavily oversubscribed placement, aiming to accelerate development at its Tiris Uranium Project amid rising global uranium demand.

Brightstar Resources has successfully raised $180 million through a $175 million institutional placement and a $5 million share purchase plan, fully funding its Goldfields development and advancing the Sandstone project towards a final investment decision.

Hawsons Iron Limited has secured $2.2 million through a discounted share placement, accompanied by free attaching options, to advance key studies and optimisations for its iron project in New South Wales.

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.

Aura Energy advances its Tiris Uranium Project in Mauritania and secures strategic investment for its Häggån Polymetallic Project in Sweden following the lifting of Sweden’s uranium mining ban.

Brightstar Resources has completed its strategic acquisition of Aurumin Limited, consolidating its Sandstone gold assets and boosting production by 12% in the December quarter. The company also advanced key feasibility studies, underpinning a promising growth trajectory.

Heavy Minerals Limited has finalized a binding agreement with Hillgrove Resources to extract garnet from tailings, while advancing its Port Gregory project and targeting substantial capital raising.

Altamin Limited progresses its Lazio geothermal lithium and SOP project with key technical studies and grant funding, while advancing a strategic sale process for its Gorno polymetallic project. The company bolsters its balance sheet through a successful entitlement offer raising A$5.39 million.

Toubani Resources has secured key environmental approvals and a $395 million funding package to propel its Kobada Gold Project in Mali towards construction, alongside launching its largest-ever drilling campaign targeting resource expansion.

Delorean Corporation has completed the $53 million Yarra Valley Water bioenergy facility and progressed key projects in South Australia and Victoria, supported by strong government grants and renewable gas policies.

Astron Limited has advanced its Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project with conditional senior debt support and ongoing financing discussions, targeting a final investment decision by the end of March 2026.