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Beetaloo Energy is approaching a pivotal Q4 milestone, with its Carpentaria Gas Plant moving into final instrumentation and electrical works after Carpentaria-5H sustained an average 6.9 TJ/day flow. The company also ended September with $113.2 million in liquidity and unveiled a longer-term gas-to-power and data centre opportunity near Darwin.

Neu Horizon Uranium has completed its first major Swedish uranium exploration campaign since listing, generating more than 12,000 line kilometres of airborne data and preparing a maiden drill programme at Storvallflon. The ASX newcomer ended September with A$8.623 million in cash, while assays and target interpretations remain pending.

Alkane Resources has reported high-grade gold-antimony intersections at Nagambie in Victoria, including a 115-metre down-dip extension of the C2 zone and broad mineralised areas outside the existing inferred resource. The results strengthen the geological case for the earn-in, although only three holes have returned assays and metallurgical work remains outstanding.

HUB24’s total funds under administration rose 15% to $168.6 billion in the first quarter, while platform net inflows reached $4.0 billion. Growth remained broad-based across advisers and wealth software, although inflows fell 23% from a strong prior-year comparison.

Rapid Critical Metals has reported its highest silver grade to date at the Webbs project, alongside extensions beyond the existing resource outline and a decision to add a fourth drill rig. The results strengthen the exploration story, but the intercepts remain down-hole results requiring further drilling and modelling.

Freelancer returned to operating profit in 3Q26 after cutting operating expenses 11%, but its core marketplace remained under pressure. Record activity at Loadshift and stronger Escrow.com GMV provided the brighter spots while management works to restore demand at Freelancer.

BHP has held its FY27 production and unit-cost guidance despite a 19% year-on-year fall in first-quarter copper production, with stronger iron ore and coal output providing some balance. The mining giant also reported a 10.73 billion tonne Olympic Dam block cave Mineral Resource, although the new resource remains far from an Ore Reserve or approved mine plan.

Beacon Minerals lifted September-quarter gold production to 6,250 ounces as milling rates improved at its Jaurdi project. Wet commissioning of a plant upgrade has now begun ahead of schedule, setting up a closely watched December quarter.

Judo Bank has reaffirmed its FY27 profit guidance after reporting stronger lending and deposits in the first quarter, but asset-quality pressure is building. The bank’s 90-plus-days past-due and impaired loans rose to 3.16% at 30 September, keeping credit risk at the centre of its growth story.

WAM Active estimates its pre-tax NTA at $0.84 per share after October volatility hit small-cap resources and technology holdings. The listed investment company has declared 5.2 cents per share in fully franked dividends, while its Firmus Technologies valuation remains unchanged after the startup withdrew its IPO.

GoldArc Resources has completed its acquisition of seven Niagara West and Niagara North prospecting licences, extending its contiguous Leonora South exploration corridor. The A$1.5 million upfront price was paid in shares, while a further A$1 million depends on future resource milestones.

Hot Chili says drilling has confirmed a second porphyry centre at La Verde, with a broad copper-gold intersection extending the discovery footprint. The result arrives as the company prepares a maiden resource estimate and targets a 2031 production start for the wider Costa Fuego project.

Aquirian has secured an approximately $21 million, three-year extension to supply technology and energetics at the Mt Ida Gold Project. The deal requires no additional capital expenditure and extends the supply term to December 2030.

Sparc Technologies, Fortescue and Adelaide University will invest a further A$1.3 million in Sparc Hydrogen as the venture moves from laboratory integration towards on-sun testing. The funding follows laboratory results showing SunHydrogen modules exceeded 10% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency, though commercial economics remain unproven.

Regis Resources maintained FY27 production and cost guidance after September rainfall cut first-quarter output to 83.0koz and pushed AISC to $3,617/oz. Cash and bullion still rose to $1.28 billion, although a large tax payment and dividend have created a significant near-term cash call.

Wia Gold has emerged from a pivotal quarter with a 1.95Moz Probable Ore Reserve, A$229.2 million in cash and a proposed US$360 million debt facility supporting its Kokoseb development plan. Construction preparations are advancing, but lender approval, definitive financing documents and Namibian permits remain crucial hurdles before early works can begin.

Critica’s Jupiter Scoping Study points to a potentially large Western Australian rare earths operation with a modelled pre-tax NPV of A$2.7 billion and after-tax NPV of A$2.0 billion. The headline economics remain preliminary, rely on modelled pricing and tax incentives, and require about A$556 million in pre-production capital that has not yet been secured.

Critical Resources has secured exclusivity to acquire 90% of a 29 km² Suriname exploration project just 4 km from Zijin’s producing Rosebel mine. The strategic land position expands the company’s prospective Suriname portfolio, but the project has no reported exploration results, resources or reserves.

icetana AI has started FY27 with a sharp lift in recurring revenue and quarterly sales, while its Antara Core platform reached its first commercial deployment. The progress came alongside higher operating cash outflows and a $3.9 million cash balance.

Rox Resources has accelerated underground development and advanced construction at Youanmi, with the processing plant 39% complete and first gold still targeted for mid-2027. The project is now fully permitted and funded facilities have begun drawing, although construction spending and one major contract remain in focus.

Bellevue Gold has kept FY27 production and cost guidance intact despite a slower-than-expected mining contractor ramp-up that reduced September-quarter output to 35,585 ounces. The company also cut forward sales commitments to 57.5koz, increasing its future exposure to spot gold prices while capital spending weighed on free cash flow.

Everest Metals has advanced its Mt Edon rubidium project towards pilot plant development after batch testing delivered recovery of up to 90% and cut leaching water use by 60%. The scale-up remains unfinished, with continuous rotary-kiln trials producing lower and variable recovery of 50% to 60%.

Yari Resources has completed its Arcadia Coal Project acquisition, more than doubling its reported Queensland coal resource base to 504.9Mt. The company says resource growth has outpaced dilution, but the portfolio still carries substantial deferred obligations and development work.

Blackpearl Group narrowed its quarterly EBITDAF loss to $2.97 million and is now targeting profitability in Q1 FY28. The company has also secured a non-binding US distribution agreement with a potential pipeline of more than 70 enterprise customers.