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Eneco Refresh has delivered its strongest profit in five years despite raw material inflation and logistics disruption, with operating cash flow and cash reserves also improving. The company now has scope to invest in automation and consider selective acquisitions, but offers no FY2027 earnings guidance or dividend.

Dyno Nobel has reaffirmed its FY26 outlook and retained its A$600 million FY28 underlying EBIT ambition, while setting a new A$800 million target for FY31. The explosives maker is positioning defence energetics, premium technology and growth in mining markets as the next leg of expansion.

Red Metal’s Sybella project has moved closer to a development decision after heap-leach testing delivered strong rare earth extractions with low impurity levels. The company also reported a $19.17 million FY2026 profit, although most of that result came from the accounting gain tied to its Maronan Metals restructuring.

Empire Resources has identified rare earth oxide and phosphate mineralisation across three Yuinmery prospects, with new archived-drilling results reaching 1,712.5ppm TREO+Y. The early-stage opportunity now depends on additional assays, follow-up drilling and proof that the material can be upgraded economically.

Latrobe Magnesium has detailed the capital, feedstock and valuation assumptions behind its proposed 50 ktpa magnesium plant in South Carolina. The project retains strong headline economics, but funding, feasibility work and a final investment decision remain ahead.

Pan African Resources delivered record FY26 production, earnings and cash generation, moving from net debt to a US$185.7 million net cash position. The gold producer is proposing a record dividend and launching a ZAR500 million buy-back, while warning that FY27 costs will rise as it funds further growth.

Cadence Opportunities Fund Limited (ASX:CDO) delivered a record $5.66 million after-tax profit and a 30.3% fund return in FY2026. The listed investment company is entering the new year with elevated cash, reduced gold exposure and a discounted share purchase plan underway.

Zinc of Ireland has transformed from a small Irish zinc explorer into a metals technology developer, acquiring Meclex, raising A$5.5 million and advancing ARGO and VOLTA. The opportunity is substantial, but both technologies remain uncommercialised and the VOLTA partnership requires formal renewal.

WAM Global’s portfolio earnings grew 18% in FY2026, but valuation compression and currency losses left the investment portfolio down about 4.2% in Australian-dollar terms. The listed investment company declared a 13.2 cents per share fully franked full-year dividend, backed by a stated 5.2 years of dividend coverage.

Cambium Bio has secured firm commitments for a conditional A$7.1 million placement, taking its proposed funding package to A$10.85 million for the pivotal Elate Ocular Phase 3 program. Completion depends on three inter-conditional shareholder resolutions at the company’s expected November AGM.

Fulcrum Lithium has promoted Chief Operating Officer Scott Keenan to Managing Director, placing the executive who led its Alkali Flats discovery in charge of the company’s next project phase. The appointment comes with a $360,000 annual salary and a proposed 4 million performance-rights package subject to shareholder approval.

NoviqTech is seeking shareholder approval to acquire software and source code used by its Carbon Central and Fuel Central platforms from an entity associated with former director Freddy El Turk. Until the vote, the company has only an interim licence, creating a clear continuity risk if approval is not secured.

Seeka has raised its full-year profit before tax guidance after strong third-quarter trading, with citrus growth and New Zealand kiwifruit returns adding to margin gains. The company now expects profit before tax of $41.0 million to $45.0 million.

AXP Energy says its Charlie #1 well delivered an operating-rate equivalent of approximately 55 barrels of oil equivalent per day during a controlled 10-day test. The result is encouraging, but water-handling upgrades and longer-duration data are still needed before the well can move into permanent production.

Investigator Silver has used FY26 to move the Paris Silver Project from feasibility study toward development, backed by A$58.8 million in cash and a maiden ore reserve. The company still faces the harder tests of permitting, financing and construction before its projected silver production can become reality.

Vicinity Centres used its 2026 Capability Showcase to make the case for a more concentrated, premium retail portfolio, led by Chadstone and Chatswood Chase. The presentation also set out development returns, balance-sheet capacity and a sizeable residential option beside Chatswood Chase, although much of the value remains dependent on stabilisation, approvals and market conditions.

Pengana International Equities has settled Supreme Court proceedings and agreed steps aimed at ending a related Takeovers Panel application, clearing a path for its buy-back and strategic reset. Antipodes will manage the portfolio under a new Board led by interim chairman Frank Gooch after the transaction.

Tolu Minerals has increased the Tolukuma gold resource by 81% to 909,000 ounces after four months of full-scale drilling, pushing its reported Papua New Guinea gold inventory above one million ounces. The proposed early 2027 restart now has a larger resource base, but remains dependent on infrastructure, technical work and conversion of resources into mineable reserves.

HiTech Group has secured a $4 million placement to fund working capital after completing its acquisition of selected Hudson assets. The deal creates a larger national recruitment platform, but also leaves the company managing higher payroll demands, new debt and unfinished customer novations.

Estrella Resources has expanded its Timor-Leste exploration footprint by 100km2 while securing conditional approval to export a 100-tonne manganese sample to an Indonesian customer. The company is also preparing 3,000 metres of drilling and a possible upgrade to part of its 621Mt Werumata limestone resource.

Alvo Minerals has identified a high-conductance off-hole conductor and multiple untested targets at its Touro copper-zinc prospect in Brazil. An environmental licence now allows Phase 2 drilling across roughly 500 metres of previously inaccessible strike.

Bass Oil has put a 1,280-barrel-per-day Bunian 6 test and planned Vanessa gas sales at the centre of its next growth phase. The company is also promoting Kiwi as a larger, longer-dated development opportunity, although much of the upside remains subject to testing, funding and execution.

Ceretas has completed the third milestone of its government-backed CUREator+ program, unlocking a final $692,578 non-dilutive funding tranche. The work delivered functional prototypes of proprietary neuronavigation software and a lift assist device intended to simplify operation of its next-generation Alzheimer’s ultrasound system.

ION Video has secured an oversubscribed $4.25 million placement to fund independent trials of its video technology, with directors and management committing a further $1.2 million subject to shareholder approval. The capital will be used to test whether ION’s architecture can deliver measurable technical and financial benefits in real operating environments.