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Vulcan Steel has carried its FY26 recovery into the new year, reporting a 39% lift in first-quarter revenue and a 51% increase in EBITDA. The company also raised its FY26 dividend, while cautioning that Australia and New Zealand’s recovery remains gradual and uneven.

Yancoal’s September quarter brought stronger realised coal prices and a A$340 million rise in cash before its Kestrel acquisition and interim dividend. The US$1.85 billion deal now starts contributing earnings, although the mine’s first quarter will include a planned longwall relocation and additional debt funding.

VEEM has secured initial A$0.8 million purchase orders from HII for the Virginia Class submarine program, becoming the first Australian AUSSQ-qualified supplier to do so. The award gives the Perth defence manufacturer a foothold in the US submarine supply chain, although the value of future opportunities remains uncertain.

ACDC Metals has moved Mount Jackson from target generation towards field execution, with BLM approval now in hand for a 15-hole program and up to 2,500 metres of RC drilling. The company ended September with $2.744 million in cash after raising $976,000 from an entitlement offer shortfall.

True North Copper says its Cloncurry Copper Project has reached a more substantial technical base, with Wallace North flotation tests averaging 88.9% copper recovery and contained copper-equivalent Resources rising 62% to 204kt. The pre-feasibility study remains targeted for completion in late 2026, but gold recovery, toll-processing terms and economic outcomes are still unresolved.

Verbrec has secured approximately A$22 million of water and wastewater infrastructure awards since the start of FY2027, led by a NZ$15.1 million headworks project in New Zealand. The contracts extend into FY2028 and support the company’s existing FY2027 revenue guidance, although margins and cash-flow timing remain undisclosed.

Ingenia Communities has granted Warburg Pincus comprehensive due diligence access as the parties work towards a process deed for the proposed $5.25-per-stapled-security takeover. The proposal remains non-binding, while Ingenia continues to progress its separate Peet transaction.

Ovanti sharply reduced its quarterly operating cash outflow to A$491,096, helped by higher customer receipts and cost reductions. But with only A$227,000 in cash, the ASX-listed fintech remains dependent on further funding, operating receipts and uncertain legal recoveries.

TMK Energy has secured Mongolian regulatory acceptance for a formal gas discovery at its Gurvantes XXXV Pilot Well Project, opening the next stage toward appraisal, reserves and a potential production licence. The milestone starts a 90-day window for an appraisal program, but no reserves or commercial production figures have yet been established.

Klevo’s Fly Wallet doubled monthly revenue to $38.0 million in August, powered overwhelmingly by stablecoin sales. The subsidiary remained operating-profit positive, although gross profit fell as management fee income shifted into September.

Microba has secured a $2.025 million placement while cutting costs further, launching GI Navigator and advancing its proposed merger with Genetic Signatures. The funding comes as the company reports strong Australian testing growth but only about one quarter of cash cover before the raise.

Brazilian Rare Earths has strengthened the development case for its Brazilian rare earths portfolio, reporting high-grade Monte Alto drilling, a new Sulista discovery and first concentrate production at Camaçari. The company ended September with A$121.8 million in cash and no borrowings, although its headline US$6.0 billion project valuation remains based on a preliminary study with substantial inferred resources.