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SSH Group Ltd reported a 44% reduction in hire purchase debt alongside $48.4 million in rolling 12-month cash receipts, while progressing high-grade drilling and mining operations at Wagtail and Gold Duke projects.

Scorpion Minerals has submitted a mining lease application for the Old Prospect gold tenements in WA, moving to secure and expand a high-grade JORC resource through planned drilling and strategic partnerships.

Leeuwin Metals has secured Mining Lease M77/1300 over the Evanston deposit, marking a crucial step toward development at its Marda Gold Project. All current Mineral Resources at Marda now reside on granted leases, underpinning future production plans amid ongoing exploration.

Yandal Resources has mobilised multiple rigs to its Ironstone Well-Barwidgee Gold Project, advancing extensional drilling at the Arrakis discovery and preparing for diamond drilling at Flushing Meadows, underpinning a busy 2026 exploration calendar.

Vulcan Energy has locked in a €40 million framework agreement with Siemens to supply critical automation and engineering systems for its Lionheart lithium project in Germany, marking the final major contract ahead of production.

Kingfisher Mining has resumed reverse circulation drilling at its Copper Blow project near Broken Hill, targeting extensions of high-grade copper-gold mineralisation to support a maiden resource estimate. The program follows a strategic processing agreement with Broken Hill Mines, underpinning development plans.

Pioneer Minerals has secured US Forest Service approval to reopen the Springfield Mine access road, a move that cuts capital expenditure and boosts exploration momentum at the North Pine Project in Idaho.

Lindian Resources has secured a fixed-price diesel supply agreement for the Kangankunde Rare Earths Project, removing fuel cost uncertainty through construction and commissioning and reinforcing the project’s low-cost profile.

NEXTDC has boosted its pro forma contracted utilisation by 60% to 667MW, prompting a A$1.5 billion entitlement offer and an expanded capital plan to accelerate its Western Sydney data centre developments.

Channel Infrastructure has locked in a government contract for 93 million litres of additional diesel storage at Marsden Point, adding about $8 million revenue in 2026 and reinforcing its role in New Zealand’s fuel security.

IRIS Metals has fortified its balance sheet with a A$5.5 million placement and is progressing towards an updated lithium-rubidium resource at Beecher while executing a farm-in deal for a tungsten project in Montana, reinforcing its diversified US critical minerals strategy.

Fredon, NRW Holdings’ electrical and mechanical arm, has landed contracts worth around $160 million spanning major infrastructure, health, and electric vehicle projects across Australia, with work scheduled through to mid-2028.