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ECS Botanics is taking six Australian-grown medicinal cannabis flower products into the UK through Curaleaf Laboratories, with initial supply targeted for November. The two-year deal offers access to UK sell-through but no guaranteed volumes, revenue or minimum purchases.

Lux Copper’s first three diamond holes at the Baird project in Alaska have intersected broad zones of visually identified copper mineralisation from surface and at depth. The company now faces the more consequential test: laboratory assays expected in November.

EcoGraf has completed a A$4.727 million capital raising to support debt financing and development work at its Epanko graphite project in Tanzania. The raise combines a shareholder-backed SPP with a discounted placement to institutional and sophisticated investors.

Stakk has won a minimum two-year agreement to provide AI-powered cheque-processing and fraud-mitigation technology to Step, the US fintech platform owned by MrBeast’s Beast Industries. The contract went live on signing, but its value remains undisclosed because revenue will depend on processing volumes.

An independent, Rhythm-funded economic model estimates its ColoSTAT blood test could avoid 29,427 public-hospital colonoscopies a year and deliver $72.4 million in net annual hospital savings. The figures strengthen Rhythm’s planned case for Medicare reimbursement, but remain modelled estimates rather than evidence from real-world use.

PhosCo has paired a non-binding development partnership with a proposed $1.4 million investment from Tunisia’s STUDI International, giving the Gasaat project a local engineering partner as feasibility work approaches. The funding and collaboration remain subject to formal documentation, leaving execution as the next test.

Tambourah Metals is seeking up to $2.2 million through a one-for-four non-renounceable entitlement offer to fund exploration across its gold and critical minerals portfolio. The raise also offers investors free options, while full participation would expand shares on issue by about 25%.

Ordell Minerals says new assays confirm wide, shallow gold mineralisation across about 400 metres at McNabs East, with the mineralised zone remaining open. The results are intended to support a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate targeted for the December 2026 quarter, although the resource and any mining decision remain outstanding.

Barton Gold has completed its 38,760-metre Phase 2 drilling program at Tunkillia with a series of broad, high-grade gold intersections across planned starter pits. The results now feed into an updated gold Resource, followed by a silver update and pre-feasibility study targeted for the first quarter of 2027.

Arovella Therapeutics has released a second clinical batch of its off-the-shelf CAR-iNKT therapy ALA-101, with material expected to support dose escalation and the start of dose expansion in blood cancers. The company is also adding hospital sites ahead of anticipated first-patient dosing in late October.

Southern Cross Gold’s latest infill drilling at Sunday Creek has delivered some of its strongest composite intersections, including 2.7 metres at 178.4 g/t gold and 6.8 metres at 49.8 g/t gold. The tighter drilling also extended Golden Dyke west towards Christina and uncovered four vein sets outside the current Exploration Target.

hipages Group delivered stronger FY26 cash generation, expanded into insurance and set higher targets for revenue, margins and free cash flow in FY27. The headline profit surge was substantially helped by an $8.9 million deferred tax benefit, making cash flow and platform adoption the more useful measures of progress.

Tyranna Resources has identified high-grade surface anomalies at its Coola project in Angola, including soil assays of up to 13.18% TREO and 3.9% Nb₂O₅. The results refine drill targets ahead of a maiden program planned for the second quarter of 2027, subject to wet-season conditions.

Native Mineral Resources reported a sharp improvement in Q3 CY26 performance at its Blackjack operation, with refined gold outturn rising 84% quarter on quarter to approximately 2,331oz. A further 296.6oz doré smelt offers an early December-quarter data point, although final refinery results remain pending.

NewPeak Metals has confirmed two more than 650-metre polymetallic intercepts at Las Opeñas in Argentina, with gold grades increasing towards an untested southwestern target. Phase 2 drilling is due to begin in mid-October, although the explorer reported only 0.81 quarters of funding at its current expenditure rate.

Redox enters FY27 from a position of record revenue, higher margins and a debt-free balance sheet, while its North American business passes $100 million in sales. The chemical distributor also reported 9% higher average selling prices in the first quarter, although volumes remained broadly flat and freight costs increased.

Sigma Lithium says a Federal Court of Appeals decision has restored the environmental licences supporting its Grota do Cirilo operation, allowing mining and processing to resume. The company has also reaffirmed its target of reaching 330,000 tonnes of annualised lithium oxide concentrate production by year-end 2027.

Connexion Mobility has secured an exclusive supplier agreement with Hyundai Motor America to design, develop and manage a connected car-powered dealer lot platform across the United States. The strategic win adds a major OEM relationship, but its financial value and dealer uptake remain undisclosed.

Sea Forest has signed Teys Australia as the potential exclusive distributor of SeaFeed across the Australian and New Zealand beef industries, targeting at least 480,000 cattle by June 2027. The agreement materially expands the herd covered by arrangements, but pricing, revenue and the volume commitment remain unresolved.

Auric Mining has completed settlement on the Union Jack gold project near Coolgardie for A$6.5 million in cash, with a further A$3.0 million in shares subject to shareholder approval. The 102,000-ounce Inferred resource will be tested by a major drilling campaign from November as Auric builds feed options for its planned Burbanks restart.

High-Tech Metals has installed a new leadership team and arranged an 11.9% share crossing as it shifts focus from exploration to production at its Western Australian gold projects. The strategy is backed by approximately A$9 million in cash, but still depends on studies, approvals and shareholder decisions.

Forrestania Resources has outlined a maiden 223,300-ounce JORC Mineral Resource at Tampia, a previously mined deposit positioned 140km from the Edna May processing plant. The estimate gives the newly acquired Westonia Hub another potential ore source, but relies on an AUD 6,000/oz gold price assumption and includes 104,800 ounces classified as Inferred.

Corazon Mining has exercised its option to secure an 80% interest in the 154-square-kilometre Feather Cap Gold Project after drilling confirmed shallow, high-grade mineralisation at Wembley. The company now faces the more difficult task of proving scale, continuity and economic significance through follow-up drilling.

Rox Resources has begun planning production stopes at Youanmi’s United North deposit after drilling extended the mine plan by about 125 metres. New results include 12.10 metres at 13.36g/t gold and 7.54 metres at 11.95g/t.