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Alara Resources has told ASX it knows of no undisclosed information behind a sharp rise in its share price and trading volume. The company said its response was approved by Executive Chair Peter Lee and confirmed compliance with continuous disclosure rules.

Native Mineral Resources has told ASX it is unaware of any undisclosed information behind recent trading in its shares. The company pointed to record August gold output, a Citigold joint venture, Blackjack drilling results and stronger gold prices instead.

WestStar Industrial says a verbally agreed contract claim added about $5 million to FY2026 revenue and turned what would otherwise have been a loss into a profit. The explanation comes in response to an ASX query over the timing of its results and a recent cleansing notice.

Aureka Limited (ASX:AKA) has opened a share purchase plan targeting approximately $1.5 million at $0.12 per share, giving eligible Australian and New Zealand shareholders access to the same price as its recent placement. The funds are earmarked for production investment, working capital and exploration drilling.

Terrain Minerals has secured a $1 million commitment from Gandel Metals at a 33.33% premium to market, anchoring a broader $2.513 million placement and rights issue. The funds will support the company’s largest planned RC drilling campaign at the Lightning gold and silver project.

Way2VAT has secured binding commitments for a A$2.109 million placement, giving the fintech capital to fund the next RBC acquisition payment and its e-invoicing expansion. The raise comes at a 29% discount and carries potential further dilution through free-attaching options.

Reedy Lagoon has secured a fully underwritten $1.8 million placement that would more than double its shares on issue, while related-party debt is shifted to an interest-free 24-month repayment plan. The recapitalisation also brings a leadership change, with Geof Fethers retiring as managing director and Ish Peries joining the board.

ASX has granted Hammer Metals waivers allowing it to cancel 29.5 million options and restructure its capital for the proposed Austral Resources deal and Western Australian gold demerger. The transaction still depends on the scheme becoming effective, while the demerger requires shareholder approval.

Olympio Metals has begun field exploration across its Jacknife and Raven silver projects in the United States, with drilling at Jacknife expected to start imminently. A replacement announcement also strengthens the company’s description of a historical foreign estimate, while making clear that the estimate remains non-JORC and requires fresh verification.

Mount Ridley Mines has told ASX it holds no unreleased exploration results that explain its share price rise, while confirming three testwork programs remain in progress. The company also disclosed that an institutional investor had approached it about participating in its current capital raising.

Key Petroleum has secured commitments for 3.38 million new shares at 7.3 cents each, raising approximately $247,000 before costs. The funds will support potential asset acquisitions, existing asset development and working capital, though the company has not disclosed the resulting dilution.

FBR has fully underwritten its A$2.5 million share purchase plan, removing the immediate risk of an unfunded shortfall but adding cash fees and potential option dilution. Alpine Capital can also terminate the arrangement in several circumstances, including a 10% fall in the S&P/ASX 200 Index.