NH3 Clean Energy Strengthens Financing Case with Strong Public Benefits Forecast for WAH2 Clean Ammonia Project
NH3 Clean Energy secured a positive independent public‑benefits assessment from ACIL Allen, showing a Benefit‑Cost Ratio of 3.07 for its WAH2 clean‑ammonia project. The study forecasts the project will add roughly $4.8 bn to Australia’s GDP and generate $4.1 bn in real income, while delivering $1.7 bn in tax revenue over its life. Environmentally, WAH2 is projected to cut 13.5 million tonnes CO₂‑equivalent in Phase 1, supporting on‑shore marine fuel production. The assessment is intended to strengthen financing applications to NAIF and Export Finance Australia, though funding is not yet guaranteed.
BPH Energy Strengthens Funding Base Ahead of PEP-11 Court Decision
Australian explorer BPH Energy (ASX:BPH) bolstered its balance sheet in the March quarter, raising about AU$1.2 million (≈US$0.8 million) through a share placement and an additional AU$543 k (≈US$360 k) from option issuances, lifting cash to AU$3.59 million (≈US$2.4 million) – enough for roughly 15.5 quarters...
Betr Entertainment Reaffirms Earnings Targets as Net Win Margin Rebounds
Betr Entertainment reported Q3 FY26 net win of AUD 38.2 million (≈USD 25 million) and a gross win margin of 13.1%, pushing its net win margin back above the 10% target. First‑time depositors rose 35% and customer stickiness improved 22% YoY, while generosity costs...
Janus Electric Builds Export Revenue and Fleet Footprint After Business Reset
Janus Electric Holdings (ASX:JNS) recorded its first US export revenue after delivering two truck conversion kits to Los Angeles in the March quarter. The company now operates 28 converted trucks—26 in Australia and two in the US—covering over 650,000 km...
Archer Materials Advances Quantum and Biochip Platforms Ahead of Key 2026 Prototypes
Archer Materials reported notable advances in its quantum computing, sensing and medical diagnostics platforms during the March quarter while staying debt‑free with $10.3 million in cash. The company moved its 12CQ qubit program into the readout stage, completed the first phase...
Atomos Expands Professional Video Ecosystem with NAB 2026 Product Suite
Atomos announced its NAB 2026 product suite, anchored by the Sumo PRO 19 19‑inch 4K monitor‑recorder‑switcher, to broaden a fully connected professional video ecosystem. The Sumo PRO 19 supports up to 8K raw capture, ProRes, NDI HX3 and direct uploads to ATOMOSphere, priced at $4,399 and...
Lodestar Minerals Confirms Visible Copper in Second Three Saints Drill Hole
Lodestar Minerals announced visible copper and iron‑oxide mineralisation in its second diamond drill hole (L3SDD004) at the Three Saints project in Chile’s Atacama region. The hole intersected copper‑bearing minerals from 219 m to 510 m depth, extending the IOCG‑style system identified in...
Austral Resources Accelerating Towards 50,000tpa Copper Production Target
Austral Resources Australia is accelerating toward a 50,000‑tonne‑per‑year copper output by leveraging a dual‑hub model that pairs the Mt Kelly oxide plant with the Rocklands sulphide facility. Recent operational upgrades pushed Mt Kelly’s heap‑leach stacking to a record 194,193 tonnes in a single...
How to Overcome Our Highly Concentrated Markets
Passive investors face heightened concentration risk as the Australian ASX 200 and U.S. S&P 500 are now dominated by a handful of miners, banks and big‑tech firms, each accounting for roughly half of their respective market caps. While index funds remain the...
Kingston Resources Accelerates Mineral Hill Copper Production with Successful Underground Ore Trial
Kingston Resources has fast‑tracked copper production at its Mineral Hill mine in New South Wales by completing a successful underground ore trial. The test processed 6,000 tonnes of low‑grade copper‑gold ore, yielding a concentrate of over 20% copper with an...
Jade Gas Holdings Secures Key Approval for Mongolian Gas Production Licence
Jade Gas Holdings (ASX:JGH) received approval from Mongolia’s regulator MRPAM for its TTCBM Project Appraisal Report, clearing a key hurdle for reserve booking and a production licence. The approval covers a 4.2 km² area and paves the way for a Phase 1...
EVE Health Appoints New CEO to Lead Company Through Next Phase of Growth
EVE Health Group (ASX:EVE) has promoted COO Ben Rohr to chief executive officer, effective immediately. Rohr previously led the integration of the $3 million Nextract acquisition and advanced the company’s Dyspro and Libbo programs. Outgoing CEO Damian Wood will become head of...
Relentless Resource Expansion: The Evolution of Mont Royal’s Ashram Rare Earth Deposit
Mont Royal (ASX: MRZ) now controls the Ashram Rare Earth Project in Quebec, a deposit that has consistently expanded in tonnage and grade across multiple drill campaigns. Historical drilling delivered a standout 129.5‑metre intercept at 2.07% REO, underpinning a current...
Lake Resources Advances Kachi Project with Key Tech Validations and Bridge Liquidity
Lake Resources reported steady progress on its Kachi lithium project, moving the Exploitation Environmental Impact Assessment timeline to the first half of 2026 and securing Ramsar Zone 3 zoning. The company highlighted that Lilac Solutions' Gen 5 direct‑lithium‑extraction technology, now in commercial‑scale...
Dalaroo Metals Advances Bondoukou Gold Project with Priority Soil Sampling Completion
Dalaroo Metals finished the Priority 1 soil‑sampling campaign at the Bondoukou Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire, collecting 2,241 primary samples and 120 QA/QC checks, with more than 2,000 sent to Intertek for assay. The pending results will shape trenching, auger work...
Loyal Metals Agrees to A$79.11M All-Cash Acquisition by Bumi Resources
Loyal Metals Ltd has agreed to be bought by Indonesia's PT Bumi Resources for an all‑cash A$79.11 million (~US$52 million) price of A$0.45 per share, a 40.6% premium to its last close. The deal, structured as a court‑approved Scheme of Arrangement, requires...
InteliCare to Enter New Sector with Warrigal Care Contract for 65 Retirement Villas
InteliCare Holdings signed a three‑year, $200,000 Master Subscription Agreement with Warrigal Care to install its AI‑driven sensor platform in 65 retirement villas, marking the company’s first foray into the retirement‑village market. The deal opens a pathway to expand across Warrigal’s...
XRF Scientific Boosts Portfolio with Acquisition of Bruker's CGA Business
XRF Scientific (ASX:XRF) announced the acquisition of Bruker AXS SE’s Combustion Gas Analysis (CGA) business for a $4 million upfront cash payment, with an additional earn‑out of up to $1 million tied to 7 % of net CGA revenue over three years. The...
Firebird Metals Awarded $2m Grant to Advance Manganese-to-Cathode Processing Technology and Demo Plant
Firebird Metals has secured a $2 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to accelerate its manganese‑to‑cathode processing technology and build a demonstration plant in Perth. The integrated process will convert raw manganese ore directly into lithium‑manganese‑iron‑phosphate (LMFP) cathode material,...
Resolution Minerals Raising $20m to Advance Exploration at Horse Heaven Antimony Project
Resolution Minerals secured roughly A$20 million (≈US$13 million) via a two‑tranche share placement to fund Phase 2 drilling at its Horse Heaven antimony project in Idaho. The offering priced shares at A$0.07, a 6.3 % premium, and attached one option per three shares exercisable at...
First Graphene Roof Tile Trial Success Paves Way for Market Entry
First Graphene (ASX:FGR) reported a successful world‑first trial of graphene‑enhanced cement roof tiles, producing over 10,000 units at FP McCann’s UK plant. The tiles delivered up to 14% cradle‑to‑gate CO₂ reduction and an 8% cut in cement use while matching...
Litchfield Minerals Records Strong Early Results From Silver Valley Sampling as Oonagalabi Drilling Completed
Litchfield Minerals (ASX:LMS) has completed an 11‑hole reverse‑circulation and three‑hole diamond drilling campaign at its Oonagalabi copper‑zinc project, with all samples now in the lab. Concurrently, rock‑chip sampling at the nearby Silver Valley project returned exceptionally high grades, including 378 g/t...
New Murchison Gold Bolsters Underground Plans with Deepest High-Grade Intercept at Crown Prince Pit
New Murchison Gold (ASX:NMG) announced its deepest high‑grade gold intercept at the Crown Prince project, logging 3.2 m at 48.9 g/t Au from 330 m, including a 0.35 m section at 345.5 g/t Au. The find lies 190 m below the main pit base and outside...
Barton Gold Commences Resource Upgrade Drilling Campaign at Tunkillia Project
Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) has kicked off a 3,000‑metre diamond drilling campaign at its Tunkillia gold project in South Australia, complementing a Phase 2 plan of 30,000 metres of reverse‑circulation drilling to push remaining open‑pit mineralisation into the Indicated category. The earlier Phase 1...
Elixir Energy Confirms Substantial Gas-Condensate Pay in Lorelle-3H Ahead of June Testing
Elixir Energy confirmed more than 1,000 m of net gas‑condensate pay in the Lorelle‑3H appraisal well, completing its drilling campaign in the Tinowon “Dunk” Sandstone. The well, drilled to 4,477 m total depth, will undergo Halliburton‑led stimulation and Enserve/SLB testing in June...
NoviqTech Subsidiary Coralia Enters Research Partnership to Advance Data Centre Sector Biochar Applications
Coralia, a NoviqTech subsidiary, has inked a research partnership with Swinburne University to explore biochar‑enhanced low‑carbon concrete for the data‑centre sector. Phase 1 will assess technical feasibility, durability and commercial viability of biochar derived from invasive Chinese apple trees in non‑structural...
Iltani Resources Resumes Orient Silver-Indium Exploration After Queensland Wet Season
Iltani Resources (ASX:ILT) has re‑opened its Orient silver‑indium project in Queensland after a wet season that delivered 626 mm of rain. The company released VTEM drill results showing high‑grade intercepts, including up to 437 g/t silver and 265 g/t indium, suggesting a potential...
Caspin Resources Divests Mount Squires Project to Focus on Bygoo Tin
Caspin Resources (ASX:CPN) is divesting its 100% interest in the Mount Squires project to Agrimin in exchange for 5 million Agrimin shares, 5 million options at $0.14 each, and 5 million performance rights that vest if Agrimin spends roughly $1.3 million USD on exploration...
EV Resources Strikes Gold Ahead of Maiden Drilling Campaign at Dollar Antimony Project
EV Resources (ASX:EVR) has verified gold assays of up to 3.88 g/t at its Dollar antimony project in Nevada, confirming high‑grade polymetallic potential. A comprehensive soil‑geochemistry program revealed up to 15.05% antimony and significant copper and silver grades across the Dollar...
Impact Minerals Delivers High-Grade Assays From Phase 1 Drilling at Commonwealth Gold-Silver Project
Impact Minerals announced high‑grade assay results from its Phase 1 six‑hole drill program at the Commonwealth gold‑silver project in New South Wales. The standout intercept was 8 m grading 3.3 g/t gold, 186 g/t silver, 5.6% zinc, 2.2% lead and 0.12% copper, with even...
Plenti Surpasses $3b Loan Portfolio Goal in Record FY26 Results
Plenti Group (ASX: PLT) beat its $3 billion loan‑portfolio target in January 2026, reaching $3.1 bn (≈$2.0 bn USD) by March‑end. Cash profit before tax surged 117% to $30.8 m (≈$20 m USD) and cash NPAT jumped 97% to $27.3 m (≈$18 m USD). The firm originated...
Barton Gold Returns Peak Grades of 60g/T From Drilling at Challenger West Pit
Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) announced drill results from the Challenger West pit that returned a peak grade of 60 g/t gold, including a 3‑metre interval averaging 20.6 g/t and a 7‑metre interval averaging 2.01 g/t. The shallow, near‑surface mineralisation lies within the floor of...
AdNeo Secures Key 5-Year Energy Sector Deal with Amplitude Energy
AdNeo (ASX: AD1) landed a five‑year enterprise agreement with Amplitude Energy (ASX: AEL) to deliver its Learnt learning platform, valued at roughly $162,600 USD (including an $12,200 implementation fee and $30,100 annual licence). The platform will host the Amplitude Energy Academy...
Noxopharm SOF-SKN Data Shows Prolonged Skin Retention with Minimal Systemic Absorption
Australian biotech Noxopharm announced preclinical pharmacokinetic results for its SOF‑SKN candidate, showing a skin half‑life of roughly 3.5 days with negligible systemic exposure. The active moiety, SOF‑16, demonstrated consistent dermal concentrations across normal and disease‑like skin and remained confined to...
GBM Resources Confirms High-Grade Gold Outside of Existing Resource at Twin Hills
GBM Resources announced that its Stage 2 drilling at the Twin Hills project in Queensland has confirmed additional high‑grade gold mineralisation beyond the current resource at the Lone Sister prospect. The program, now 32% complete, returned 52 m at 2.77 g/t Au and 37 m at...
Adisyn Eyes Semiconductor Interconnect Solutions After Low-Temp Graphene Breakthrough
Adisyn (ASX: AI1) demonstrated continuous graphene deposition on a 1 cm × 1 cm coupon using standard industrial atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment at temperatures well below the 450 °C semiconductor limit. The low‑temperature process, validated by TEM/FIB‑THEMIS and Raman analysis, marks a step toward...
PPK Group to Sell CIB Stake for Up to A$33.43m in Strategic Divestment
PPK Group has entered a conditional agreement to sell its 39.85% stake in Craig International Ballistics for up to A$33.43 million (≈ $22 million USD), including a potential earn‑out. The company will use about A$2.0 million ($1.3 million) of the proceeds to repay a loan...
Emyria Launches Empax Global Partnership Platform Targeting International Drug Sponsors
Emyria (ASX:EMD) has launched the Empax Global Partnership Platform, giving international drug sponsors and CROs direct access to its clinical delivery infrastructure for complex psychedelic‑assisted therapies. The service creates a dual‑revenue model that blends existing reimbursed treatment programs with high‑margin,...
SRJ Technologies Lands US$4.4m Three-Year UAE Robotic Inspection Contract
SRJ Technologies Group Plc announced that its UAE subsidiary, Air Control Entech (ACE), has won a three‑year, US$4.4 million (≈A$6.1 million) contract to provide robotic leak‑detection and emissions‑inspection services for a government‑owned upstream oil and gas operator in the United Arab Emirates....
Axel REE Leach Test Work Confirms ISR Performance of Caladão Rare Earths Material
Axel REE reported that column leach testing of the Woolrich deposit at its Caladão project confirmed the material behaves as expected under in‑situ recovery (ISR) conditions. Soluble rare‑earth oxide concentrations ranged from 443 ppm to 546 ppm, and the tests identified low‑acidity,...
Kinetiko Energy Unveils Rolling Cluster Strategy Targeting 2027 for First Gas Revenue
Kinetiko Energy (ASX: KKO) announced a Rolling Cluster Development Strategy (RCDS) to move from exploration to production, aiming for first gas sales in Q2‑Q3 2027. The four‑phase plan scales from compressed natural gas (CNG) to full‑field liquefied natural gas (LNG) across...
Kingfisher Mining to Launch Drilling Campaign at Copper Blow Project Under Broken Hill Mines Agreement
Kingfisher Mining (ASX: KFM) has launched a second‑stage drilling campaign at its Copper Blow copper‑gold project in New South Wales. The work, conducted under a 10‑year ore‑processing agreement with Broken Hill Mines (ASX: BHM), will test extensions of known lodes and improve geological...
Matrix Composites Engineering to Be Acquired by AIH Under Binding Scheme
Advanced Innergy Holdings (AIH) has entered a binding scheme to acquire 100% of Matrix Composites Engineering (ASX:MCE) for A$0.40 per share, roughly $0.26 USD. The offer, a 66.7% premium to the March 30 closing price, includes call‑option deeds on an additional...
EcoGraf and Mitsubishi Chemical Sign Commercialisation Deal for Epanko Natural Flake Graphite
EcoGraf and Mitsubishi Chemical have signed a non‑binding MoU to supply and qualify natural flake graphite and spherical graphite for Mitsubishi’s anode material operations. The agreement envisions up to 10,000 tonnes per year of unpurified or purified spherical graphite, or roughly...
The Weekly Finger: Records, Realities, and a Two-Headed Beast
The US equity market has entered its 3.5‑year bull run, delivering a 99.2% gain and prompting record outflows from money‑market funds as investors chase momentum. A Financial Times report flags a looming global food crisis, with 363 million people at risk...
Market Wrap: Caution Finally Hits ASX to End Three-Week Winning Streak
The ASX 200 slipped 0.1% on Friday to 8,946.90, ending a three‑week rally as investors booked profits amid a tentative Iran cease‑fire. Technology defied the pullback, posting a 13% weekly gain driven by WiseTech Global and NextDC, while Zip surged after...
Buru Energy Secures $5.3M Placement to Fund Rafael Gas Project with Enhanced Economics
Buru Energy (ASX: BRU) raised A$5.3 million (≈ $3.5 million USD) through a two‑tranche institutional placement of about 355 million new shares at A$0.015 each. The proceeds will finance working capital, environmental approvals, land access and pre‑FID engineering for the Rafael gas project in Western...
Global Momentum Continues as Immuron Delivers Double-Digit Q3 Sales Growth in Australia
Immuron (ASX: IMC) posted a strong third‑quarter for its Travelan probiotic, with Australian sales climbing to AUD 0.9 million (≈ $0.6 million), a 15% rise YoY, and year‑to‑date revenue reaching AUD 4.2 million (≈ $2.8 million). Canada showed a dramatic sequential rebound, posting AUD 0.1 million (≈ $0.07 million) in Q3 after...
NZ King Salmon Hikes FY26 Guidance on Strong Summer Farming
New Zealand King Salmon (ASX:NZK) lifted its FY26 earnings outlook to NZ$19‑27 million (≈$11‑16 m), up from NZ$9‑15 million (≈$5‑9 m). Pro‑forma EBIT is now projected at NZ$10‑18 million (≈$6‑11 m), reversing a prior loss scenario. Harvest volumes were raised to 5,800‑6,100 tonnes, reflecting lower summer mortality...
Gorilla Gold Mines Accelerating Multi-Asset Resource Growth in Western Australia
Gorilla Gold Mines (ASX: GG8) has consolidated three core Western Australian gold assets—Comet Vale, Mulwarrie and Vivien—into a 1.5 million‑ounce, 3.8 g/t Au portfolio. The company reports a discovery cost of roughly $16.5 per ounce, far below the industry average, and is...