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Metals Australia has established a maiden 45.7Mt Inferred VTM resource at Manindi West, alongside test work producing titanium oxide above 99% purity. The opportunity is sizeable, but remains an early-stage resource supported by conceptual expansion targets and screening-level economics.

Nimy Resources has paired a maiden gallium resource and encouraging metallurgical recoveries with a sharp warning about funding pressure and an unresolved Lind legal dispute. The explorer ended FY2026 with $3.92 million in cash, but a $4.76 million Lind liability and an auditor-flagged going-concern uncertainty remain central risks.

EcoGraf’s preliminary review has identified potential to lift Epanko Stage 1 production from 73,000 to 87,600 tonnes per annum, while reducing first-10-year C1 costs by 5.8%. The higher-output case remains subject to further engineering, financing work and a Final Investment Decision.

Peninsula Energy expects to book an approximately US$50 million non-cash impairment against legacy assets at its Lance uranium project in Wyoming. The charge removes value from Mine Units 1, 2 and 3 as the company concentrates capital and technical resources on Mine Unit 4 and future development.

Legacy Minerals enters FY2027 with a larger Mt Carrington resource, a positive preliminary development study and fresh drilling underway, but the proposed mine still requires substantial funding. The ASX-listed explorer reported a A$1.85 million FY2026 loss and held A$6.07 million in cash at year-end.

Podium Minerals says optimisation work has maintained approximately 80% overall 3E recovery while cutting the targeted size of its downstream recovery circuit by about half. The technical gains came alongside a larger annual loss and an explicit reliance on further funding to advance Parks Reef.

Brightstar Resources says laboratory testwork across deposits representing about 80% of its Sandstone resource supports a conventional gravity and carbon-in-leach processing route, with average recoveries around 94%. The results provide the processing basis for the project’s pre-feasibility study, although Bull Oak and further variability testing remain outstanding.

Core Lithium has moved Finniss from care and maintenance back into active mining, with first spodumene concentrate produced after year end and a December-quarter shipment targeted. The restart leaves the company with A$181.8 million in cash, but also a substantial execution task ahead as Grants ramps up and BP33 is developed.

Lefroy Exploration has moved from explorer to gold producer after Lucky Strike delivered its first gold, while Mt Martin and Burns advanced towards potential development. The milestone comes alongside a $2.136 million loss and an auditor warning that uncertain profit distributions may require further funding.

Critica Limited (ASX:CRI) has delivered stronger technical results across its Jupiter rare earths and Mt Lindsay tin-tungsten projects, but the developer remains dependent on further funding. Two scoping studies targeted for Q3 2026 now carry the burden of translating resource potential and laboratory results into project economics.

Western Yilgarn expanded its inferred bauxite inventory to 244Mt and added gallium, tellurium, cobalt, scandium and gold targets during FY2026. But the explorer ended the year with $159,481 in cash, a $1.78 million loss and an auditor warning that further funding is required to continue planned activities.

Cavalier Resources has lifted the Crawford Gold Project’s Stage 1 NPV by about 50% to A$77.2 million, while drilling supports extensions beyond the planned starter pit. But the annual report also flags a material uncertainty over going concern, with proposed project financing still subject to definitive documentation.