Latest Operational Risk News

Impact Minerals has raised an additional $881,000 through a rights issue shortfall offer and completed the sale of its Blackridge project, positioning itself for upcoming drilling at Arkun and development of a high purity alumina pilot plant.

Catalyst Metals has secured the Old Highway Gold Project from Sandfire Resources for A$32.5 million, aiming to boost production with a satellite mine feeding its Plutonic processing plant. The project promises a 4-year mine life producing 35,000 ounces annually at competitive costs.

Centaurus Metals has unveiled enhanced feasibility outcomes for its Jaguar Nickel Sulphide Project, confirming a 15-year open pit mine life with low-cost, high-grade nickel concentrate production. The project’s strong financial metrics and sustainability credentials position it as a strategic nickel supplier outside Indonesia.

ANZ Group Holdings Limited delivered its strongest half-year revenue and profit to date, buoyed by the full contribution from Suncorp Bank and a robust capital position despite regulatory challenges.

ANZ Group Holdings Limited posted a 7% increase in statutory profit to AUD 3.642 billion for the half year ended 31 March 2025, with stable cash profit and an 83 cent interim dividend. The full integration of Suncorp Bank underpinned lending and deposit growth, while credit impairments eased.

Super Retail Group reports a 3.1% like-for-like sales growth in H2 FY25, driven by key brands and strategic investments in its omni-retail network and supply chain.

Eastern Metals has agreed to sell its 1.5% net smelter royalty on the Thomson Project to Red Hill Minerals for $220,000 cash, marking another step in its asset monetisation strategy.

Red Hill Minerals has agreed to acquire a 1.5% net smelter royalty on the Thomson gold-copper project in New South Wales, expanding its royalty portfolio with a project showing significant exploration potential.

Westpac Banking Corporation reported a modest 1% decline in net profit to AUD 3.317 billion for the six months ended March 2025, maintaining its interim dividend and advancing key digital and sustainability initiatives.

BluGlass Limited has launched a $6 million Share Purchase Plan (SPP) offering new shares with attaching options to eligible shareholders, aiming to fund the scale-up of its visible laser production and support ongoing product development.

Karoon Energy has finalized the acquisition of the Baúna FPSO vessel, marking a pivotal shift from exploration to operational control that promises enhanced efficiency and potential asset longevity.

Larvotto Resources has completed key technical work on its Hillgrove DFS, incorporating a shift to dry tailings storage and capitalising on record gold and antimony prices, while exploration drilling delivers high-grade intercepts and the company strengthens its operational base.