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Corazon Mining Clears Chalice Tenure Hurdle as New Gold Targets Emerge
Corazon Mining clears Chalice tenure hurdle as first-refusal rights lapse, expanding a 40km gold corridor with high-priority targets ahead of 2 October.

Australasian Metals Secures Option Over Côte d’Ivoire Lithium Projects
Australasian Metals secures a 3-month exclusive option to acquire 75% of Atex and 51% of Alliance lithium projects in Côte d’Ivoire for A$1.4m.

Omega Oil & Gas Extends 'Play-Defining' Campaign with Drilling at Canyon-4 Well
Omega Oil & Gas kicks off Canyon-4, a key Taroom Trough well; aims to prove a vast oil/gas system; results due end of month.

Iondrive Updates Economics For IONSolv US Rare Earth Processing Module
Iondrive updates IONSolv economics: US$243m NPV, US$62.1m EBITDA on US$121.8m revenue for a 2,402 tpa REO module in Oklahoma; 30.66% REO grade. Study only.

Impact Minerals Validates US-Based Commercial-Scale HPA Facility with Positive Scoping Study
Impact Minerals validates positive scoping study for US HPA plant; US Gulf Coast preferred, NPV US$518m, IRR 42.3%, funding/de-risking underway.

Iltani Resources Expands Orient Silver-Indium Mineralisation Ahead of Planned Resource Update
Iltani Resources extends Orient East mineralisation: 71m at 81 g/t AgEq (incl. 34m at 129 g/t). Updated MRE due Q4 2026 ahead of 2027 scoping.

Axel REE Extracts High Gallium and Scandium Values from Testing of Tiger Creek Samples
Axel REE reports 95% gallium and 74% scandium extraction from Tiger Creek testing, via two acid systems, signaling a potential new pathway for gallium recovery.

Lunnon Metals' Lady Herial Open Pit Delivers on Kambalda Feasibility Study Forecasts
Lunnon Metals reports Lady Herial pit: 14,910oz at 1.68g/t; ~A$39m pre-tax free cash flow; Feasibility forecasts met ahead of schedule.

The Weekly Finger: Ag squeeze, a quality of earnings red flag, and copper's discovery drought
Ag squeeze boosts grain prices; a red flag in S&P 500 earnings as unrealised gains surge; and copper faces a discovery drought—this week’s market briefing.

Thrive Tribe Technologies Commences Three-Year NATO Defence Distribution Deal with EAV
Thrive Tribe strikes a 3-year NATO distribution deal with EAV; US$5m first-year, US$15m second-year turnover targets; 80/20 revenue split; WooBoard expansion.

Aussie Super Set to Hit $5 Trillion
Australia's superannuation assets near $5 trillion after a 9% jump, eyeing a year-end target of about $5.23T unless markets derail.

Market wrap: Stronger Wall Street not enough to save Australian shares from a weekly fall
ASX 200 dips 0.2% as weekly drop deepens despite Wall Street tech gains; traders eye another RBA rate rise as oil tops $95.