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EcoGraf’s underwritten share purchase plan raised $3.552 million, well above its $2 million target, after shareholders applied for the full oversubscription. The result gives the company additional funding while leaving the final issue price and dilution to be confirmed.

AnteoTech has set sales conversion as its FY2027 priority after FY2026 sales revenue slipped to A$460,397, while operating expenses fell sharply and cash stood at A$11.2 million. The battery materials and life sciences company says customer evaluations and partnership discussions are building, but most opportunities remain short of recurring commercial revenue.

Firebird Metals is moving from manganese exploration towards downstream battery materials, with its Perth demonstration plant backed by a A$2 million ARENA grant. But the ASX-listed company remains loss-making, has A$3.61 million in cash and faces a material uncertainty over its ability to continue without further funding.

Li-S Energy has narrowed its FY26 loss and reached several commercialisation milestones, including a 2C Power Cell, international shipping approvals and its first lithium foil sale. But the ASX battery developer still needs customer offtake and fresh funding before its proposed 1 GWh manufacturing expansion can become reality.

Navigator Global Investments expects to receive USD40-43 million upfront after New York Life Investment Management agrees to acquire 60% of Invictus Capital Partners. The deal crystallises value from NGI’s 2022 investment while leaving shareholders exposed to earn-outs, distributions and a second sale in 2031.

NGX Limited (ASX:NGX) has warned of a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern after cash reserves fell to A$1.65 million. The minerals explorer says it will need additional working capital through September 2027, despite advancing graphite, rutile and uranium projects.

Power Minerals has repositioned around two Brazilian critical minerals projects, led by Morro do Ferro’s thick, high-grade rare earth intersections and a conceptual 10.7Mt Exploration Target. The shift comes with stronger funding and no borrowings, but the audited accounts warn that further financing remains essential.

EcoGraf has strengthened the technical and commercial case for its Tanzanian graphite strategy, including a larger Epanko ore reserve and planned downstream processing. But cash fell to A$3.8 million, and auditors flagged a material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

Australian Silica Quartz Group is shifting its centre of gravity from exploration to development after adding the 47.3Mt White Swan Kaolin Project. The project has an approved 250,000-tonne-per-year mining concept, but commercial offtake and feasibility work remain ahead.

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.

Image Resources has secured a A$5 million cash advance from LB Group while negotiating a broader deal that could bring further funding and mineral sands processing equipment into its Durack and Yandanooka projects. The advance comes without issuing new shares, but the larger transaction remains unresolved.