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Vintage Energy Extends PURE Loan Facility to Support Southern Flank Reinvigoration
Vintage Energy extends $10m PURE loan to Jan 2028, enabling Odin-3 and Vali-4 drilling with $5m SA grant; potential early $3m repayment, cash covenant eased.

Resolution Minerals Completes Johnson Creek Mill and Tungsten Stockpile Acquisition
Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) completes Johnson Creek mill and tungsten stockpile acquisition, fast-tracking US antimony, tungsten and gold production.

Red Mountain Mining Reports Outstanding Antimony-Gold Results at Thompson Falls
Red Mountain Mining (ASX: RMX) reports standout Thompson Falls antimony-gold results: up to 36.5% Sb and 1.12 g/t Au; stibnite 47.3% Sb, US Tier-1 potential.

Galan Lithium Advances Hombre Muerto West Phase 1 Construction to 92% Completion
Galan Lithium advances Hombre Muerto West Phase 1 to 92% completion, moving into testing; first lithium concentrate expected in H1 2026, with H2 2026 shipment.

Impact Minerals Identifies Multiple MT Conductors at Broken Hill
Impact Minerals uncovers multiple near-surface MT conductors at Broken Hill, hinting at a crustal-scale mineral system and potential deep-fluid pathways.

Marmota Delivers Wide Bonanza-Grade Gold Intercepts at Greenewood Project
Marmota hits bonanza-grade gold at Greenewood: 44m @2.3 g/t incl. 4m @16 g/t; open along strike, RC program in March to expand discovery.

European Resources Confirms Standout 31.5m Intersection at Korsnäs Project in Finland
European Resources logs 31.5m at Korsnäs with 4,902ppm TREO (NdPr-enriched); southern target validated, spotlighting Korsnäs as Europe’s REE hub.

Recharge Metals Acquires Sunset Well Gold Project, Raises $3.75m to Fund Drilling
Recharge Metals (ASX: REC) to acquire Sunset Well gold project in WA, raises $3.75m for drilling; near-term catalysts as Prospero targets unlock upside.

Impact Minerals Ships First HiPurA Alumina Samples to C4V from Alluminous Pilot Plant
Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT) ships ~15 kg HiPurA alumina from Alluminous pilot to C4V in the US for initial testing, advancing battery-material qualification.

Diamond Drilling Commences at Impact Minerals’ Commonwealth Project under Kuniko Earn-In
Impact Minerals launches Phase 1 diamond drilling at Commonwealth under Kuniko earn-in; ~1,200m to test extensions amid copper-gold potential.

Fortifai Launches Roadmap for Nol8 Agentic AI Data Plane Following Acquisition
Fortifai (ASX: FTI) unveils Nol8 AI Data Plane roadmap after acquisition, boasting 160x latency drop and 400x throughput gains, aiming commercial launch by 2026

Pacific Lime and Cement Signs Offtake Deal with Newmont for Central Lime Project in PNG
Pacific Lime inks long-term offtake with Newmont for PNG's Central Lime project, securing ~1/3 of capacity and kickstarting PNG's first domestic quicklime plant.

Gold Mountain Defines Extensive Lithium-Gold Anomalies at Salinas South and Coroaci Prospects
Gold Mountain hits extensive lithium-gold anomalies across Salinas South and Coroaci in Brazil's Lithium Valley, with 12km lithium zones and 6-16km gold trends.
BrainChip Initiates AKD2500 Next-Generation Silicon Project Development
BrainChip (ASX: BRN) kicks off AKD2500 silicon project with TSMC 12nm; US$2.5m budget; prototype due Q3 2026, advancing Akida 2.0 for edge AI.

Marmota Raises $15 Million to Accelerate Gawler Gold Strategy
Marmota (MEU) raises $15m to accelerate Gawler gold project; 111,111,111 new shares at 13.5c, ~12% to VWAP, settlement Feb 17, fueling Mainwood drilling.

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Publishes Canine Osteoarthritis Study Showing Durable PPS Benefits
Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (ASX: PAR) reports durable 26-week canine OA PPS benefits in peer-reviewed PLOS One, bolstering translational human OA potential.

Provaris Energy Delivers LCO₂ Tank FEED Phase 1 On Time as Manufacturing Pathway Advances
Provaris Energy (PV1) delivers Phase 1 FEED on time for 25,000m3 LCO2 tank; moves to Phase 2 with Yinson, eyeing late-2026 FID.

Impact Minerals Advances Standalone Potash and Hydrochloric Acid Pathway at Lake Hope and Salmon Gums
Impact Minerals advances salt-calcination to produce sulfate of potash and hydrochloric acid from Lake Hope and Salmon Gums clays, with ~95% recoveries.

Advance Metals Uncovers Significant Resource Upside From Historical Core Sampling at Yoquivo
Advance Metals uncovers resource upside at Yoquivo after universal sampling of historic core; broad zones hint at bulk-tonnage potential and JORC upgrade. AVM

VBX Doubles Wuudagu Resource With New High-Grade Bauxite Across Multiple Plateaus
VBX lifts Wuudagu resource to 131.9Mt at 40.2% Al2O3; new D,E,F plateaus extend mine life as DFS targets H1 2026, boosting production outlook.