S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (ASX: XSO) closed at 3,378.30, up 133.20 points or 4.10% yesterday and 11.20 points or 0.33% over the past 5 days. Several small-cap companies have reported notable operational and corporate developments this morning. You can read about the following and more throughout the day.
Lindian Resources
Lindian Resources Ltd (ASX:LIN, OTC:LINIF) provided an update on board and management appointments as it strengthens its team and advances both the Kangankunde Rare Earths Project and the SARECO Mixed Rare Earths Carbonate Processing Facility.
Critical Resources
Critical Resources Ltd (ASX:CRR, FRA:9S70) said New Zealand’s Minister of Energy and Resources had granted consent under the Crown Minerals Act 1991 for the transfer of 90% ownership of five prospecting permits to wholly owned subsidiary Goldfire Resources Limited, satisfying the final statutory conditions precedent to both acquisitions. The Department of Conservation has also approved the commencement of minimum impact activities across the four Koura permits, allowing early-stage exploration to begin.
Resolution Minerals
Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX:RML, OTCQB:RLMLF, FRA:NC3) reported assay and mineralogy results from a preliminary mapping and sampling program on stockpiles at its recently acquired Johnson Creek Tungsten and Antimony Mill. Completed in late 2025, the fieldwork forms part of a broader campaign to bring the ore stockpiles into JORC Code 2012 compliance, with the company aiming to fast-track potential tungsten production to align with US critical minerals policy settings.
Premier1 Lithium
Premier1 Lithium Ltd (ASX:PLC) has completed a high-resolution ground gravity survey at the Rochefort Gold Prospect within its Abbotts North Project, about 35 kilometres north of Meekatharra in Western Australia’s Murchison region. The project also sits about 20 kilometres north of New Murchison Gold’s producing Crown Prince deposit, which hosts a resource of 2.2 million tonnes at 3.9g/t gold for 279,000 ounces, and lies within the same Abbotts Greenstone Belt.