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Arika Resources has uncovered new high-grade lodes at the historic Cosmopolitan and Champion mines, including a 19-metre intersection grading 7.99g/t gold. The discoveries headline a 9,000-metre drilling push backed by a $6.55 million placement and fresh government co-funding.

La Trobe Financial’s 12-trust annual report shows continued expansion in its residential mortgage-backed securities platform, with cumulative losses of 0.03% of original issuance since 2014. The group also completed a further $1.25 billion RMBS transaction after year-end, while liquidity usage and newer loan pools remain key areas to monitor.

EQ Resources has opened FY2027 with record revenue, EBITDA, profit and operating cashflow as tungsten production climbed 81% quarter-on-quarter. The company has also set its first full-year production, cost and capital expenditure targets, while expansion work and a Spanish regulatory issue remain key execution tests.

Zimi has moved its next-generation Matter smart-home range closer to certification and production, while securing access to more than 10,000 retail outlets through Directed. But the company ended September with $344,000 in cash after burning $714,000 on operations, leaving further funding firmly in the frame.

Aurora Labs has secured $6 million to expand production of its additively manufactured turbojet systems, with Walkinshaw Group joining the placement as a strategic investor. The raise will fund equipment, production infrastructure and the company’s push from early deliveries towards scaled commercial manufacturing.

Estrella Resources has secured Timor-Leste government authorisation to export an approximately 27,000-tonne Ira Miri manganese bulk sample through Tenu Port. The approval moves the programme towards shipment, but binding sales terms and logistics remain unfinished.

Globe Metals & Mining Limited (ASX:GBE) has begun early mining at its Kanyika niobium and tantalum project in Malawi, moving from site preparation to physical excavation. The milestone comes with only 1.1 quarters of reported funding and a potential requirement for substantial additional capital.

Tambourah Metals has confirmed a high-grade primary gold interval at Baxter South while progressing drilling toward a maiden resource at Tambourah King. The ASX-listed explorer ended September with A$4.037 million in cash and estimated funding for 4.53 quarters at the quarter’s reported spending rate.

WhiteRock Lithium has confirmed broad, high-grade lithium mineralisation in the first 17 holes from its completed Spodumene Mountain drilling program, extending the interpreted pegmatite system to about 1.4km. The results strengthen the case for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate, but further assays and geological modelling are still required.

Saturn Metals has secured the key mining lease for its 2.83Moz Apollo Hill project, lodged its environmental review and kept its definitive feasibility study on track for the December quarter. The company ended September with $110.7 million in cash, although a further $39.79 million placement tranche remains subject to FIRB approval.

White Cliff Minerals has expanded copper mineralisation at Danvers to 4.75km, added a new Bornite Hills discovery and secured A$8.77 million from Hancock Prospecting. The funding improves the immediate exploration position, but the project remains at the drilling and assay stage.

Equatorial Resources is awaiting a final ICSID ruling on its Congo iron ore dispute, with a decision indicatively possible in the first half of 2027. The company also remains unable to confirm the status of its Guinea permits, while holding A$6.8 million in cash.