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Rio Tinto has completed due diligence on Calix’s Zesty Green Iron Demonstration Project, unlocking an initial $3 million investment and moving the venture closer to commercial reality.

AusQuest and South32 have extended their Strategic Alliance Agreement for two more years, securing continued funding and collaboration on Australian copper and zinc projects. South32 will fund exploration to advance projects to drill-ready status and can earn up to 80% interest through staged investments.

Dreadnought Resources reports an initial inferred resource of 1.17 million tonnes at the Orion deposit within its Tarraji-Yampi project, highlighting significant copper, gold, silver, and cobalt grades in a strategically important region of Western Australia.

Bastion Minerals has formalised an Exploration Consent Agreement with the Ross River Dena Council, paving the way for renewed exploration at its ICE Copper-Gold Project in Yukon, Canada. With substantial JORC resources and multiple new targets identified, the project is poised for a critical next phase in 2026.

Pinnacle Minerals announces a strategic leadership reshuffle, appointing William Witham as Managing Director and CEO, Stephen Ross as Non-Executive Chairman, and welcoming Jay Stephenson to the board.

Korab Resources reports significant gold and base metals exploration progress at its Rum Jungle Project, alongside innovative mining method evaluations and ongoing legal challenges to key lease renewals.

GenusPlus Group, partnering with ACCIONA, has won a $1.6 billion contract to build Victoria’s Western Renewables Link, a major transmission project set to power up to one million homes with renewable energy.

The Australian Treasurer has approved Hanwha Corporation’s increase of its direct equity stake in Austal Limited from 9.9% to 19.9%, setting the stage for potential strategic partnerships as Austal rides a wave of record revenues and defence contracts.

ABx Group has secured a new five-year exploration licence in northern Tasmania, expanding its rare earths tenure between key deposits and advancing its high-value rare earth product development.

Metallium Limited has resumed trading on the ASX following news of a significant collaboration and funding deal with a US partner to advance its critical-metals recovery technology.

Voltaic Strategic Resources confirms a significant 1.2km surface rare earth element and gallium anomaly at its Soren prospect within the Paddys Well Project, setting the stage for an extensive 2026 drilling and geophysical campaign.

Rhythm Biosciences has begun commercialising ColoSTAT®, its blood-based colorectal cancer diagnostic test, following an updated ISO15189, 2022 accreditation. The test offers a new option for symptomatic patients where stool-based screening is unsuitable.