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Venari Minerals has exercised its option to acquire a Nevada property and private water entitlement near its Red Mountain Lithium Project for total consideration of US$400,000. The deal addresses a stated development constraint, although completion and the project’s broader economics remain ahead.

Kingsgate Consolidated has converted a full year of Chatree mining into record financial results, with revenue up 77% and net profit reaching A$277.9 million. The balance sheet is stronger, dividends have returned and Nueva Esperanza is moving towards a feasibility decision, but higher waste movement and project execution now replace the turnaround story.

Venari Minerals has moved Red Mountain from grassroots discovery to a 3.03Mt lithium carbonate equivalent inferred resource, backed by 99.5% battery-grade lithium carbonate test work. The next test is commercial rather than geological, with drilling, permitting and a planned Scoping Study now competing against a large loss and ongoing funding needs.

American Rare Earths has expanded the proposed Cowboy State Mine in Wyoming to a 4.5 million tonne per year operation with a 26-year mine plan and an estimated after-tax NPV of US$1.07 billion. The stronger study case comes with higher capital, lower recoveries and no Ore Reserves, leaving metallurgy, permitting and funding as the next tests.

Kingsgate Consolidated delivered a record FY2026 net profit of $278 million, driven by strong gold and silver output at Chatree and a $68.6 million impairment reversal at the Nueva Esperanza project, while declaring a 10 cent final dividend.

Black Bear Minerals (ASX: BKB) has raised $12.5 million through a placement at a 16% discount to fund underground drilling and resource validation at its Shafter Silver Project in Texas, signaling strong institutional support for advancing mine restart plans.

Venari Minerals has kicked off a 12-hole diamond drilling campaign at its Red Mountain Lithium Project in Nevada to elevate a significant portion of its resource from Inferred to Indicated status, setting the stage for a maiden Scoping Study in early 2027.

Kingsgate Resources hit its FY26 production target with 86,078 ounces of gold and outperformed cost guidance, while advancing key assets and joining the ASX200.

EQ Resources reported FY26 tungsten production of 1,189 tonnes WO3 and is advancing major expansion projects at its Mt Carbine and Barruecopardo mines to more than triple output amid tightening global supply.

Black Bear Minerals' re-assay of historic drill core at its Shafter Silver Project in Texas reveals significantly higher silver grades and new polymetallic mineralisation, underpinning plans to expand the resource and advance mine restart studies.

Kingsgate Consolidated has met its FY26 gold production guidance, delivering a 15% increase in output at Chatree alongside a 22% rise in silver production. The company ends the year with A$179 million in cash, bullion, and doré, underpinning its financial flexibility amid strategic investments.

Silver Mines has submitted a refreshed Biodiversity Development Assessment Report for its Bowdens Silver Project, moving the development application closer to redetermination by NSW authorities. The project remains a critical minerals priority with significant job creation potential.