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Minbos Resources spent A$4.7 million on plant and equipment as construction advanced at its Cabinda phosphate project in Angola. The company also completed a post-quarter A$6 million placement, but BFA funding and approvals remain key dependencies for its Q2 2027 commissioning target.

Arika Resources has secured up to $211,213 in Western Australian government co-funding for two 600-metre diamond holes at its Pennyweight Point prospect. The drilling will test depth extensions to known gold mineralisation and a conceptual porphyry-style gold-copper system that remains untested at depth.

Recce Pharmaceuticals has granted Arrotex exclusive rights to commercialise its investigational RECCE 327 topical gel in Australia and New Zealand. The agreement offers a potential profit-share stream, but no upfront payments, sales forecast or approval have been disclosed.

Nickel Industries delivered US$125.9 million of adjusted EBITDA in the September quarter, led by a second consecutive record from the Hengjaya Mine. Its new ENC HPAL project reached 50% of nameplate capacity, but severe dry conditions delayed the next step: commercial sales.

Power Minerals has extended rare earth oxide mineralisation to 242 metres downhole at Morro do Ferro, including a 2-metre zone grading 6.88% TREO. The result adds two deeper high-grade targets to the Brazilian project’s resource-definition campaign, although their true geometry and economic significance remain unproven.

Manuka Resources has received A$1.64 million from a Wonawinta shipment that yielded 267 ounces of gold and 453 ounces of silver. Weekly deliveries are now planned, while the company prepares to add silver processing in early 2027.

NGX Limited (ASX:NGX) has halted trading in its securities while it prepares an announcement on a proposed acquisition and capital raising. The suspension is scheduled to end when that announcement is released or trading resumes on 26 October, whichever comes first.

Australian Oil has moved its Surat Basin restart strategy closer to production, with Emu Apple-1 producing about 14 barrels of oil a day without water and Major-4 preparations advancing. The company ended the quarter with A$1.415 million in cash after raising A$1.404 million, but reported funding of about 2.7 quarters at its current outgoings.

Santos has reached the production and cash-flow inflection point it promised, posting record third-quarter output and approximately US$1.069 billion in free cash flow from operations. But Pikka’s commissioning interruptions have narrowed full-year guidance just as the company takes on more Papua LNG exposure.

Scott Technology delivered record FY26 revenue and operating EBITDA, lifted its full-year dividend to 9 cents per share and issued FY27 guidance for further growth. The harder question is whether a lighter forward-work balance and higher investment can support the next phase of its Destination 2030 plan.

Tivan Limited (ASX:TVN) is moving several projects towards major technical and financing milestones, including a proposed $50 million Molyhil joint venture and maiden drilling in Timor-Leste. The company ended September with $19.925 million in cash, equivalent to about 2.3 quarters of funding at the quarter’s reported spending rate.

Star Minerals has secured a 24-month Ore Purchase Agreement with Forrestania Resources for up to 400,000 tonnes of Tumblegum South mill feed. Haulage of the first batch is scheduled to begin on 23 October, putting the company’s planned first gold pour closer to an operational test.

BOA Resources has secured firm commitments for a $9.245 million placement to fund the next phase of exploration across its 100%-owned Neds Creek copper project in Western Australia. The raise comes as high-grade Ricci Lee results build momentum, with further assays from 104 holes still pending.

Tambourah Metals has reported high-grade gold at Baxters Sth, including a fresh-rock intersection of 3 metres at 35.5 g/t, while opening a $2.2 million entitlement offer to fund its exploration program. The results are encouraging, but the mineralisation remains an early-stage discovery with continuity and orientation yet to be established.

Karoon Energy more than doubled quarterly production to 2.27 million barrels of oil equivalent as revenue climbed 64% to US$191.6 million. But the SPS-92 electrical fault remains unresolved, while the company balances growth spending, shareholder returns and US$269.2 million of net debt.

Phoslock Environmental Technologies Limited (ASX:PET) reduced its September-quarter operating cash outflow to A$21,000 as sales receipts more than doubled from the previous quarter. The company has paused manufacturing in China after storage capacity was reached, while new lanthanum formulations and a first Phoslock 10 field trial move forward.

Adavale Resources has secured A$4.65 million in placement funding to expand its Parkes gold resources, advance exploration and complete a Scoping Study expected in November. The raising comes as the company reports a 383koz gold inventory assembled over the past 20 months.

ABx Group says manufacture of the major equipment for its ALCORE hydrogen fluoride pilot plant is substantially complete, while electrical and civil works continue at Bell Bay in Tasmania. EPA Tasmania has accepted the project’s Environmental Effects Report for final assessment, but planning approval and commissioning remain ahead.

Garda Property Group estimates its property divestment program will generate $90.7 million in capital gains and intends to return about 10.0 cents per security through special distributions. The proposed payments would come on top of upgraded FY27 distribution guidance of 12.5 cents per security, subject to settlements, tax outcomes, cash availability and Board approval.

Pantoro Gold delivered 21,864 ounces from Norseman in the September quarter, while cash and gold rose to $240 million despite $36.3 million of project and exploration spending. Underground staffing recovered, Green Lantern began mining and Racetrack drilling returned further high-grade results.

Genesis Minerals lifted cash and equivalents to A$598 million in the September quarter while maintaining FY27 production and cost guidance. The proposed Vault merger now carries a clear timetable, but its headline A$2 billion synergy potential remains subject to approvals and execution.

CSL has been named as the defendant in a group proceeding filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria, covering investors who acquired certain securities between February 2025 and May 2026. The company denies liability and says it will vigorously defend allegations involving continuous disclosure and FY26 performance statements.

OD6 Metals has converted a run of high-grade Nevada fluorspar discoveries into a proposed 10,000-metre maiden drilling and bulk-sampling campaign. The company ended September with A$1.775 million in cash, but a subsequent A$6.92 million placement lifted pro forma funds to about A$8.695 million before costs and later movements.

Prominence Energy has outlined 4,001 Bscf of gross unrisked 2U natural hydrogen prospective resources across 28 Northern Hinge leads in South Australia. The scale is notable, but the portfolio remains undiscovered, permits are still pending and RISC Advisory flagged potentially optimistic trap and seal assumptions.