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TG Metals has advanced its Van Uden gold development and Lake Johnston lithium project, including a high-return heap-leach study and a maiden 6.71Mt lithium resource. But the ASX explorer ended September with A$1.523 million in cash, equivalent to just 1.05 quarters of funding at the reported spending rate.

Benz Mining has defined a 100-200 metre-wide mineralised system across the first kilometre of the 3km Icon trend, with stacked gold lenses continuing beyond 500 metres vertically. The results add weight to the company’s push for a maiden Glenburgh resource in Q1 2027, while leaving the critical question of true widths and resource scale unresolved.

Medallion Metals is moving towards first gold production, with Cosmic Boy processing scheduled to begin this month and initial sales expected in November. At Kundip, the first box-cut blast is complete and underground development remains targeted for December.

WA1 Resources has reported broad, high-grade niobium intersections from infill drilling at the eastern zone of its Luni Project, with 41 further assays still pending. The results are intended to support a Q1 CY2027 resource update targeting an initial Measured Resource, while the Pre-Feasibility Study remains on track for completion this quarter.

Aeris Resources finished FY26 with $178.5 million in net profit, $290.2 million of EBITDA and no material debt, while Tritton’s copper reserves expanded sharply. The challenge now shifts from rebuilding the balance sheet to converting a larger resource base into sustained production.

Gulf Stream Energy has identified oil in two separate sandstone zones at its Zydeco project in Louisiana, although the result is based solely on wireline logs and has not yet been flow-tested. The well also retains access to the undrilled Upper Tweedle gas and condensate target.

Vysarn delivered another year of rapid earnings growth, with revenue rising 31% and net profit after tax climbing 41% to $15.11 million. The bigger test now is whether its $65.3 million capital raise and Welltech acquisition can turn a growing collection of water businesses into a genuinely national platform.

Forrestania Resources says Edna May could process first ore and begin gold production in mid-December 2026, bringing forward the company’s near-term production pathway. The target remains conditional on final equipment arriving and being installed on time.

Aura Energy’s Tiris uranium project has emerged from its bankable feasibility study with a US$500.3 million post-tax NPV and a target to produce by the end of 2028. The economics are substantial, but the funding package is not secured and nearly one-third of the mine plan relies on Inferred Resources.

Deep Yellow has withdrawn its target for a fourth-quarter 2026 Final Investment Decision on the Tumas uranium project, citing weak equity market conditions and constrained funding options. Construction continues, but the company has not provided a revised FID date or funding structure.

Santana Minerals has moved the Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project closer to development, with a draft Fast-track Approvals decision expected in the December quarter and a competitive project debt process now underway. Strong Rise and Shine drilling and an A$179.7 million quarter-end cash balance provide further support, although construction remains conditional on approvals, financing and a final investment decision.

Neometals reported high-grade gold and copper intersections at Barrambie during the September quarter, but its cash position remains tight after drawing a A$2 million secured loan. The company estimated only 1.08 quarters of funding and is still pursuing A$5 million in unpaid placement proceeds.