🕒 Monday 19 October 2026 Mon, 19 Oct 2026

Asara Resources has reported 21,638 metres of post-MRE drilling at Massan, including a narrow 108.4 g/t gold interval within a broader 14-metre intercept. The results could support further Indicated resource growth, while drilling has begun at the Sogosogoba satellite target ahead of a Kada feasibility study targeted for mid-2027.

Mount Ridley has lodged a second provisional patent application for an adapted Selectro chemistry targeting industrial metal feedstocks, following first-pass bauxite recoveries of 92% aluminium and 97% iron. Gallium results are still pending, and the process has not yet been optimised for bauxite.

Benz Mining has defined a 100-200 metre-wide mineralised system across the first kilometre of the 3km Icon trend, with stacked gold lenses continuing beyond 500 metres vertically. The results add weight to the company’s push for a maiden Glenburgh resource in Q1 2027, while leaving the critical question of true widths and resource scale unresolved.

Clime Capital has begun a valuation and private debt review after KPMG qualified its FY26 audit over $36.2 million of unlisted unit trusts. The company says it has not identified a material adverse change, but any adjustment to asset values, fees or receivables remains unresolved.

NOVONIX has replaced a binding PowerCo supply agreement covering at least 32,000 tonnes of synthetic graphite with a framework that leaves volume and price unresolved. A new offtake deal will only be negotiated after customer qualification and further certification.

Boresight Ltd (ASX: BST) used its first quarter after listing to build inventory, expand its US manufacturing footprint and prepare for a larger military order, despite unaudited revenue of about A$829,000. Cash stood at A$5.39 million with no debt after operating outflows of A$2.28 million.

Stockland has maintained its FY27 earnings, distribution and settlement targets despite softer residential demand and longer customer decision times. Logistics and retail remain firm, while the group’s data centre pipeline now has approximately 450MW of power secured.

IODM has posted its strongest-ever September revenue as new university contributions accelerate across the UK and Europe, while its cash position leaves little room for execution missteps. The company ended the quarter with A$747,000 in cash and an estimated 1.2 quarters of funding.

Nyrada has moved its PROTECT-MI heart-attack trial into active recruitment, with four hospitals open and three patients dosed. The biotech also reported supportive US FDA feedback, encouraging preclinical oncology data and AU$13.72 million in cash after a AU$12 million placement.

PolarX has extended high-grade copper mineralisation 60 metres beyond the Caribou Dome resource boundary, with one hole returning 58.5 metres at 2.0% copper. Magnetic data points to another 500 metres of potential western extension, although 13 assay results and further drilling remain outstanding.

Cleanaway has signed a binding scheme implementation deed for EQT Infrastructure to acquire the waste services group for approximately $9.3 billion. Shareholders are being offered $3.095 cash per share, subject to approvals and any dividends paid before completion.

Albion Resources has secured $1.8 million from sophisticated and professional investors to expand drilling at its Gidgee Gold Project, after an initial aircore hole returned a high-grade gold intersection. The raise will also support the planned acquisition of additional exploration ground, although further drilling is needed to establish continuity and scale.

Northern Minerals will not hold its delayed 2025 AGM or 2026 AGM on 25 November after ASIC granted more time amid suspected non-compliance with federal share disposal orders. Both meetings must now be held by 31 March 2027, unless Treasury confirms compliance earlier.

Core Lithium has reported its longest mineralised intersection yet at the Blackbeard prospect, with diamond hole NMRD104 returning 92m at 1.25% Li2O. The result strengthens evidence of continuity near the Finniss processing plant, although assays remain pending and Blackbeard has no Mineral Resource.

Oceana Metals has completed its acquisition of the Serra Negra rare earths and niobium project in Brazil, turning an exploration proposal into its central operating asset. Four diamond rigs are now drilling toward a maiden JORC resource, although two mining-right amendments and part of the transaction consideration remain unresolved.

Skylark Minerals has more than tripled the Inferred Mineral Resource at its Zaranou Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire to 1.20 million ounces after 2026 drilling at M’Basso. The company has also signed a binding agreement to lift its project interest from 51% to 90% for US$1.2 million.

Kaiser Reef has fully repaid its 1,872-ounce Auramet gold loan using cash generated by the Henty mine, removing a recurring delivery obligation worth about A$0.6 million a month at current gold prices. The company still owes Catalyst Metals 2,400 ounces through October 2030.

Sinclair Gold has extended gold mineralisation up to 230 metres beyond the northern Mt Henry resource boundary, including a 0.4-metre interval grading 122.7g/t. Drilling has also identified mineralisation 250 metres south of the main resource, with assays pending from 30 holes.

ECS Botanics has delivered a fifth consecutive quarter of positive operating cash flow, while branded sales and international expansion continue to reshape the business. The next test is whether planned UK and Polish launches can convert into recurring revenue.

Falcon Metals has struck 12 metres at 2.8g/t gold from surface in the first hole at its Olsen Well prospect, including 4 metres at 4.7g/t. The result has confirmed bedrock mineralisation beneath a 5.8-kilometre soil anomaly, but four nearby holes were only weakly anomalous and the geometry remains unresolved.

Algorae has secured exclusive Australian commercial rights across eight Umedica-branded molecules while separately advancing a Umedica-supplied product towards regulatory approval. The broader arrangement remains partly non-binding, with financial terms undisclosed and TGA approval still pending.

RAS Technology has agreed to a $49.8 million all-cash takeover by The Press Association, giving shareholders a 93% premium to the last traded price. The deal has board and founder support, but still requires an independent expert’s endorsement, shareholder approval and Federal Court sanction.

NewPeak Metals is preparing to drill at least 1,000 metres west of its broad Las Opeñas discovery, where gold grades have increased towards the Belleza Breccia volcanic centre. The funded campaign will test whether the large gold-polymetallic system contains a more valuable gold-dominant core.

MaxiPARTS has completed its $11.2 million purchase of Air Brake Systems, an acquisition expected to lift earnings per share by 17% before synergies. The deal adds a commercial vehicle braking business with $20 million in revenue and is forecast to contribute $5.5 million to group operating EBITDA by FY29, including synergies and underlying growth.