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Western Yilgarn has revealed high-grade, shallow gallium mineralisation from re-assayed drill pulps at its Cardea 1 Project, highlighting potential for a large-scale critical minerals resource in Western Australia’s Darling Range.

Evion Group confirms high-grade fluorspar assays up to 88.15% CaF2 at its Carp Project in Nevada, validating a large, near-surface mineralised system. The company plans an extensive exploration program to capitalise on the US critical minerals demand.

OD6 Metals is progressing its acquisition option for the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, a high-grade fluorspar asset poised to address the United States' complete import reliance on this critical mineral vital to semiconductor, battery, and defense sectors.

Stelar Metals (ASX:SLB) is accelerating exploration at its Hill of Leaders Tungsten Project in the Northern Territory, aiming to capitalise on soaring tungsten prices and critical mineral demand driven by Chinese export restrictions.

Gold Hydrogen is accelerating Helium development at its Ramsay Project, leveraging exceptional purity results and independent modelling amid a tightening global Helium supply.

Metallium's US affiliate wins a US$1 million Phase II SBIR contract from the U.S. Department of War to pilot-scale its Flash Joule Heating technology, targeting gallium and germanium extraction from electronic waste. This advances the company’s push to secure domestic supply chains for defence-critical materials.

dorsaVi has qualified three RRAM material stacks compatible with standard foundry processes, paving the way for scalable 22nm RRAM production and advancing its wearable robotics and medical sensor ambitions.

Nanoveu Limited (ASX: NVU) is acquiring Singapore’s Spinoff Robotics, securing proprietary drone platforms and engineering talent to integrate its AI silicon with custom airframes. This vertical integration aims to propel Nanoveu into sovereign drone solutions for defence and critical infrastructure.

Archer Materials progresses its Biosensor platform from alpha to beta prototype, targeting manufacturability and external validation with expanded diagnostic applications including lithium monitoring.

Advanced Energy Minerals is ramping up its Quebec high purity alumina plant to 3,000 tpa by mid-2026, with plans to double capacity to 6,000 tpa by 2029 amid a tightening global market and supply deficit.

Dynamic Metals has cleared a key environmental hurdle at its Meentheena Fluorspar Project in Western Australia, completing baseline flora and fauna surveys with no major constraints detected. This progress supports the company’s push to develop a critical mineral resource vital for semiconductor and energy industries.

Critical Resources has lodged an application to extend its Croesus gold-tungsten permit in New Zealand, targeting a broader tungsten system with historic grades up to 42.6% WO3. This move comes as tungsten prices surge over eightfold due to global supply constraints.