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Liontown Limited delivered its strongest financial quarter since production began, achieving a self-funded quarter with a $33 million cash boost and surpassing underground mining targets ahead of schedule, while maintaining FY2026 guidance amid robust lithium market conditions.

Metals X reported its fourth highest quarterly tin production at Renison with robust financials despite rising unit costs, while progressing the Rentails project and maintaining a strong cash position.

Sunstone Metals reported robust growth at its Bramaderos gold-copper project with a 3.6Moz AuEq resource and substantial exploration targets. Drilling at Copete and Porotillo prospects confirmed mineralisation continuity, underpinning potential resource upgrades.

Dateline Resources is poised to release its Colosseum Gold Project Bankable Feasibility Study imminently, while expanding rare earth exploration at its new Music Valley project and bolstering its balance sheet with a $50 million placement.

AdAlta has launched its East-to-West cellular immunotherapy strategy through a co-development deal for CAR-T therapy BZDS1901, showing promising complete tumour clearance in mesothelioma patients and transferring manufacturing to Australia to boost scalability.

Appen Limited’s Q1 FY26 revenue rose 9% year-on-year to $54.8 million, driven by an 88% surge in its China business. Despite a 37% drop in the Global segment due to seasonality, the company reaffirmed full-year guidance and highlighted expanding AI operational efficiencies.

AVADA Group reported a 14.9% rise in cash receipts for Q1 2026, underpinned by strong sales in Queensland and New South Wales, while completing a refinancing that improves liquidity and covenant headroom.

Chalice Mining has bolstered its leadership and financing strategy while advancing a Feasibility Study for its Gonneville palladium-nickel-copper project, amid improving market conditions and promising exploration results.

Celsius Resources appoints Bardin Davis as MD to lead financing efforts for the MCB Copper-Gold Project, extends Final Investment Decision timeline to late 2026, and navigates a complex ownership dispute in the Philippines while raising A$9.3 million.

Somerset Minerals advances exploration at its Coppermine Project with resumed drilling at Jura North delivering strong copper intercepts, while a newly identified 17km Talisker corridor emerges as a high-priority target with exceptional geochemical signatures.

Clean TeQ Water boosted its cash position and operational momentum in Q3 FY26, winning a A$10.4 million DESALX execution contract at Nyrstar Belgium, completing a uranium plant at Heathgate Resources, and advancing lithium and phosphate projects internationally.

Altech Batteries has won conditional approval for a €46.11 million German government grant supporting its CERENERGY® Sodium-Chloride Solid-State battery project, while shifting its Silumina AnodesTM R&D operations to Germany to enhance efficiency and cut costs.