Announcements

Green360 Technologies' eco-friendly partial cement replacement product known as “Eco-Clay” and made largely from kaolin waste streams has passed a series of verification tests with the University of Melbourne assessing that it meets Australian standards. Eco-Clay is a high-reactivity calcined kaolinite or metakaolin that can replace up to 40% of Portland cement in concrete.

The Bulls N' Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Mount Ridley Mines, which unearthed a monster 24,584-tonne gallium resource from its WA clay rare earths project. Eden Innovations cashed in on AI data centre fever, Whitebark Energy breathed new life into its Warro gas behemoth with giant dry gas-zone revelations and Pivotal Metals pocketed $5.4m to drill Quebec's copper-nickel veins as the red metal hits record highs.

Meeka Metals has struck multiple, high-grade ore topping 300 grams per tonne gold at its Andy Well project in WA – the company's first underground mine at the Murchison project in WA. The underground development began in July, with the high-grade ore now feeding the plant and pushing October output toward 3800 ounces as the company adds a third jumbo continuing its ramp toward seven levels in ore.

Norfolk Metals is re-assaying old copper core for gold at its Carmen project in Chile as it seeks to verify historic drill results and exploit a new zone that is sporting visible copper outcrops. The project is in Chile's copper-rich Atacama region where fresh targets are now emerging in the nearby Higueritas Belt.

Rio2 Limited is entering the home straight at its flagship Fenix Gold project in Chile's Atacama Region, with mine construction now 63 per cent complete and the first gold pour locked in for January next year. The company remains on budget to develop one of South America's largest heap leach gold projects, marking a defining chapter in its rapid transformation from explorer to producer.

Thunderbird Resources is approaching the final verdict on its Slasher Flats gold acquisition in Central NSW, with the Springfield gold deposit emerging as a leading contender for early drilling. The company says the existing known high-grade hits are likely just a slice of a much bigger system that is still begging for the drill bit at Springfield. With historically limited shallow drilling having already delivered thick, near-surface gold, Thunderbird says its prospects are likely to continue to considerable depths.

Aurumin Resources has launched a 7,400m multi-rig drilling blitz at its Sandstone project to upgrade and expand resources ahead of Brightstar's PFS next year. Funded by $6m in asset sales, the program targets Shillington, Two Mile Hill, McIntyre and Old Town Well, with diamond drilling to gather geotechnical data for mine design.

When four thieves scaled the Louvre for France's crown jewels, Dollar Bill couldn't help spotting a market parallel. From Pilbara Minerals' Altura buy to Wildcat's lithium punt, Larvotto's $3m purchase of Hillgrove and Hawk's Resources scandium move just last week, Australia's juniors keep proving the best deals don't always wear a heavy price tag. All it takes is a bit of nerve, timing and paperwork.

Lindian Resources has received a green light from Malawi's government, confirming its Kangankunde rare earths are exempt from an executive order banning raw mineral exports as it will process the ore locally to produce monazite concentrate. The clarification arrives just a day after Lindian's initial proactive reassurance to investors, quelling market jitters that had briefly dented the company's share price.

Reach Resources is set to mobilise a reverse circulation drill rig in mid-November for a ~5000m infill and extensional drilling program at its Murchison South gold project about 800km north of Perth in WA. The program will undertake infill drilling within conceptual pit shells to convert inferred resources to the higher indicated status, while extensional holes and rock-chip sampling will test gaps near quartz veins and old workings.

Terrain Minerals has uncovered a 66 square-kilometre shallow regolith clay basin prospective for rare earths using airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey data at its Lort River project in the Albany Fraser belt of Western Australia, near the town of Esperance. The completed AEM survey mapped the extent, thickness and depth of the conductive regolith horizons, interpreting the scale of the basin to be 12km in length and 5.5km wide.

Estrella Resources has launched its maiden drilling campaign at the Werumata limestone project in Timor-Leste. The company is targeting high-purity calcite limestone across six diamond and 26 RC holes to underpin a potential 500 million-tonne JORC resource. With early drilling ahead of schedule and an offtake deal in sight, Estrella is accelerating its growth story in the new mining frontier that was formally East Timor.

Altech Batteries has run its sodium-nickel-chloride (SNC) batteries through an explosive series of safety destruction tests, with the high-tech batteries coming up trumps with zero thermal runaway, fire or explosion. A full suite of extreme safety, self-destruction tests demonstrated the game-changing mechanical and chemical stability of the batteries, passing the exhaustive testwork with flying colours.

Javelin Minerals has uncovered a set of big copper-gold targets at its Coogee project just 50 kilometres south of Kalgoorlie in a move that could potentially turbo-charge the high-grade goldfield -

American West Metals has mobilised for an indium and gallium resampling program at its West Desert project in Utah, USA. With $40M cash in the tin, the company also plans to expand its 33.67Mt zinc-copper-silver resource with updates expected in the first quarter next year. A drill program will leverage the company's 100% ownership of the land and permits to fast-track its critical metals exploration.

Javelin Minerals has taken another major stride towards gold production at its Eureka project near Kalgoorlie after sealing a crucial Land Use Agreement with Traditional Owners. The breakthrough gives the company clear tenure pathways as it races towards production in the June quarter of 2026. Combined with a mining and funding deal already locked in, Javelin says the runway to first gold and cashflow is considerably shortened

Dateline Resources is closing in on the final stretch of a bankable feasibility study at its 1.1million ounce Colosseum gold project in California. Meanwhile, a fresh round of drilling is now locked in to test high-impact gold and rare earths targets along the Walker Lane Trend, just 10 kilometres from the world-class Mountain Pass rare earths mine, owned by mining giant MP Materials.

Aurum Resources has delivered an eye-watering 350 grams per tonne gold – more than 11 ounces to the tonne - over a 0.8m drill intersection from its BMT3 target in the northern third of the company's “BM” project area. The area is part of Aurum's Boundiali suite of contiguous or closely-adjacent gold exploration properties in the West African nation of Cote D'Ivoire.

Great Southern Mining has its sights set on a maiden gold resource with a new drill campaign at the company's Golden Boulder prospect, an exciting sub-set of its Duketon gold project in the Eastern Goldfields. The 7000-metre RC program is aiming to carve out a maiden resource in the north of Golden Boulder where previous drilling defined 650m of semi-contiguous gold mineralisation.

Larvotto Resources has shot down a non-binding takeover proposal from its 10 per cent shareholder United States Antimony Corporation, saying the all-scrip bid materially undervalues the company. With financing secured, first production from its Hillgrove gold/antimony mine locked down for 2026 and exploration success still rolling in, the board says Larvotto is only just beginning to realise its true worth.

The Bulls N' Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Investment house ASF Group, which sent the market nuts after entering the crypto space, rocketing 4900% before the ASX pulled the plug. Vectus Biosystems followed with a sharp biotech bounce, licensing its fibrosis-fighter to NASDAQ-listed XORTX. Hawk Resources swooped into WA's scandium spotlight and Thor Energy lit up the uranium charts with a no-cost US waste-recovery deal.

Meeka Metals made a solid transition from developer to gold producer in the September quarter, producing 7148 ounces of gold for an extraordinary $2133 an ounce AISC at its Murchison gold project in WA. The company says its quickly ramped-up operations generated notional free cash for the quarter of $12.5m when considering gold that was produced but not sold by the end of the quarter.

Ora Banda Mining has drilled into fresh high-grade gold at its Little Gem and Riverina Deeps discoveries in Western Australia's Goldfield region, with thick high-grade hits like 25.6m at 4.3 grams per tonne gold. The results stretch the near-mine mineralisation both along strike and at depth at the prospects. They will eventually tie into the company's flagship Riverina mining camp and extend its overall project life.

St George Mining has extended the boundaries of its world-class Araxá rare earths and niobium project in Brazil after a second diamond hole returned 87.7m at 2.95 per cent total rare earth oxides (TREO) and 0.41 per cent niobium oxide from just 2m depth. The result confirms strong continuity of mineralisation west of the current 40 million tonne resource grading 4.13 per cent TREO.

Augustus Minerals has applied for an exploration licence at the historic Mt Kare goldfield in Papua New Guinea, adjacent to the 32-million-ounce Porgera deposit. The application, if granted could be a game changer for the $10m market capped company and Augustus appears to have ticked all the boxes in its drive to land the 2m ounce Mt Kare.

Corazon Mining has picked up multiple high-priority gold drill targets at its Feather Cap project in WA's Gascoyne region after a review of historical data revealed some stellar previous gold hits like 20m at 3.01g/t from 40m and 7m at 6.21g/t from 6m. The 154 square kilometre project, next to Westgold's 2.4Mt Durack gold resource, shows significant potential, with a maiden drill program being planned to test three key target areas.

Ora Banda Mining has delivered a cracking September quarter, smashing records and adding $38.5 million in cash to its mounting $122.7 million money pile. The company also dropped all-in sustaining costs for its gold by 20 per cent to just $2872 as ounce capped off a successful quarter.

Dateline Resources MD Stephen Baghdadi has pumped another $277,000 into Dateline, bringing his total personal investment in the company just since June to $1.35m, boosting his stake to 12 per cent of the $1.3b company. Dateline's Colosseum project in the USA has driven a market frenzy this year, with punters liking both its gold endowment and its potential for rare earths.

Larvotto Resources has unveiled a batch of cracking results from its first diamond holes at the company's Blacklode prospect in New South Wales, returning thick zones of gold and antimony almost at surface. The standout hit of 15 metres at 5.24 grams per tonne gold equivalent from 42 metres, including 4.2 metres at 14.46g/t, puts Hillgrove squarely on the radar for serious expansion.

Pilot Energy has scored a key environmental approval to conduct a 3D seismic survey in the offshore Perth Basin, targeting its Kingia gas play fairway and the massive potentially 1.1 trillion cubic feet (TCF) Leander gas prospect. The approval allows for a Eureka 3D seismic survey to cover a minimum 400 square kilometres area across its expansive WA-481-P exploration licence area.

Larvotto Resources story from the $3m purchase of its Hillgrove gold and antimony project in NSW 2 years ago to the $720m takeover bid it just received from US industrial metals player UCAC is remarkable however you look at it. The question now is does the company go the whole nine yards, get into production, stretch the mine life and reap the dividends or just submit and hand execution risk over to the 800 pound gorilla.

Horizon Minerals has pumped-up both its cash flow and bank balance from the company's September quarter activities, finishing the period with an enviable $34.3 million in its coffers on September 30. The company generated gold sales of $41.895 million during the quarter, with the bulk of the revenue coming from its Boorara operations.