archTIS Ltd (ASX:AR9, OTCQB:ARHLF) has extended the maturity date of a A$4 million Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) lending facility, maintaining access to non-dilutive working capital as it responds to growing demand for its data security products.
The facility, previously due to mature on July 30, 2026, has been extended to October 30, 2026. The key terms remain unchanged apart from a one-off A$2,000 establishment fee.
Lindian Resources Ltd (ASX:LIN, OTC:LINIF) has completed a major technical validation milestone for its Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Malawi, with independent testwork confirming 98% neodymium-praseodymium extraction and production of a non-radioactive mixed rare earth carbonate.
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) validated the complete downstream flowsheet from Kangankunde monazite concentrate through to specification mixed rare earth carbonate, or MREC.
American Resources Corp (NASDAQ:AREC) said its minority-owned subsidiary ReElement Technologies has been awarded a $25 million investment from the US Department of War through its Economic Defense Unit and the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment to expand domestic rare earth and critical mineral refining capacity.
The funding, provided through the Industrial Base Fund, will support the expansion of ReElement's Marion, Indiana, refining campus by financing additional refining equipment, production line installation and working capital.
Nine Mile Metals Ltd. (CSE:NINE, OTCQB:VMSXF, FRA:KQ9) has reported that its third drill hole of the 2026 program at the Wedge project in New Brunswick intersected visually identified sulphide mineralization, including pyrite and chalcopyrite, with laboratory assay results pending.
The company said drill hole DDH WD-26-03 was completed to a depth of 395 metres and intersected pyrite and chalcopyrite mineralization between 212.95 metres and 338.20 metres, spanning 125.25 metres. The hole was drilled to test the extension of mineralization identified in the previously reported hole WD-26-02.
Century Lithium Corp. (TSX-V:LCE, OTCQX:CYDVF) has shuffled its board leadership, elevating independent director Corby Anderson to Chair while shifting outgoing Chair Bryan Disher into a non-executive role where he will continue to head the Audit Committee, the company said Tuesday.
Disher had held the chairmanship since June 2023. Anderson has served on the board as an independent director since the same year.
Blockmate Ventures Inc (TSX-V:MATE, OTCQB:MATEF, FRA:8MH), a venture builder focused on AI, Bitcoin and digital infrastructure, said it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $1 million, surpassing its original financing target of $750,000.
Net proceeds will be used to advance the company's Wyoming AI data centre opportunity, including engineering, surveying, site planning, local engagement, and fibre and power-related diligence and development work, as well as for general working capital.
Standard Uranium Ltd (TSX-V:STND, OTCQB:STTDF, FRA:9SU0) has reported geochemical assay results from its winter 2026 drill program at the Corvo uranium project in northeastern Saskatchewan, highlighting anomalous uranium, boron and other pathfinder elements across multiple target areas and outlining plans for follow-up exploration.
The 2,457-metre program, funded by project partner Aventis Energy under a three-year earn-in option agreement, comprised 10 reconnaissance drill holes targeting the Manhattan, Brooklyn and Tribeca areas. One hole was abandoned because of ground conditions, leaving nine completed drill holes.
Itaconix PLC (AIM:ITX, OTCQB:ITXXF, FRA:18G0) has secured the first customer supply agreement for its compact plastic-free dish detergent tablet, marking the product’s move towards commercial sales in North America.
The AIM-listed speciality polymers group will supply the 8-gram tablets to an unnamed purpose-driven North American brand through its SPARX Formulated Solutions business. Initial production will use pilot-scale tabletting capacity at Itaconix’s North American Innovation Center.
Coinsilium Group Limited (AQSE:COIN, OTCQB:CINGF, FRA:5CT) told investors it will invest a further US$200,000 in Predictive Labs, and make up to 15% of its Bitcoin holdings available for venture-building after the portfolio company unveiled its first commercial product.
The additional investment, triggered by Predictive Labs meeting agreed development milestones, will take Coinsilium’s total commitment to US$350,000, and, as a result, it will hold 7,630 preference shares, equivalent to around 11.99% of the Singapore-based company.
Solis Minerals Ltd (ASX:SLM, TSX-V:SLMN, OTCQB:SLMFF) has kicked off diamond drilling at the Mandacaru Lithium Project in Brazil, targeting a coherent lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite system across an approximately 800-metre corridor.
The 10-hole, 2,000-metre program is designed to test the continuity and geometry of the pegmatites, as well as their potential to host spodumene mineralisation at depth.
Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE, OTC:RECEF) has strengthened its intellectual property position in Southeast Asia after securing a Vietnamese patent covering its RECCE® 327 and RECCE® 529 anti-infective candidates.
The Family 4 patent, granted by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam, provides protection until 2041 and marks the eighth patent secured by Recce within this patent family.