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Green Technology Metals has cleared the environmental assessment for its Seymour lithium project, while a A$15.9 million capital raising leaves the company better placed to complete its definitive feasibility study. The next test is whether permitting, financing and Indigenous agreements can convert that progress into a Final Investment Decision in FY27.

Unico Silver has more than tripled its reported silver-equivalent resource base across Joaquin and Cerro Leon, ending FY26 with A$55.1 million in cash and a maiden Joaquin Pre-Feasibility Study ahead. The next stage will test whether geological scale can become an economically viable project.

Hot Chili’s La Verde copper-gold discovery has expanded rapidly enough to become a cornerstone of the Costa Fuego project, while new funding gives the company room to pursue the next studies and permits. The key test now is whether drilling can translate into a maiden resource and a credible development case.

Riedel Resources has completed the equity-funded acquisition of the Cosmo and Mt Venn gold projects, expanding its exploration portfolio beyond Arizona. But the annual report carries a material going-concern uncertainty, leaving future drilling dependent on further capital and execution.

Ballymore Resources enters FY2027 with Dittmer moving towards underground resource drilling, bulk sampling and trial mining, while Torpy’s has emerged as a second high-grade polymetallic opportunity. The progress came alongside a $3.10 million loss, a $10.92 million royalty liability and a disclosed material uncertainty over ongoing funding.

Santana Minerals has moved Bendigo-Ophir from study toward construction, securing a 30-year mining permit, strategic land control and A$188.3 million in cash. The decisive hurdle remains the Fast-track consent due on 20 January 2027, followed by financing and a final investment decision.

Albright Metals has established a 54,200-ounce JORC 2012 Mineral Resource at the Vail Road deposit in Canada, including 22,500 ounces in the higher-confidence Indicated category. The estimate gives the company a technical foundation for a Scoping Study, but mine economics and metallurgy remain untested.

Catalyst Metals has established about 2Moz of probable Ore Reserves across the Plutonic Gold Belt, enough to underpin a targeted 200koz of annual production for roughly 10 years. The milestone strengthens the company’s growth case, but delivery still depends on mine development, permitting and conversion of additional resources.

Pivotal Metals’ maiden scoping study gives its Horden Lake copper project a projected post-tax NPV of A$920 million against A$411 million of pre-production capital. The headline returns are strong, but the project remains a preliminary study with no Ore Reserve, material Inferred Resource exposure and more than A$400 million still to raise.

Lake Resources has secured the primary provincial environmental permit for its Kachi lithium project in Argentina, clearing the way for detailed engineering and financing work. The approval removes a major development hurdle, but FEED, funding, RIGI approval and a final investment decision remain ahead.

Carnarvon Energy has expanded its Bedout prospective resource inventory by 92% and secured a rig for a 2027 exploration campaign, but Dorado remains stalled before FEED and FID. The company ended FY26 with A$97.7 million in cash, no debt and a A$4.2 million after-tax loss.

Ballard Mining has expanded the Mt Ida Gold Project’s global Mineral Resource Estimate by 56% to 1.836 million ounces, while securing the approvals and cash runway needed to advance development studies. The pre-production company is now targeting a maiden Ore Reserve, feasibility study and Final Investment Decision in the first half of calendar 2027.