Royal Road Minerals Ltd (TSX-V:RYR, OTC:RRDMF, FRA:RLU) CEO Dr Tim Coughlin talked with Proactive about how the company's long-term exploration strategy in Colombia remains focused on community relationships while monitoring the implications of a new administration taking office in the country.
Coughlin said it is still too early to make definitive conclusions about the political transition, but stressed that there has been no change to the company's approach at its flagship GAM project, where drilling activities continue. He highlighted that successful project development depends primarily on maintaining strong relationships with local communities.
Scancell Holdings PLC (AIM:SCLP, OTC:SCNLF, FRA:SCP), the developer of immunotherapies designed to treat cancer, has confirmed it is in advanced discussions over a reverse merger with US-listed Neuphoria Therapeutics.
Responding to press speculation, the AIM-quoted company confirmed it is negotiating to acquire Neuphoria through an all-share transaction.
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) announced that it is expected to be added to the Russell 3000 Index and the Russell Microcap Index as part of FTSE Russell's annual 2026 index reconstitution.
The company appears on FTSE Russell's preliminary additions lists under the ticker symbol ‘AREC’ for both indexes.
Gunnison Copper Corp (TSX:GCU, OTCQB:GCUMF, FRA:3XS0) announced that it has appointed Bjorn Meyer as chief operating officer, bolstering its leadership team as the company advances production at the Johnson Camp Mine and development of the Gunnison Copper Project in Arizona.
Meyer succeeds Robert Winton, who spent more than five years with the company and helped guide the Johnson Camp Mine through construction, commissioning, and into production.
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd (TSX:HIVE, NASDAQ:HIVE, FRA:YO0, BVC:HIVECO) has announced the pricing of an upsized private offering of $115 million in zero-coupon exchangeable senior notes due 2031, increasing the size of the deal from the previously announced $100 million.
The notes will be issued by HIVE Bermuda 2026 Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of HIVE, and are expected to close on June 30, subject to customary conditions. Initial purchasers have also been granted an option to buy up to an additional $15 million of notes within 13 days of issuance.
Team Internet Group PLC (AIM:TIG, OTCQX:TIGXF, FRA:4CN), which earns recurring revenue from powering online identity and discovery, said its year of transition was complete as it set its sights firmly on growth in 2026.
Publishing its audited results for 2025, chief executive Michael Riedl said the group had reshaped itself and strengthened its financing through amended facilities and extended maturities, with its growth segments carrying real momentum into the new year.
Zephyr Energy PLC (AIM:ZPHR, OTCQB:ZPHRF, FRA:VD5N), the oil and gas company, has acquired an additional 27,000 acres in the Paradox Basin in Utah, roughly doubling the land surrounding its flagship project there.
The new acreage takes the company's total operated position in the basin to around 70,000 gross acres, with the majority held at a 100% working interest.
Bango PLC (AIM:BGO, OTCQX:BGOPF), the AIM-listed subscription technology company, has appointed Duncan Magrath as a non-executive director and chair of its audit committee with immediate effect.
Magrath is currently chief financial officer of Alfa Financial Software, the FTSE 250 listed lending and leasing software group, a role he has held since 2020.
First Graphene Ltd (ASX:FGR, OTCQB:FGPHF, FRA:M11) earlier this week confirmed it had completed the acquisition of USA-based MITO® Material Solutions, with managing director and CEO Michael Bell telling Proactive the transaction had moved quickly and gave the company a stronger commercial platform in the United States.
Bell said First Graphene completed the deal within “sort of five or six days” of signing the agreement, describing the rapid turnaround as a reflection of the motivation shown by both teams. He said it was “a testament to both our team and the MITO® team being pretty motivated to get the deal across the line”.
Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE, OTC:RECEF) has raised A$4 million to support commercial licensing activity, clinical trials and regulatory-enabling work for its synthetic anti-infective pipeline.
The placement, priced at A$0.40 per share, comprises 10.0 million new fully paid ordinary shares and was supported by new and existing institutional, sophisticated and professional investors.
Cyprium Metals Ltd (ASX:CYM, OTCQB:CYPMF) has appointed experienced mining engineer and resources executive Christofer Catania as chief technical officer as the company advances the phased restart of the Nifty Copper Complex in Western Australia.
Catania joins Cyprium as work at Nifty shifts from construction and refurbishment toward practical completion, commissioning and operational readiness for the Phase 1 Copper Cathode Restart.