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Cyprium Metals says direct-injection heap leaching at its Nifty Copper Complex has reached target injection rates, with 212 wells now established across Pad 6. The company remains on track for wet commissioning and first copper cathode production in Q4 2026, although the reported chemistry is still based on early commissioning results.

City Chic Collective lifted FY26 underlying EBITDA 92% to $12.3 million despite a 3.1% revenue decline, helped by stronger ANZ trading, higher margins and a leaner cost base. The retailer remains loss-making after tax, but enters FY27 with $5.2 million in net cash and early signs of renewed store momentum.

Dalaroo Metals will drill five holes totalling about 1,250 metres around its high-grade Wilfred gold intercept in Côte d’Ivoire. The work is designed to establish whether the 18-metre zone at 7.31 g/t gold extends at depth and along strike, while new assays and a diamond rig add near-term exploration catalysts.

Li-S Energy has signed an agreement to evaluate its Australian-made lithium-sulfur batteries in Safesky Systems' tactical drone platforms. The collaboration opens a potential defence supply pathway, but commercial orders remain dependent on testing and customer procurement decisions.

Lifestyle Communities recorded a sharp slowdown in both new and established home sales in the first quarter, as Victorian downsizers took longer to commit. Net debt fell by $8.4 million, but forthcoming VCAT refund payments will draw on working capital and existing debt facilities.

Alkane Resources has opened FY27 with 40,740 gold equivalent ounces of production and $440 million in cash and bullion. The miner has maintained its full-year guidance while funding mine extensions, growth projects and its maiden dividend.

Guzman y Gomez delivered 18.8% network sales growth in Q1 FY27, with comparable sales up 7.1% as its Australian restaurant base expanded. The company also reaffirmed its earnings and expansion targets while approving a further buyback extension of up to $100 million.

Australian Ethical Investment delivered record funds under management and a 29% rise in shareholder profit in FY26, despite weak performance from Australian equities and emerging companies. The ASX-listed ethical fund manager also increased its fully franked dividend and set out a growth plan centred on private markets, superannuation and technology.

Meeka Metals produced 7,237 ounces of gold in the September quarter, up 13% from the previous three months, while Andy Well underground ore continued to exceed reserve-grade expectations. Cash rose to $51 million as the company shifted from open-pit mining towards a two-underground-mine operation.

DPM Metals produced 97,000 gold equivalent ounces in the third quarter and now expects to reach the high end of its 2026 production guidance. Vareš is running ahead of expectations, but its growth plans remain exposed to an unresolved legal review in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Carnarvon Energy is lining up Ara as the likely firm well in its 2027 Bedout campaign, backed by a contracted rig, environmental approvals progressing and A$97 million in cash. The prospect carries 191 million barrels of oil equivalent in gross unrisked prospective resources, but only a 37% geological chance of success and uncertain fluid type.

Tennant Minerals has begun a multi-stage diamond drilling campaign targeting extensions and possible repetitions of its high-grade Bluebird copper-gold-bismuth discovery. The program tests an interpreted 1.5km structural corridor, but the Warrego-scale comparison remains an exploration target rather than an estimate of mineralisation.

Lunnon Metals has returned broad, high-grade gold intersections from the extensions of its recently mined Lady Herial pit, including 16 metres at 9.14 g/t gold. The results will feed an updated resource model and a December scoping study assessing whether a deeper cut-back can work.