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Sunrise Energy Metals has put its Syerston scandium project on a stronger financial footing, ending FY2026 with A$115.4 million in cash and a conditional US$400 million debt commitment. The project still faces a decisive sequence of tests: final investment approval, binding offtake agreements, financing conditions and construction execution.

EV Resources has produced a 68.3% antimony concentrate from preliminary bench-scale testing of material from the Vinatas operation in Mexico. The results support Tecomatlán as a potential regional processing hub, but the proposed ore supply remains non-binding and plant-scale performance is untested.

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.

Element 25 has signed a binding AU$50 million NAIF facility agreement for its Butcherbird Expansion Project, replacing an earlier funding commitment with a contractual financing framework. The money is not yet available: financial close, first drawdown and other conditions precedent remain outstanding.

Select Harvests expects a near-record FY26 almond crop and stronger pool pricing, but wet-weather harvesting has pushed operational costs to A$13.9 million. Net debt is forecast below A$65 million at year-end, leaving the key earnings impact for the full-year results.

Core Lithium has produced its first spodumene concentrate from the recommissioned Finniss processing plant, reaching its September-quarter target within six months of the restart decision. The plant is not yet at steady-state production, with optimisation continuing ahead of a targeted first shipment in the December quarter.

Elevra Lithium is positioning its Québec operations for a near-doubling in spodumene concentrate capacity, while guiding to modest production growth and sharply higher capital spending in FY27. The three-stage North American Lithium expansion is targeting 373,000 tonnes per year for an estimated US$271 million.

Turnstone Resources has moved A$25,000 of its A$1.1 million placement into the immediately available tranche, reducing the amount still dependent on shareholder approval. The company expects to settle the raising this week, with directors committing A$165,000 to the conditional tranche.

Queste Communications ended August with just $6,000 in standalone cash, although its consolidated balance remained $2.905 million after a $79,000 monthly operating outflow. The company points to a $450,000 Orion loan facility and listed investments as additional liquidity sources.

OncoSil Medical has secured $5.6 million from its three largest institutional investors to fund commercial launches of its OncoSil device in the United States and Australia. The commitments follow FDA and TGA approvals and would lift pro-forma cash to $12.1 million once completed.

Income Asset Management Group has attributed a late director interest notice to an administrative oversight and miscommunication, after ASX questioned whether disclosure rules may have been breached. IAM says it has reiterated its director reporting process and will strengthen controls if required.

Leeuwin Metals has rejected the possibility of undisclosed exploration results driving a sharp rise in its share price, after ASX queried the move from $0.22 to $0.295. The gold explorer pointed instead to recent Marda news, a company-funded research report, stronger gold prices and buying by a substantial holder.