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Catalyst Metals has lifted the Keillor gold Resource from 81koz to 307koz after a major drilling campaign, while the operating mine ramps up near the Plutonic processing plant. The company expects an Ore Reserve update to extend Keillor’s initial three-year mine life.

Nova Minerals has received approximately 500 tons of processing and refining equipment at Port MacKenzie, bringing its planned Alaska antimony facility closer to construction. The company says the delivery arrived ahead of schedule and remains targeting production in 2027.

First Au Limited has secured a potential processing pathway for its Gimlet Gold Project through a conditional 24-month ore purchase agreement with Forrestania Resources. The arrangement could reduce the need for a standalone processing plant, but it remains dependent on permits, a board decision to mine, technical acceptance and commercial viability.

Sentinel Metals has secured a seven-year option to buy out a legacy 1% royalty over claims hosting roughly 500,000 ounces of Columbia’s current resource. The deal caps the purchase price at 500 ounces of gold while limiting near-term payments to 5 ounces a year.

Kali Metals has reported a 2.36-metre intersection grading 10.8g/t gold from just 8.7 metres at its Marble Bar project in Western Australia. The Phase II results extend the shallow gold system across a cumulative 3km strike, but the project remains at the exploration stage with no mineral resource yet defined.

ASX has granted Hammer Metals waivers allowing it to cancel 29.5 million options and restructure its capital for the proposed Austral Resources deal and Western Australian gold demerger. The transaction still depends on the scheme becoming effective, while the demerger requires shareholder approval.

Cobre has secured two ore supply agreements that could add about 300 tonnes of copper cathode a month from Q4 2026, without changing its existing production guidance. The deal is designed to lift utilisation of the under-used Sierra Atacama plant while the company transitions from underground to open-pit mining in 2027.

Maronan Metals has intersected repeated copper-gold zones north of its 2025 Indicated resource at the Maronan Project, including a 20-metre interval grading 0.83% copper and 0.42g/t gold. The results support ongoing resource growth work, but further drilling and assays are needed before any resource change can be established.

Marimaca Copper has reported a 216-metre sulphide intersection grading 0.96% copper and 7.2g/t silver at Pampa Medina, including 62 metres at 2.20% copper and 21.5g/t silver. Step-out drilling also extended mineralised horizons beyond the central zone, while diamond drilling is now testing deeper ground to the north and northwest.

Brightstar Resources says construction of its 1.5Mtpa Laverton processing plant remains on schedule and within budget, with first gold still targeted for June 2027. The update also marks the end of underground mining at Second Fortune as the company shifts towards commissioning and new mine development.

Haranga Resources is preparing to begin a 16-hole underground drilling campaign at its Lincoln Gold Project, targeting the southern resource and an under-drilled gap between the Lincoln and Comet zones. The programme arrives alongside new underground power infrastructure, completed dewatering and several assays that could shape a later resource update.

Evion has identified a previously unmined 200m by 200m prospect at its Carp Fluorspar Project in Nevada, just 300m from the historic South Pit. Assays are pending, with geophysical surveys and a potential maiden drilling programme next in line.

FMR Resources has identified a strong induced polarisation anomaly beneath historical artisanal workings at its Esperanza prospect in Chile, marking it as a priority drill target. The result is encouraging, but remains an early-stage geophysical signal pending 3D modelling, fieldwork and drilling.

DPM Metals has extended mineralization beyond the existing Dumitru Potok resource in Serbia, led by a 21-metre interval grading 5.44% copper equivalent. The company will add up to 15,000 metres to its 2026 drilling campaign as it works towards a resource update and preliminary economic assessment.

Australian Critical Minerals says one extended drill hole at its Flint project in Peru has strengthened the case for a near-surface epithermal system and a deeper concealed porphyry target. The interpretation remains conceptual, with no economic-grade intersections or mineral resource reported.

Sovereign Metals says a simple add-on circuit at its Malawi project could generate US$722 million of pre-tax value from monazite by-product recovery. The opportunity is commercially striking, but remains a preliminary scoping result dependent on further testwork, approvals, funding and customer qualification.

Nelson Resources has lodged a Notice of Intent to collect up to 1,000 short tons of remnant mineralised material from the Orleans Mine in Nevada for bulk-scale metallurgical testing. The program could test whether laboratory recovery results translate to commercial-mill conditions, but remains subject to approval, bonding and the appointment of a third-party mill.

Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured approval for a R$77.5 million BNDES financing facility, reducing the estimated senior debt still required for its Colossus rare earth project to about US$280 million. The 16-year facility carries an indicative current cost of approximately 4.8% and supports the project’s Brazilian processing and research infrastructure.

Forrestania Resources has secured a framework to purchase and process up to 2 million tonnes of third-party ore while locking in key laboratory, haulage and reagent arrangements for its Lake Johnston and Edna May hubs. The agreements strengthen restart preparation, although financial terms, margins and delivery timing remain undisclosed.

Patronus Resources is taking a well-funded exploration campaign into a busy phase, with 30,000 metres of multi-rig drilling underway at Pine Creek and a stated $65 million in cash and investments. The investor presentation also highlights a 2.3Moz AuEq resource base, although parts of the portfolio rely on historical estimates and future WA work remains dependent on heritage access.

Corazon Mining has confirmed shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation at its Wembley prospect in Western Australia, with drilling extending the known system about 60 metres east of historic work. Seven assays remain outstanding as the company prepares follow-up drilling aimed at an eventual Exploration Target and potential Mineral Resource.

Rox Resources has increased Youanmi’s Ore Reserve by 8% to 727,000 ounces after mining depletion, while the broader Mineral Resource edged up to 2.195 million ounces. The update excludes results from recent surface and underground drilling programs, leaving future revisions as a potential source of change.

Olympio Metals has begun field exploration across its Jacknife and Raven silver projects in the United States, with drilling at Jacknife expected to start imminently. A replacement announcement also strengthens the company’s description of a historical foreign estimate, while making clear that the estimate remains non-JORC and requires fresh verification.

Metal Hawk has highlighted a shallow, high-grade gold intercept at the Numbat lode in Western Australia, with the structure remaining open along strike and at depth. Follow-up drilling is due to resume shortly, but the discovery remains an exploration result rather than a defined resource.