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Horizon Oil has used its Pareto Securities presentation to put record FY26 production, enlarged reserves and a multi-country drilling pipeline at the centre of its growth case. The stronger platform comes with a test: convert a long list of projects into sustained cash flow while preserving shareholder returns.

Viva Energy has confirmed a $2.98 Dividend Reinvestment Plan price for its 7.73-cent fully franked interim dividend. The payment is due on 30 September, with new shares issued to participating investors at a 1.5% discount.

Minerals 260 has secured $250 million from institutional and sophisticated investors to advance its 6.2Moz Bullabulling Gold Project, with Franco-Nevada committing $30 million as a cornerstone investor. An additional $30 million shareholder offer and project debt remain part of the funding plan before a targeted early 2027 investment decision.

Enova Mining has secured an exclusive 30-day option over a large Brazilian monazite project while lining up almost $2 million in funding. The opportunity remains conditional on due diligence, shareholder approval and Enova’s decision to exercise the option.

Minrex Resources has completed its 33-hole Barje infill program and begun a 6,604-metre greenfield campaign at Tlamino in Serbia. The drilling will test whether Barje and Liska form part of a single mineralised system extending more than 1.5 kilometres.

A new magnetotelluric survey has identified a large conductive anomaly beneath Strickland Metals’ Obradov Prospect in Serbia, adding another high-priority target to its 9.25Moz AuEq Rogozna project. The anomaly is supported by overlapping gravity, IP, geochemical and drilling evidence, but still requires drilling to establish whether it contains an economic mineralised system.

Rivco Australia has outlined a long-term water scarcity thesis, a 61 GL portfolio concentrated in the southern Murray-Darling Basin and a revised dividend framework beginning in 2027. The ASX-listed water investor says future dividends will be anchored more heavily to operating earnings rather than realised capital gains.

IperionX says its GenX continuous titanium furnace processed more than 500 kilograms of powder while using substantially less power, magnesium and hydrogen than batch HAMR production. The results strengthen the case for an industrial-scale line, although further optimisation and engineering work are still required.

Atomic Eagle has identified broad interpreted uranium zones at two early-stage exploration targets in Zambia, including a 600m by 200m zone at Muntanga North Target 5. The company still needs follow-up drilling to establish whether the mineralisation is continuous and significant enough to support resource growth.

Emyria has presented its regulated Australian psychedelic-treatment experience to the US FDA, putting clinical delivery systems rather than drug development at the centre of its US ambitions. The appearance raises the company’s profile, but does not yet disclose regulatory approval, a commercial agreement or a financial commitment.

Reliance Worldwide Corporation has signed a binding scheme implementation deed for Brookfield to acquire all shares for US$3.38 each, equivalent to about A$4.75 at the stated exchange rate. The recommended deal now enters a limited window for rival proposals before shareholder, court and regulatory approvals are sought.

Meeka Metals has lifted its group Mineral Resource to approximately 1.5 million ounces after adding a maiden 270koz estimate for Mt Holland in Western Australia. The expansion comes with a sharper distinction between exploration potential and mine-ready inventory, as Ore Reserves fell to 355koz after depletion and portfolio changes.

AnteoTech expects to increase its unaudited FY2026 loss to $5.38 million after revising the accounting treatment of a lease make-good provision. The adjustment is non-cash, leaving cash and cash flows unchanged, but the audit is still incomplete and the figures may change again.

Miramar Resources has secured A$1.25 million to fund drilling and early development work at its 80%-owned Gidji JV Gold Project near Kalgoorlie. The raise will target resource growth at Marylebone and Highway while testing deeper bedrock prospects at Marylebone and Lake.

EMVision has completed the first stage of a Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit study, operating its portable brain scanner in homes, ambulances and a workplace. The small, non-diagnostic feasibility study produced strong usability results while pointing to a larger clinical validation step planned for next-generation units.

Global Lithium’s Manna-Nova integration study nearly doubles the project’s post-tax NPV to A$945.7 million while cutting funded pre-production capital by 59%. The plan targets first direct shipping ore in May 2027 and spodumene concentrate production by mid-2027, but still depends on funding, approvals and a final investment decision.

Talga has signed a non-binding LOI with German battery maker EAS Batteries for a potential five-year supply agreement covering Talnode graphite anode products. No volumes or purchase obligations have been agreed, with product qualification and negotiations now scheduled to run into 2027.

Kalamazoo Resources has expanded its wholly owned Mt Piper exploration footprint in Central Victoria to 1,574 square kilometres, securing continuous coverage over a 15km structural corridor. Early drilling has confirmed gold-antimony anomalism at Whiteheads Hill, but the results remain reconnaissance-stage and sub-economic.

Barton Gold has reported broad, shallow high-grade gold intersections from its 39,000-metre Phase 2 drilling program at Tunkillia, including 11 metres at 8.73g/t gold. Final assays are still pending before updated gold and silver resources, with the pre-feasibility study targeted for Q1 CY27.

Avenira has agreed to supply Hebang with 500,000 wet metric tonnes of Wonarah phosphate rock annually for four years, covering more than 80% of expected DSO production. The commercial opportunity is substantial, but pricing, approvals and project arrangements remain unresolved.

Emerald Resources has secured lender backing for a US$200 million acquisition facility that could expand to US$400 million, while saying its existing cash position will fund the Dingo Range and Memot developments. No acquisition has been announced, but the mandate gives the gold producer a larger pool of capital for future deals.

Unity Metals has identified multiple new gold-anomalous zones across 1,063 metres of trenching at its Ngot and O’Phlay projects in Cambodia. The work also showed that drilling at Ngot NE was poorly oriented to intersect the interpreted mineralisation, setting up a revised drilling campaign.

Li-S Energy says its Geelong lithium-sulfur production line is complete and has delivered 10Ah Power Cells to the US Army for testing. The company is targeting its first commercial battery sale in 2027, while holding A$15.6 million in cash and investments and A$9.3 million in secured grants yet to be received.

Livium has completed its Share Purchase Plan after receiving A$794,280 in valid applications, including A$80,000 from its board. The capital raising will add 96.9 million shares to the register, with trading expected to begin on 21 September.