METALS AND MINING
Wildcat Resources (ASX: WC8) reported further strong lithium results from Bolt Cutter Central and Tabba Tabba, including 16m at 1.5% Li₂O at Bolt Cutter and 13.9m at 2.0% Li₂O, including 7.8m at 2.3% Li₂O, at Tabba Tabba. Bolt Cutter’s mineralised system extends across approximately 2.3km by 0.8km and remains open, with a maiden Mineral Resource targeted for Q4 2026, while the Tabba Tabba DFS remains on track for H2 2026. Covered by Australian Mining, Mining.com.au
Kalamazoo Resources (ASX: KZR) reported further exceptional high-grade gold results, including 20m @ 19g/t Au and 43m @ 3.8g/t Au, which demonstrates the strength and consistency of the mineralised system at its Mt Olympus deposit with results. The latest results provide further evidence of the vertical and strike continuity of high-grade feeder structures, with broad, high-grade mineralisation intersected from surface and at depth, both within and beyond the current Mineral Resource model. These results will be incorporated into the updated Mineral Resource Estimate and ongoing Pre-Feasibility Study. Covered by Mining.com.au Australian Resources & Investment and The West Australian
AuKing Mining (ASX: AKN) secured export approvals covering 4,133 RC drill samples from its Tundulu Rare Earths Project in Malawi, with the first 1,270 assay results awaited and a further 577 samples now at Intertek’s Perth laboratory. Auking also confirmed extensive carbonatite lithology in the second Tundulu diamond hole, reinforcing confidence that the geological model is larger and deeper than first anticipated. The hole was extended to 400.42m after logging identified multiple carbonatite intersections beyond the planned 300m depth, with carbonatite continuing to the end of hole. Coverage by Stockhead
Recharge Metals (ASX: REC) successfully completed a heritage survey at its Sunset Well Project in WA with representatives of the Darlot People, as the Company advances preparations for its 30,000m maiden drilling program.
American Tungsten & Antimony (ASX: AT4) engaged Metso Finland to undertake a concept study for an ammonium paratungstate (APT) production circuit at the Del Sol Refinery in Nevada, assessing a Phase 1 design capacity of 2,500tpa with potential expansion to 5,000tpa. The study will provide the technical and cost basis to progress towards a PFS and support US Federal critical minerals funding applications, as AT4 advances discussions with US government agencies and stakeholders, including meetings at the White House. Coverage by Mining.com.au and Stockhead
Perpetual Resources (ASX: PEC) identified multiple high-grade historical tungsten intercepts at its Nevada Scheelite Tungsten Project, including 7.01m @ 1.95% WO₃, 7.59m @ 1.50% WO₃ and 8.60m @ 1.10% WO₃. The initial review covered just 42 holes, around 10% of the known historical drilling archive, with the results to support 3D geological modelling and help prioritise future drilling to validate and extend the mineralisation.
Chariot Resources (ASX: CC9) advised that Hong Kong ZhongNuo Energy Limited has commenced a geological mapping program at the Iganna project area. ZhongNuo will fund and operate the program at its own cost pursuant to the binding term sheet between Chariot, C&D (Hainan) Co., Ltd, ZhongNuo and C&C Minerals Limited, announced on 18 August 2026. Covered by Stockhead and BusinessNews
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) has, through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Ionic Rare Earths USA (Ionic USA), entered into a joint venture term sheet with Missouri-based US Strategic Metals (USSM) for the construction of magnet recycling facilities at USSM’s fully permitted site in Missouri, USA.
Native Mineral Resources’ (ASX: NMR) gold production at Blackjack, Qld surpassed 1000oz in a month for the first time, with 1080.5oz produced in August. Blackjack’s performance improved in August with more tonnes milled and a higher reconciled head grade. Reconciled gold recovered reached a record 1,171.3oz, an 86.2% increase from 629.2oz in July.
Auric Mining (ASX: AWJ) reported an outstanding half-year financial result, delivering a net profit before tax of $28 million for the period ended 30 June 2026. Strong operational performance continued at the Munda Gold Mine, where 6,168 ounces of gold were produced through toll milling campaigns. This contributed to total Starter Pit production of 8,886 ounces at an average all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of $2,857 per ounce, highlighting Munda’s strong cash-generating capacity and long-term profitability.
Liberty Metals (ASX: LIB) identified extensive artisanal gold workings, coarse visible gold, quartz veining, basement shearing and hydrothermal alteration during maiden fieldwork at its Oko North Gold Project in Guyana’s +9Moz Oko gold district, providing encouraging early indicators of a potential hard-rock gold system beneath the historical workings. A ~5,000-sample soil geochemical program is underway, with 55 rock chip samples submitted for assay, as Liberty works to define priority targets ahead of its maiden drilling campaign.
Magmatic Resources (ASX: MAG) has commenced its follow-up RC drilling programme at its Weebo Gold Project in WA. The focus of the program is to test the lateral continuity of gold mineralisation at Otto 2, investigate the depth potential of mineralised structures beneath the extensive gold supergene footprint at Ockerburry 3 and complete maiden RC drilling at Scone Stone West. Drilling results are expected during September and October 2026.
Australian Mines (ASX: AUZ) defined five priority drill targets at its 100%-owned Flemington Scandium Project in NSW, with a ~1,250m, 50-hole aircore program planned to test large, under-drilled areas for new scandium mineralisation and provide samples for metallurgical testwork. Flemington hosts a 6.3Mt at 446ppm scandium Mineral Resource, with drilling to commence following regulatory approval as the company advances its PFS.
Many Peaks Minerals (ASX: MPK) reported new diamond core assay results from 21 drill holes totalling 5,888m from its ongoing extension and delineation drilling program at the Ferké Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire. Deep drilling extended mineralisation at the northern extremity of the Ouarigue intrusion, delivering a significant intercept of 36.0m at 2.64g/t gold from 600.0m depth, including 4.2m at 5.39g/t gold from 628.0m and 5.0m @ 1.46g/t gold from 581.65m, including 1.0m @ 5.62g/t gold, supporting the presence of multiple mineralised zones at depth. Coverage by Mining.com.au
Middle Island Resources’ (ASX: MDI) has defined large-scale copper targets at its Priboj Project in Serbia, with +200ppm copper-in-soil anomalies at the Jelaca Prospect - 900m x 400m, assays up to 862ppm Cu and Oglavak Prospect - 600m x 400m, assays up to 1,614ppm Cu. Rock chip sampling at Jelaca has also expanded the mineralised footprint, returning up to 3.21% Cu and 26.0g/t Ag.
INDUSTRIAL
Symal Group’s (ASX: SYL) Gawara Baya Wind Farm development in north Queensland satisfied all outstanding conditions precedent and received a Notice to Proceed with works commencing immediately. The head contract is now valued at $366 million, an increase of 19 million over the original contract value of $347 million. The associated works are expected to take approximately 24 months to complete.
Sparc Technologies (ASX: SPN) has made its first commercial delivery of ecosparc® graphene additive to a Tier 1 coatings manufacturer, supplying a 160kg order for use in a high-performance protective coating. The milestone follows two ecosparc®-enhanced product launches since May 2026, with Sparc progressing more than 20 active testing programs and targeting multiple additional commercial product launches over the next 6–12 months.
ECS Botanics (ASX: ECS) reported FY26 revenue up 10% to $21.4m, positive EBITDA of $0.6m and positive operating cash flow of $0.5m, marking a material turnaround in financial performance as international expansion kicks off. Covered by Cannabiz.
Babylon Pump & Power (ASX: BPP) completed a $7.27 million recapitalisation through its Entitlement Offer and associated debt-to-equity conversion, before reporting FY26 revenue of $32.0 million, $7.1 million of positive operating cash flow and 160% growth in Rental revenue to $26.1 million, with underlying Rental EBITDA of approximately $9.1 million.
ENERGY
Frontier Energy (ASX: FHE) executed all major contracts for Stage One of its Waroona Renewable Energy Project in Western Australia, comprising a 132MW solar facility paired with an 81.5MW / 6.9-hour battery energy storage system (BESS). Site works are scheduled to start this month. The Company also released an updated Investor Presentation.
Energy World Corporation (ASX: EWC) released its FY26 preliminary results, highlighting the company’s debt-free balance sheet, expected ~US$330 million net proceeds from the US$350 million Hallador turbine sale, continued progress at Pagbilao and the potential for surplus capital to be returned to shareholders.
TECHNOLOGY
Playside Studios’ (ASX: PLY) released the Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer Game of Thrones: War for Westeros at gamescom Opening Night Live in Cologne. Following the release, there were over 75,000 net new Steam wishlists which were added, lifting total Steam wishlists by over 20% to exceed 390,000. The trailer and associated media and creator coverage generated 24.3 million views across official, press and creator channels between 25-30 August.
Rubicon Water (ASX: RWL) announced it has secured a $1 million contract with the irrigation authority Consoriza di Bonifica Tirreno Catanzarese. Based in Calabria, the project represents an important milestone for Rubicon, being its first significant project in Southern Italy. Calabria has a strong agricultural sector including approximately 89,000 hectares of equipped irrigation area, making the installation a valuable reference site for demonstrating Rubicon’s technology and capability in the region.
Etherstack (ASX: ESK) secured an expanded scope on its major UK Government project, which will deliver a revenue uplift of £0.5 million (US$0.7 million) alongside increased ongoing support fees, with the additional revenue expected to flow through in H1 FY27.
DXN Limited (ASX: DXN) entered FY27 with a record backlog of $23.5 million as at 30 June 2026, which has since grown to $40.9 million as at 30 August 2026 on the back of further AI infrastructure and aviation/transport wins, with management expecting to convert approximately 45% of the 30 June 2026 backlog into revenue in 1H FY27. That momentum is reinforced by a maturing pipeline of identified projects with roughly 21% of which are AI infrastructure related. DXN is positioning FY26's investment as the foundation for sustainable top-line growth over the medium term. The Company plans to support growing demand via an expanding manufacturing footprint with a site currently being established in Johor, Malaysia.
Dataworks Group (ASX: DWG) entered into an eight-week paid Planning Services Agreement with the NSW Government, expected to generate approximately $536k in revenue while supporting project planning, technical scoping and contract development activities. The company also reported FY26 operating revenue up 24% to $8.93 million, a 78% reduction in statutory loss to $2.25 million and positive statutory operating cashflow of $1.91 million, alongside the successful launch of its second government CSE platform in Ontario.
Swift TV (ASX: STV) released its FY26 Annual Report, highlighting the company’s transition to commercial rollout, with $12.2m in subscription revenue, $0.8m Group EBITDA, 7,190 Swift TV devices sold across 13 enterprise customers and growing adoption across resources, aged care and hospitality.
BIOTECH
Saluda Medical (ASX: SLD) achieved revenue above its upgraded guidance of US$90.2 million (+28% vs FY25), whilst its gross margin was 300 basis points above the prospectus estimate at 48.9%. International revenue also grew 32% vs FY25, driven by continued growth in customer demand across Europe and Australia. In FY26 Saluda received US FDA approval for CAP24™ paddle lead, expanding the Evoke® System portfolio into surgical paddle lead procedures.
Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH) signed an Underwriting Agreement with MST Financial Services Pty Ltd to underwrite the exercise of up to 8,400,000 unexercised ATHO listed options ahead of their 31 August 2026 expiry, expected to raise approximately A$4.2 million before costs. Proceeds will support continued late-stage development of ATH434 in Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and general working capital, with total raised able to reach up to A$7.96 million depending on options exercised by holders before expiry.
Tetratherix (ASX: TTX) dispatched its first commercial shipment of TetramatrixTM polymer to the United States. This marks the beginning of product revenue generation for Tetratherix’s Precision Medicine franchise, and is a significant proof point for Tetratherix, validating TetramatrixTM as a commercial grade product. This commercial milestone coincides with another scientific validation for The Company, with a peer-reviewed publication of the underlying STEPP science accepted in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics.
Avecho Biotechnology (ASX: AVE) announced that recruitment has recommenced for the final stage of its pivotal Phase III clinical trial evaluating its TPM®-enhanced cannabidiol (CBD) soft-gel capsule for the treatment of insomnia. The commencement of the trial’s second and final patient cohort follows the Company’s recently announced successful interim analysis of its Phase III insomnia trial. Following its review of the unblinded interim data, the independent Data Monitoring Board (DMB) unanimously recommended that the trial continue to its originally planned size of 519 participants.
Imricor Medical Systems (ASX: IMR) received a notification from the FDA notifying the Company it has completed its evaluation of the manufacturing module within the company's Premarket Approval submission, accepting and closing the module. Covering design, manufacturing and quality processes across seven products, including the Vision-MR Ablation Catheter and RF-5000 Ablation Generator and Pump, it marks a major milestone in Imricor's modular PMA review. An FDA pre-approval inspection of manufacturing sites will follow before final approval, which remains subject to completion of all remaining modules.
CORPORATE NEWS
Liberty Metals (ASX: LIB) proposes to change its name to El Dorado Goldfields, reflecting the Company’s focus on the Oko North and Oko South Projects in Guyana’s Oko Gold District. Subject to shareholder approval, the Company’s ASX code is also expected to change from LIB to EDO. The proposed name change will be put to shareholders at the Company’s General Meeting in October 2026.
Jameson Resources (ASX: JAL) is raising up to $5 million to accelerate its Crown Mountain Steelmaking Coal Project in British Columbia, Canada towards final environmental approvals. The offer has attracted strong support from key shareholders and strategic investors, including existing shareholder King George Investments and new investors, M Resources and the Tribeca Global Natural Resource fund. Proceeds will primarily fund completion of the Final Environmental Assessment Application, with the raise being announced with steelmaking coal prices trading at around 2026 highs. Covered by The Australian and Australian Resources & Investment.
