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M Battery Materials has lodged a prospectus for a $15 million to $25 million IPO, taking its proposed acquisition of LE Minerals’ Queensland graphite assets into a more concrete phase. The transaction still requires LE Minerals shareholder approval and successful ASX admission.

Critical Minerals Group is seeking up to $2.05 million to begin definitive feasibility work at its Lindfield Vanadium Project, backed by existing shareholders and a new non-executive director. The raise could increase shares on issue by 27% if fully subscribed, with key related-party commitments still requiring approval.

Provaris Energy’s share purchase plan attracted preliminary applications of $755,000, exceeding its $600,000 target. The company will accept the oversubscription, with the final amount, issue price and share allocation due on 21 October.

Albion Resources has secured $1.8 million from sophisticated and professional investors to expand drilling at its Gidgee Gold Project, after an initial aircore hole returned a high-grade gold intersection. The raise will also support the planned acquisition of additional exploration ground, although further drilling is needed to establish continuity and scale.

RAS Technology has agreed to a $49.8 million all-cash takeover by The Press Association, giving shareholders a 93% premium to the last traded price. The deal has board and founder support, but still requires an independent expert’s endorsement, shareholder approval and Federal Court sanction.

Barkly Rare Earths has added 13 significant rare earth intercepts from 16 holes at its Northern Territory project, extending confirmed mineralisation across 23km. The results strengthen the case for a larger resource, although the next test is whether pending assays translate that continuity into a materially bigger estimate.

Swift TV has agreed to extend its fully drawn $5.53 million secured facility by 12 months, giving it until March 2028 to repay the debt. The extension comes with a higher interest rate, a capitalised fee and 100 million warrants for lender Pure Asset Management, and still requires ASX clearance or shareholder approval.

Genetic Signatures says its existing directors will resign if BCAL nominees become a majority after the 28 October EGM. The company is also demanding clarity on whether BCAL intends to merge with GSS, pointing to the stark difference between the two companies’ cash runways.

Neometals has cut its annual loss and sharpened its portfolio, but Deloitte has warned of a material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The miner says it may need about A$5 million in additional funding from December while pursuing unpaid placement proceeds from Omaha Value Holdings.

Cooper Metals has launched a fully underwritten 1-for-4 entitlement issue at 7.5 cents a share to raise up to $2.695 million before costs. Most of the proceeds are earmarked for the Chalterra copper project and its acquisition, while shareholders who do not participate face potential dilution.

Arrow Minerals is seeking to expand its Pilbara iron ore footprint to more than 1,600 square kilometres through the Turee Creek acquisition and 12 new exploration applications. The land grab comes with historical high-grade results, but all relevant tenure remains pending and no resource has been defined.

Zip Co will ask shareholders to approve a five-for-one share consolidation at its 19 November AGM, reducing its ordinary shares from about 1.246 billion to 249.2 million on an indicative basis. The move is designed to reshape the company’s capital structure, not alter the underlying value of investors’ holdings.