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Stellar Resources has lifted its Heemskirk tin resource to 115.3kt of contained tin while technical studies move toward a prefeasibility study outcome. The company is better funded, but remains pre-revenue and faces the usual capital, permitting and execution hurdles of mine development.

Flynn Gold is pushing Golden Ridge and Firetower towards resource definition, but its FY2026 annual report flags a material going-concern uncertainty and a cash balance of just A$1.11 million. A partially underwritten A$3 million rights issue now sits alongside drilling, permitting and a non-binding processing pathway with Henty Gold Mine.

Iris Cairns Property has lodged a formal, unconditional cash offer for the Reef Casino Trust units it does not already own, valuing the maximum transaction at about A$33.1 million. The bid gives remaining unitholders a 29.54% premium to the latest pre-offer closing price, but points towards tighter liquidity, possible delisting and lower future distributions.

Piche Resources has secured firm commitments for a $1.1 million placement at 1.8 cents a share, with attaching options offering a further potential funding pathway. The capital arrives while the company searches for a new CEO and reviews its project portfolio.

Micro-X has told ASX it is unaware of any undisclosed information explaining the sharp move in its shares, which rose from $0.030 to $0.045 during 23 September trading. The company pointed to elevated volumes, earlier institutional selling and chairman Patrick O’Brien’s purchase of 1.36 million shares.

Sultan Resources has secured firm commitments for a $1.316 million placement to fund its move into Namibia, including initial work at the 171.2 square kilometre Kaalkop project. The deal also carries a substantial option package, with key securities still requiring shareholder approval.

Eminence Minerals has begun field exploration across three pending licence applications at its Tayra rare earth project in Bahia, Brazil, while continuing a planned 70-hole auger campaign at Campo Grande. The work remains early-stage, with no Mineral Resource defined and Tayra’s tenure still awaiting confirmation from Brazil’s mining regulator.

European Lithium has dispatched the scheme booklet for its proposed merger with NASDAQ-listed Critical Metals Corp., putting shareholders and optionholders on the path to votes on 22 October. The transaction remains conditional on securityholder, Court and regulatory approvals, with implementation targeted for 5 November.

Catalina Resources has executed the mining lease transfer for its Nelson Bay River project, paving the way for up to $1.29 million in rehabilitation security to be recovered. The company plans to redirect the capital into November drilling at its Kirkalocka gold and Tallering tungsten projects, subject to final heritage clearance and regulatory steps.

OzAurum Resources has shifted Mulgabbie North from feasibility work into early construction, backed by encouraging laboratory heap leach results and a $4.10 million placement. But the company remains loss-making, cash-burning and dependent on further funding, with its auditor flagging a material uncertainty over going concern.

Infinity Metals has reported a sharply smaller FY2026 loss as it shifts its exploration focus towards the United States and Australia. The pivot follows rejection of its San José mining licence application, a A$2.25 million placement and a growing portfolio of early-stage copper, molybdenum and tin targets.

LE Minerals has amended its proposed $20 million sale of three Queensland graphite projects after ASX flagged promoter and classified-asset rules that could lock up consideration shares. The cash component may now range from $2 million to $5 million, while shareholder approvals and MBM’s proposed IPO remain key execution hurdles.