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VHM's refreshed feasibility study projects an A$807 million pre-tax NPV for its Goschen rare earths and mineral sands project, with approvals and major procurement work substantially advanced. The project still needs financing, lender due diligence and a Final Investment Decision before construction can begin.

LE Minerals has amended its proposed $20 million sale of three Queensland graphite projects after ASX flagged promoter and classified-asset rules that could lock up consideration shares. The cash component may now range from $2 million to $5 million, while shareholder approvals and MBM’s proposed IPO remain key execution hurdles.

TechGen Metals has emerged from a year of lower losses and stronger cash reserves with three gold projects lined up for drilling, while copper and base-metal targets remain in the portfolio. The funding runway is improved, but the August capital raising and new director securities add a material dilution question.

Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF delivered a 31.2% return for the year ended 30 June 2026, while net assets climbed to $280.9 million after the PAI scheme of arrangement. The result was strong in absolute terms but trailed its Asian equity benchmark by 6.7 percentage points.

Frasers Group has given shareholders four more months to accept its on-market takeover offer for Accent Group, extending the deadline to 29 January 2027. The offer price and all other terms remain unchanged.

Acumentis delivered a sharp improvement in profit and cash generation despite lower revenue, supported by cost control and diversification beyond mortgage valuations. The result comes with a governance complication: a Section 249D requisition seeking to replace the chairman and managing director.

Perpetual Diversified Income Fund lifted operating profit 38% to $169.9 million and grew net assets to $3.255 billion in the year to 30 June 2026. The fund also launched its Class E Active ETF, ASX:DIFF, while KPMG issued an unqualified audit opinion.

Barrow Hanley Global Share Fund grew net assets attributable to unitholders to A$2.78 billion in the year to 30 June 2026, even as operating profit fell to A$374.7 million. Distributions more than doubled to A$483.1 million, reflecting a larger and more active fund rather than a straightforward improvement in underlying earnings.

Nexus Minerals has more than doubled the Wallbrook Gold Project’s Mineral Resource to 631,000oz, adding maiden resources at Payns and Branches. Combined with Pinnacles, group resources now stand at 709,000oz, although most Wallbrook ounces remain Inferred and no Ore Reserve has been defined.

Viking Mines has identified several wide zones of visually confirmed scheelite in ongoing RC drilling at its Linka tungsten project in Nevada, including 22 metres across a 24-metre horizon. The encouraging visual results remain unassayed, leaving laboratory results as the next critical test of grade and continuity.

Latrobe Magnesium has detailed the capital, feedstock and valuation assumptions behind its proposed 50 ktpa magnesium plant in South Carolina. The project retains strong headline economics, but funding, feasibility work and a final investment decision remain ahead.

Cadence Opportunities Fund Limited (ASX:CDO) delivered a record $5.66 million after-tax profit and a 30.3% fund return in FY2026. The listed investment company is entering the new year with elevated cash, reduced gold exposure and a discounted share purchase plan underway.