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Barton Gold has moved deeper into development after raising $40.9 million, completing its largest-ever drilling campaign and ending FY2026 with $31.9 million in cash. The progress came alongside a $22.4 million loss as spending accelerated across Tunkillia, Challenger, Tolmer and Wudinna.

Resolution Minerals has turned Horse Heaven into the centre of its strategy, pairing broad gold drilling with high-grade antimony and tungsten test work. The expansion came with a sharply higher A$53.3 million FY2026 loss and a disclosed dependence on future funding.

Delta Lithium has outlined Q4 reconnaissance drilling across six Yinnetharra targets, including two gold anomalies supported by high-grade rock-chip and historic drill results. At Mt Ida, new lithium, tantalum and rubidium intersections are feeding a resource update while a 1-tonne metallurgical program moves ahead.

Metal Powder Works has converted its first copper infiltration order into a two-year agreement worth approximately US$600,000, adding contracted demand ahead of its planned capacity expansion. Supply is scheduled to begin in January 2027.

Cadoux says resampling of 21 historical Danube drill holes has extended rare earth-zircon mineralisation up to 1.4 kilometres north of its June Exploration Target and opened a southern target area. The results move the project towards planned infill drilling, a maiden Mineral Resource and a Scoping Study, but key mineralogy and access hurdles remain.

White Cliff Minerals has expanded its Rae Copper-Silver Project into a multi-kilometre copper system, with a peak interval of 21.1% copper and recoveries reaching 95.4%. The exploration progress came alongside an A$18.8 million FY26 loss, A$14.5 million operating cash outflow and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over going concern.

Black Canyon has established a maiden 23.6Mt manganese resource at Wandanya in Western Australia, alongside 12.5Mt of iron mineralisation. The high-confidence estimate includes potential direct-shipping material, while a scoping study is targeted for completion in December.

Nex Metals returned to profit in FY2026 after selling its remaining Arika joint venture interest, but the gain did not resolve its underlying funding pressure. The company ended the year with $422,452 in cash, net liabilities of $471,232 and a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern.

Norwest Minerals has strengthened the technical case for its Bulgera heap-leach project with a revised 191,000-ounce resource and 86% bottle-roll recoveries. But the ASX-listed explorer ended FY2026 with $394,541 in cash, and its auditor highlighted material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern.

PhosCo has expanded its Gasaat phosphate project with a 166.6Mt resource and new processing results, but its auditor has flagged material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ASX-listed explorer ended FY2026 with $5.86 million in cash, a $4.48 million consolidated loss and a $2.71 million working capital deficit.

Orbminco has shifted from exploration to gold development, with Majestic North now carrying a 50,300-ounce JORC resource and a proposed low-capital route towards production. The annual report also flags material uncertainty over going concern as cash stood at $1.92 million after a loss-making year.

ACDC Metals enters FY27 with a larger Nevada exploration footprint and a 10-year licence over its Goschen Central rare earths project, but a sharply higher annual loss and ongoing funding needs remain part of the picture. The company plans up to 2,500 metres of reverse-circulation drilling at Mount Jackson in Q4 CY2026.