AuMEGA Metals Ltd (ASX:AAM, TSX:AUM, OTCQB:AUMMF) has uncovered a major new exploration frontier at its Cape Ray Gold Project in Newfoundland, defining a multi-kilometre gold-in-till corridor west of its existing deposits.
The discovery — located along the western contact of the underexplored Isle aux Morts Granite — marks a significant step in expanding the project’s mineralised footprint and comes ahead of a fully funded drilling campaign set for the fourth quarter of 2025.
S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (XSO) closed at 3,868.70, up 18.30 (+0.48%) yesterday and +0.80 (+0.02%) over the past five sessions. Against this modestly firmer backdrop, our small caps continue to post notable updates.
374Water Inc (NASDAQ:SCWO), a provider of organic waste destruction technology and services for industrial, municipal, and federal markets, announced that it has adopted a minimum equity ownership policy for its Board of Directors.
Under the new policy, each board member is required to purchase and maintain at least US$50,000 in 374Water shares.
Canagold Resources Ltd (TSX:CCM, OTCQB:CRCUF) has appointed Collen Middleton as vice president of permitting and compliance to support its New Polaris project.
Middleton, a registered professional biologist with over 20 years of experience in environmental consulting and regulatory permitting across western Canada, will work alongside senior vice president of sustainability and permitting Chris Pharness.
Arizona Gold & Silver Inc (TSX-V:AZS, OTCQB:AZASF) has provided an update on ongoing metallurgical testing and core drilling at its Philadelphia project in Arizona.
The company reported positive results from column leach tests on bulk samples, highlighting the benefits of high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) crushing for gold and silver recovery.
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) announced it has priced a $40 million private placement of Class A common stock at $5.10 per share.
Under the offering, the company will sell 7.84 million shares, or pre-funded warrants in lieu of shares, to several institutional investors.
Standard Uranium Ltd (TSX-V:STND, OTCQB:STTDF) reported that it has closed its previously announced Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (LIFE) offering, consisting of 25 million flow-through (FT) company units priced at C$0.10 per FT unit.
The uranium exploration company said it anticipates the net proceeds raised from the offering will be used for the exploration of its Saskatchewan uranium projects.
Algernon Health (CSE:AGN, OTCQB:AGNPF) said it had completed its name change from Algernon Pharmaceuticals as the Canadian healthcare company pivots its focus toward the Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic market.
The company’s common shares will begin trading under the new name on the Canadian Securities Exchange at market open on October 20 under the same ticker symbol on Canadian and OTC markets.
Nextech3D.AI (CSE:NTAR, OTCQX:NEXCF) has launched its AI Matchmaking and AI Event Assistant solutions for events worldwide, expanding its suite of intelligent tools designed to enhance networking, engagement, and operational efficiency at conferences, expos, and trade shows.
The Toronto-based company said the technologies integrate into Nextech3D.ai’s existing event platforms, Map D and Eventdex, which together power thousands of events each year through services such as floor plan management, exhibitor coordination, registration, ticketing, and augmented reality navigation.
Ecora Resources PLC (LSE:ECOR, TSX:ECOR, OTCQX:ECRAF) has edged closer to a long-awaited payday from its stake in the Santo Domingo copper project, after Capstone Copper confirmed a $360m investment from Orion Resource Partners for a 25% holding.
RBC calls the move a “key milestone” towards a construction decision expected in the second half of 2026, with project financing and detailed engineering now the next steps.
Zynex Inc (NASDAQ:ZYXI) announced the appointment of Bret Wise to its Board of Directors. He will also serve as chair of the Audit Committee.
The medical technology company said Wise is a retired senior executive with significant operational and financial management experience in the medical device industry, having served as CEO of Dentsply International from 2007 until 2016.
A pair of new contracts has given a lift to IXICO PLC (LSE:IXI, OTC:PHYOF), the London-listed neuroscience data specialist whose shares trade at just 12p.
The company has secured work on the development of a blood-based biomarker diagnostic test, a fast-growing area of research that could make screening for neurological conditions far simpler and cheaper.
IXICO PLC (LSE:IXI, OTC:PHYOF) shares rose 12% to 13.45p after the neuroscience analytics company announced two new deals worth a combined £1.2 million, boosting its presence in the fast-growing field of blood-based biomarkers.
The AIM-listed group said it had secured a three-year contract with a leading global biopharma company to help validate a diagnostic blood test for an undisclosed neurodegenerative disease.
IXICO PLC (LSE:IXI, OTC:PHYOF), the neuroscience imaging specialist, has won a new contract and extended an existing one worth a combined £1.2 million, strengthening its position in biomarker analytics for neurological disorders.
The AIM-listed company said the new agreement, signed with a major global biopharma client, would support the validation of a diagnostic blood test designed to help detect an undisclosed neurodegenerative disease.
It has been a good day for gold stocks so far.
Spot gold jumped as much as 1% to a fresh record of $US4,186.78 in Asia-Pacific trading, edging past its New York peak of $US4,179.70.
Australia’s diplomatic push to deepen critical minerals cooperation with the United States is gaining momentum, with several ASX-listed explorers called on to brief the Australian embassy in Washington ahead of next week’s meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump.
Among the companies asked to participate are Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX:RML, OTC:RLMLF) and Nova Minerals Ltd (ASX:NVA, NASDAQ:NVA, OTC:NVAAF) — both advancing North American projects focused on antimony, a critical mineral essential to US defence and industrial supply chains.
West Wits Mining Ltd (ASX:WWI, OTCQB:WMWWF) has achieved a “major operational milestone” at its Qala Shallows Gold Project in South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin, producing and stockpiling its first underground ore — marking the company’s formal transition from development to production.
The move follows the successful commissioning of critical underground infrastructure, including a full-length engineered concrete haul road, water management systems, and the site’s first double boom drill rig, now operating underground.
Titan Minerals Ltd (ASX:TTM, OTC:TTTNF) has entered into a subscription agreement with Lingbao Gold International Co. Ltd to raise US$10 million (AU$15.39), issuing 25,809,865 new shares at US$0.3874 (A$0.59) per share — a 33% premium to the 30-day volume-weighted average price (VWAP).
On completion, Lingbao will hold 9.9% of Titan’s current issued capital.
Tamboran Resources Corporation (ASX:TBN, NYSE:TBN, OTC:TBNRL) has completed its 2025 Shenandoah South campaign — the largest drilling program undertaken in the Beetaloo Basin — delivering three horizontal wells with 10,000-foot laterals and setting a new operational speed benchmark.
The program comprised batch drilling of Shenandoah South-4H (SS-4H), SS-5H and SS-6H. All three wells reached total depth and were successfully cased and suspended ahead of stimulation activities. Average spud-to-total depth was 26.7 days, inside the 35-day forecast.
American Uranium Ltd (ASX:AMU, OTC:GTRIF) has mobilised a mud rotary drill rig ahead of schedule to begin resource-development drilling at the Lo Herma in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium project in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. The program targets expansion and upgrading of the existing 8.57 million pounds uranium resource.
Drilling starts this week under a two-phase work plan.