🕒 Thursday 17 September 2026 Thu, 17 Sept 2026

AML3D has secured an initial AU$0.5 million order to manufacture three high-pressure copper-nickel components for US Navy nuclear submarines. The deal moves its Ohio operation from qualification programs into paid production, although delivery, testing and commissioning remain outstanding.

Arrow Minerals has applied for an iron ore exploration tenement adjoining Rio Tinto's Robe Valley operations in Western Australia, a move that could expand its prospective landholding by 30% to 415 square kilometres. The application remains subject to tenure award, and no resource or economic estimate has been announced.

Western Gold Resources has sharply expanded the proposed Gold Duke mine, lifting its production target by 62% and forecasting A$72.9 million in operating surplus. The preliminary study is stronger on paper, but still depends on funding and the restart of toll treatment at Wiluna.

Pilbara Gold has reported strong initial drill results from the Terra Prospect at Roe Hills, including 46 metres at 3.17g/t gold and a narrower high-grade hit of 4 metres at 9.91g/t. The results extend evidence of a mineralised corridor at least 1.5km long, although substantial drilling and follow-up work remain.

Epiminder has enrolled the 75th patient in its DETECT study, meeting its September target as the US site network expands to 21 centres. The company expects to reach 100 enrolments in November and remains focused on completing the 210-patient study by the end of the first half of calendar 2027.

WasteCo Group has extended the closing date of its share purchase plan by six days, allowing eligible shareholders until 30 September to apply for new shares. The company has not disclosed the level of applications received or the eventual funds to be raised.

Taruga Minerals has identified a new northeast-trending gold-copper zone at Uaroo Ridge in Western Australia, led by a rock chip grading 1.4g/t gold and 4.3% copper. The result expands the prospect’s exploration footprint, but remains an early-stage surface sampling result with no drilling or resource estimate.

Solstice Minerals has extended copper-gold mineralisation beyond Nanadie’s current resource boundary, while downhole electromagnetic surveying has identified a 140m by 140m conductor scheduled for immediate drilling. The results add momentum to a three-rig campaign, but the resource itself remains unchanged.

Thrive Tribe Technologies is developing WooBoard CARE, a free-to-use directory intended to help Australian veterans find allied health providers accepting DVA Veteran Cards and taking new clients. The initial build targets physiotherapy and psychology across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Ipswich, with providers potentially paying subscriptions for verified listings.

Mt Malcolm Mines has identified four copper-gold exploration targets across its Malcolm Project, led by selective Braiser rock chips grading up to 1.37% copper. The broader target inventory is promising but remains early-stage, with no new drilling completed and most geochemical signals still awaiting laboratory verification.

Albright Metals will surrender its Gabanintha mineral rights to Australian Vanadium in return for $1.75 million, a 0.75% royalty and a sharper focus on its Canadian flagship. The package includes $500,000 in cash and $1.25 million of Australian Vanadium shares, although the final share count is yet to be determined.

Prospect Resources has expanded drilling at Nyungu Central after returning a 27-metre copper intercept outside the existing resource, while maiden drilling at Sharamba confirms a new copper discovery. The results add momentum to Mumbezhi’s growth story, but most Phase 3 assays remain outstanding and no resource update has yet been made.

Vinyl Group grew FY26 revenue by 31% and nearly halved its net loss, but auditors flagged a material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ASX-listed media group is now relying on acquisition-led growth, higher margins and possible future funding to reach profitability.

Patrys has formed an international Clinical Advisory Committee to help shape the next stages of RLS-2202, its injectable quetiapine candidate for delirium in acute-care settings. The appointments add recognised expertise in delirium research, intensive care and trial design, but do not yet provide clinical efficacy or regulatory evidence.

Transurban recorded 3.4% growth in Group average daily traffic in August, with North America again providing the standout performance. The result was positive overall, although Melbourne’s underlying traffic fell once the West Gate Tunnel contribution was removed.

Elk Range Mining has logged seven visible native-gold observations in its maiden drill hole at the Friday Gold Project in Idaho. The result offers fresh structural information, but assays remain the decisive test and are not expected until late October or early November.

FOS Capital has completed a $1.55 million placement at $0.12 a share, giving the lighting and electrical services group fresh funding for growth initiatives. A further $310,000 director subscription remains subject to shareholder approval.

Aruma Resources has extended shallow, broad copper-silver mineralisation at its Tillex Project in Ontario, with drilling pushing the high-grade footprint 100 metres southwest and 30 metres east. Further assays are pending from a program that is only about one-third complete.

Ordell Minerals has reported broad shallow gold intersections from the first 11 holes of a 122-hole infill program at McNabs East in Western Australia. The results strengthen the case for a maiden resource in the December 2026 quarter, although most assays and the key resource work remain outstanding.

OD6 Metals has identified high-grade fluorspar at North Horseshoe Canyon in Nevada, with selective rock-chip assays reaching 60% CaF2. The results expand an interpreted 1.5-kilometre target corridor linking the Horseshoe and Big Jim areas, but drilling is still needed to establish continuity, thickness and scale.

Dalaroo Metals has identified coincident geophysical and geochemical features at its Watheroo Cu-Ni-PGE prospect, including a modelled chargeability response of approximately 18 mV/V. The results support plans for deep RC drilling, but the anomalies remain unproven and could have non-mineralisation sources.

Sentinel Metals has reported broad, stacked gold mineralisation at its Columbia project in Montana, including a 48-metre intercept at 1.13g/t gold. Fire assays have also confirmed the company’s earlier high-grade maiden-hole result, while a November resource update now looms as the key test.

PC Gold has identified a historically sampled high-grade domain at Spring Hill, with a composite 20.35m channel result grading 13.04g/t gold outside the current resource estimate. The target has not been drilled, leaving continuity and true width unresolved ahead of planned testing in late September.

Critica has produced a second high-grade mixed rare earth carbonate from its Jupiter project, closely matching the first product at 57.9% TREO. The latest laboratory result also carried higher magnet and heavy rare earth content, strengthening the case for further flowsheet development ahead of a scoping study.