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Diatreme Resources reported a $745,000 net loss for FY 2025 but strengthened its financial footing through asset sales and an IPO stake. The company’s Northern Silica Project and Cyclone Zircon Project showed significant technical progress, while a major Cape Flattery asset sale aims to streamline operations and unlock funding.

Boab Metals has locked in a A$236 million syndicated loan split evenly between AUD and USD tranches to fund the Sorby Hills Silver-Lead Project, with first drawdown expected in Q3 2026 and production targeted for late 2027.

Alliance Nickel is pursuing capital cost savings at its NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project through vat leaching trials while reporting promising gold assay results from initial drilling at Australia United. A $4.15 million entitlement offer aims to fund these efforts amid ongoing offtake renegotiations with Stellantis.

Perpetual Resources continues to hit high-grade lithium and caesium targets at its Igrejinha and Renaldinho projects while strategically entering the tungsten market with a sizeable new tenure in Brazil’s Seridó Mineral Province. The company is gearing up for trenching and drilling campaigns amid a tight cash position.

WA1 Resources has delivered a fresh batch of high-grade niobium intersections at its Luni Project, underpinning a Mineral Resource Estimate update due next quarter. The company also maintains a robust cash balance of $131 million as it advances pre-development activities.

QX Resources (ASX: QXR) secured all exploration licences for its Madaba Uranium Project in Tanzania, confirming high-grade surface uranium and advancing its 2026 exploration program with $1.23 million funding. Preparations are underway for a heli-borne survey and maiden drilling campaign.

Western Yilgarn NL has reported a maiden discovery of high-grade gallium-tellurium mineralisation at its Ida Holmes Junction Project, alongside confirmation of extensive cobalt-nickel-copper-lead-scandium mineralisation continuity. The company also updated its substantial bauxite resource base in its March 2026 quarterly report.

NT Minerals Limited aims to raise up to $968,722 through a pro-rata entitlement offer and complete the acquisition of Slipstream Paynes Find, a move critical to meeting ASX reinstatement conditions and funding exploration in Western Australia.

Venari Minerals has delivered a maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for its Red Mountain Lithium Project in Nevada, revealing 3.03 million tonnes of contained Lithium Carbonate Equivalent. The company also reported improved beneficiation results and completed a share buyback to streamline its register.

Hamelin Gold is gearing up for a busy 2026 with planned drilling across three key Western Australian gold provinces, underpinned by a solid cash position and strategic asset sales.

Cooper Metals has completed all regulatory approvals for a ~1,400m RC drill program at Ardmore North, targeting Q2 2026 commencement. The company also executed a strategic asset swap to acquire the Pyramid Gold Project, backed by a nearly $1 million placement.

Duketon Mining has kicked off its maiden drilling program at the Barlee Gold Project, targeting multiple large gold anomalies, while reporting a combined nickel resource exceeding 100,000 tonnes across its Rosie and C2 deposits.