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Aruma Resources’ 2026 annual report puts the Tillex Copper-Silver Project at the centre of its strategy after wide, high-grade drilling results in Ontario. But the explorer also reported a $2.71 million loss, $788,658 in cash and a material going-concern uncertainty dependent on further capital.

Matsa Resources has received a $10 million deposit from AngloGold Ashanti for the early acquisition of selected Lake Carey tenements. Ministerial consent has been secured, but the remaining $45 million depends on outstanding third-party approvals.

Sinclair Gold’s FY2026 annual report captures the company’s rapid shift from a small explorer to a well-funded Mt Henry-focused gold developer-in-waiting. The project’s resource stood at 915,000 ounces at year-end, before a post-year-end update lifted it to 1.8 million ounces after 20,426 metres of drilling.

Image Resources has confirmed LB Group has paid a A$5 million advance while negotiations continue over a potential transaction involving significant interests in its Durack and Yandanooka projects. The payment is repayable if binding documents are not signed by 31 October 2026, unless the parties agree to extend that date.

Big River Industries delivered a stronger FY26 despite subdued residential construction, lifting underlying EBITDA 8.4% and reducing gearing after its Johns Building Supplies acquisition. The company is targeting double-digit underlying EBITDA growth in FY27, while its strategic options review remains unresolved.

Astral Resources has strengthened its balance sheet and expanded its Mandilla gold resource as it moves from explorer toward developer. The next test is converting deep drilling, permitting progress and a proposed early-production joint venture into funded construction decisions.

HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW) reported a $49.7 million FY26 statutory loss, suspended distributions and received an unmodified audit opinion that nevertheless highlighted a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. The key unresolved issue is the transfer of 10 Healthscope hospitals to alternative operators.

WIN Metals has lodged two major Western Australian permit applications covering the proposed restart of its Radio Gold Project. The milestone advances the project toward construction, but funding, approvals and a final investment decision remain outstanding.

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.

Lunnon Metals has delivered thick, consistent gold intersections at the Plentiful prospect, where drilling now sits at approximately 20m by 20m spacing. The company is moving towards modelling and economic assessment, although a separate deep-drilling target failed to deliver enough encouragement for further work.

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.

New Murchison Gold turned its Crown Prince operation into a powerful cash generator, reporting $146.95 million in net profit after tax and $201.7 million in cash for the nine months to 30 June 2026. The next test is whether Cloudkicker, Lydia and the Crown Prince underground opportunity can extend that performance.