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Ventia has secured an extension of its Western Australia Court Security and Custodial Services contract, expected to generate approximately $110 million in revenue through June 2028. The deal provides additional visibility for a long-running government services relationship, although the announcement does not disclose margins or any change to company guidance.

PMET Resources says Koch Technology Solutions has demonstrated a more selective pathway for turning Shaakichiuwaanaan pollucite concentrate into multiple high-purity caesium chemicals. The result is promising, but the commercial case still depends on larger-scale testing, marketable samples and a planned economic assessment.

Strike Energy has moved South Erregulla into final commissioning and lifted West Erregulla’s net 2P reserves by about 20%, but the project-heavy year came with sharply lower earnings and operating cash flow. The company is now relying on execution, financing and new production to convert a larger asset base into cash generation.

Tuas Limited (ASX:TUA) delivered a sharp FY2026 earnings lift as Simba’s mobile and broadband subscriber base expanded, with statutory profit rising 277% to S$26.0 million. The result arrives with the M1 acquisition abandoned, S$364.5 million raised but not yet allocated, and an unresolved Singapore spectrum investigation.

Dimensional’s five ASX-quoted trusts all produced positive total returns in the year to 30 June 2026, led by the Global Value Trust at 27.812%. The audited report also records lower management fees for three global strategies, although the figures remain a look back rather than a forecast.

Ovanti’s Malaysian subsidiary iSentric has secured a RM5.17 million High Court judgment, worth about A$1.78 million, against two companies tied to historical transactions. The company is also preparing further claims against former directors, officers and auditors, with estimated outstanding claims of up to A$20 million, although no recovery is guaranteed.

Nufarm expects FY26 underlying EBITDA to rise about 25% at the midpoint of its $370 million to $380 million range, while leverage falls from 2.7 times to approximately 2.0 times. The improvement comes alongside a sweeping cost-reduction program, but restructuring charges of up to $110 million post tax remain in the numbers.

Astron Limited (ASX:ATR) says its Donald rare earths and mineral sands project is construction-ready, with a $759 million Phase 1 pre-tax NPV and first production targeted for 2028. The unresolved question is whether debt financing can convert the project’s strong study economics into a final investment decision.

Eminence Minerals has begun field exploration across three pending licence applications at its Tayra rare earth project in Bahia, Brazil, while continuing a planned 70-hole auger campaign at Campo Grande. The work remains early-stage, with no Mineral Resource defined and Tayra’s tenure still awaiting confirmation from Brazil’s mining regulator.

Firebrick Pharma has received a $293,000 R&D Tax Incentive payment linked to $673,000 of eligible development spending on new Nasodine products. The non-dilutive cash arrives as the company broadens its product range and pursues approvals in additional markets.

MyEco Group is seeking up to $1.5 million through a discounted, non-underwritten share purchase plan to expand council and waste management sales, retail distribution and its eco-home range. The final issue price and amount raised remain uncertain, with the company retaining the option to scale up the offer or pursue a follow-on placement.

Clover Corporation has delivered record FY26 revenue of $97.4 million and a 50% lift in attributable profit, while raising its fully franked final dividend to 1.25 cents per share. The result comes alongside a planned chair transition, with Ian Glasson set to replace retiring chair Rupert Harrington after the 2026 AGM.

AdAlta has secured a formal US FDA pre-IND meeting for EW-001, moving its mesothelioma CAR-T therapy into a critical regulatory review. The November meeting will test the company’s Australian manufacturing, remaining studies and proposed Phase 1 trial before the more expensive stages of development begin.

Ballard Mining has lifted the Mt Ida Gold Project’s global Mineral Resource Estimate by 56% to 1.84 million ounces, led by a larger Baldock deposit and new regional resources. The increase gives the planned feasibility study a much larger technical base, although most of the resource remains Inferred and is not yet an Ore Reserve.

Medallion Metals has shifted from project preparation to execution, with Ravensthorpe fully permitted, Forrestania acquired and Cosmic Boy refurbishment underway. The transition is funded by cash, equity and a US$50 million Trafigura facility, but production delivery and rehabilitation liabilities remain substantial tests.

Patronus Resources has struck a 44-metre gold interval at its Hydra target in the Northern Territory, with the hole ending in mineralisation and follow-up drilling brought forward. Early results from Grove Hill also returned gold, but the wide-spaced campaign remains far from defining a resource.

Capricorn Metals has completed its Karlawinda Expansion Project on schedule and achieved the targeted 6.5 million tonnes per annum throughput. The expanded operation is expected to produce about 150,000 ounces of gold annually, although the plant remains in its ramp-up phase.

Global Gold Mining has reported recoveries of up to 91.4% from metallurgical tests at its Sturec gold deposit in Slovakia, providing a useful processing input for the project’s pre-feasibility study. The result is encouraging, but the weaker 79.5% recovery from transitional material and the laboratory-scale nature of the work remain important qualifications.

Strike Resources delivered an A$8.58 million full-year profit, but the result was driven largely by its equity-accounted investment in LE Minerals rather than operating cash generation. The company is also relying on a conditional A$5.5 million Apurimac stake sale to strengthen its funding position in Peru.

Finbar Group (ASX:FRI) delivered its strongest annual profit since FY2015, with net profit rising 40.9% to $20.3 million despite lower revenue. Record pre-sales, reduced debt and a $1.95 billion development pipeline give the Perth apartment developer a substantial FY27 workload.

LE Minerals finished FY2026 with an A$48.2 million statutory profit, but the result was driven by a one-off A$58.1 million after-tax gain from selling its Solaroz lithium project interest. The company ended the year with A$60.2 million in cash and term deposits as it reshapes its portfolio around Queensland and Utah exploration assets.

Zeus Resources has completed due diligence on its Diaguili copper-gold project in southern Mauritania after regulators validated the environmental notice for exploration. The company will now proceed to the first completion stage of the acquisition, with historical drilling providing the project’s main technical attraction but also its principal qualification.

Marmota has expanded drilling across its Greenewood and Mainwood gold targets after intersecting geology resembling earlier favourable zones. With 313 holes now completed, the first assays are expected next week, although the announcement contains no new grades or quantified mineralisation.

GWR Group has completed a $19.85 million capital return, paying shareholders 6.1 cents per ordinary share. The distribution delivers the approved cash payout, but leaves the company’s post-return cash position undisclosed.