The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index (ASX) was trading at 3,476.90, down 0.16% or 5.50 points yesterday, although the index remained 3.06% or 109.70 points higher over the past five days.
Several ASX-listed companies have released operational, commercial and investor updates this morning, spanning copper, graphite, carbon dioxide transport technology and base metals production.
Aruma to host Tillex copper-silver webinar
Aruma Resources Ltd (ASX:AAJ) will host an investor webinar on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 11:00am AEST.
Managing director Grant Ferguson will provide an update on the company’s Tillex Copper-Silver Project in the Timmins mining district of Ontario, Canada, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Investors may submit questions ahead of the webinar by emailing info@arumaresources.com.
International Graphite signs graphite supply and sales support agreement
International Graphite Ltd (ASX:IG6, FRA:H99, OTC:IGRPF) has signed a commercial agreement with Hong Kong-based trading company Wogen Pacific Limited to supply graphite concentrate and provide product sales and marketing support for the Collie Micronising Facility in Western Australia.
Wogen Pacific is a subsidiary of Wogen Limited, a specialist metals and minerals trading group with more than 50 years of experience in global markets.
Under the Heads of Terms agreement, Wogen will buy, as principal, a minimum of 3,000 tonnes per year of micronised graphite from the Collie facility from the point of commercial production, for exclusive distribution to Asia-Pacific customers.
Wogen has also committed to sourcing up to 10,000 tonnes per year of flake graphite concentrate feedstock to support production growth over time.
Sales terms will be agreed on a spot basis, while International Graphite will also have access to Wogen’s supply chain finance solutions to support operations and capital efficiency.
The Heads of Terms is non-binding and is intended to be replaced with binding agreements as the facility moves closer to commercial production.
Provaris completes key FEED milestone for CO2 tank
Provaris Energy Ltd (ASX:PV1, OTC:GBBLF, FRA:WS90) has completed a key front-end engineering and design milestone for its proprietary low-pressure YP-Provaris LCO2 tank.
The detailed engineering package has been submitted to DNV to support a General Approval for Ship Application approval process.
Provaris said completion of the FEED program and the associated approvals process would help de-risk its strategy to commercialise its cargo containment solution for the emerging maritime transport and storage of CO2 market.
The company noted that global carbon capture and storage investment is forecast by DNV to approach US$80 billion by 2030.
With a design capacity of 25,000 cubic metres, the YP-Provaris LCO2 tank is designed to address limitations associated with alternative Type C tanks.
The tank incorporates a detailed structural design based on a proprietary sandwich-type structure engineered in accordance with the IGC Code.
Alara marks 50th copper concentrate shipment from Oman
Alara Resources Limited (ASX) has dispatched the 50th shipment of copper concentrate from the Al Wash-hi Majaza copper-gold mine in Oman.
The mine is operated by Alara’s joint venture company Al Hadeetha Resources LLC, in which Alara holds a 51% interest.
The 50th shipment, comprising 456 wet metric tonnes of copper concentrate, departed Sohar Port on June 21, 2026.
The parcel contained around 83 tonnes of copper and 64 ounces of gold.
Across all 50 shipments, the operation has now dispatched 62,684 wet metric tonnes of copper concentrate containing 10,988 tonnes of copper metal.
Alara said the milestone reflected consistent operational performance and the growing production track record of the Al Wash-hi Majaza mine.