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Neometals Ltd has restarted exploration drilling at its Barrambie Project in Western Australia, focusing on expanding known copper and gold mineralisation at the Rinaldi and Ironclad deposits.

PC Gold has settled the purchase of a 64-room accommodation camp near its Spring Hill Gold Project, cutting capital costs and enabling faster operational ramp-up. The company also announced a 500,000 performance rights issue to align employee incentives with key project milestones.

Richmond Vanadium Technology has appointed Seth McCann as General Manager for Development, Approvals & Studies, positioning the company to advance critical environmental and regulatory milestones for its Queensland vanadium project.

Lithium Plus Minerals has boosted its Lei Deposit lithium resource by 34%, raising contained lithium to 78.4kt and increasing Indicated resources to 55%, underpinning plans for a low-capex underground direct shipping ore operation.

Brightstar Resources has more than doubled the Indicated Mineral Resources at its Sandstone Gold Project to 1.1 million ounces, pushing the total resource base to 2.9 million ounces ahead of a key feasibility study.

Corazon Mining has identified multiple high-grade gold intercepts beyond the existing 191,000 oz resource at its Chalice project, prompting a targeted drilling campaign starting Q3 2026 to test resource expansion potential.

EQ Resources reported FY26 tungsten production of 1,189 tonnes WO3 and is advancing major expansion projects at its Mt Carbine and Barruecopardo mines to more than triple output amid tightening global supply.

Manuka Resources has lifted the Wonawinta Silver Mine's Ore Reserve by 28%, underpinning its imminent restart of silver and gold production with upgraded plant facilities and contracted mining operations.

Redcastle Resources reports robust initial assays from Queen Alexandra grade-control drilling, revealing shallow high-grade gold mineralisation that supports ongoing mining alongside Redcastle Reef.

Waratah Minerals (ASX:WTM) has delivered robust drilling results from its Consols Zone at the Spur Project, extending high-grade gold mineralisation across multiple directions and depths. Notable intercepts include a 144m run at 1.49 g/t Au, underpinning the project's district-scale potential.

RareX Limited’s latest metallurgical program at Cummins Range delivers a breakthrough 9.5x upgrade in rare earth concentrate grade and confirms a viable gallium by-product extraction pathway, setting the stage for integrated multi-element processing.

New Frontier Minerals has reported strong surface copper grades at its Mt Storm prospect in Queensland, with assays up to 6.88% Cu and promising acid-leach recoveries, reinforcing the prospect’s potential within the NWQ Copper Project.