Aruma Resources Ltd (ASX:AAJ) has cleared a key permitting milestone at its Wilan Project in South Australia, executing a Native Title Mining Agreement with the Arabana Aboriginal Corporation ahead of a planned maiden aircore drilling program.
The agreement establishes a framework for exploration across the project while providing for cultural heritage protection and ongoing consultation with the Arabana People.
The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (XSO) continued its recent run higher, closing yesterday at 3,588.70 points, up 21.70 points or 0.61%.
The index has now gained 93.90 points, or 2.69%, over the past five trading days, maintaining positive momentum across the smaller end of the Australian market.
Talon Energy Ltd (ASX:TPD) told investors that preparations are complete for its maiden diamond drilling programme at the Eagle Lake gold project in Ontario, with rig mobilisation expected within two weeks and drilling targeted to start in the first half of September.
The fully funded and permitted programme has been expanded from 1,000 metres to 1,375 metres across 11 holes, targeting East and West Fornieri Bay, Cedar Trench and Moss Knoll (NYSE:KNL).
Tivan Ltd (ASX:TVN) has secured the final regulatory and heritage approvals needed to begin maiden drilling at Walshy’s Wall, a manganese-barite gossan within its Sandover Fluorite Project in the Northern Territory, with Stage One drilling targeted to start in October.
The planned reverse circulation (RC) program will test a more than 1-kilometre-long gossan where previous rock-chip sampling returned grades of up to 44.8% manganese, alongside elevated copper, beryllium and tungsten. Ultra-high-grade fluorite of up to 98.4% CaF2 was also identified in the same outcrop.
Super Minerals Limited has opened its initial public offering (IPO), seeking to raise between $5 million and $7 million at $0.20 per share ahead of an expected ASX listing in October 2026.
The Australian gold explorer is advancing a district-scale portfolio covering 478 square kilometres in south-east New South Wales, led by the drill-ready Yambulla Gold Project near Eden.
Verbrec Ltd (ASX:VBC) has secured about $16 million in new energy security contracts across Australia, including a $6.8 million Queensland gas pipeline project, taking its total energy security project awards since the start of the financial year to more than $36 million.
The latest awards span pipeline engineering, construction, operations and maintenance, compression, automation and cyber security work across Queensland, the Northern Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
Coles Group Ltd (ASX:COL)’s years-long investment in automation is beginning to deliver, with analysts highlighting stronger underlying earnings, improved online profitability and a better-than-feared start to the new financial year.
eToro APAC lead analyst Josh Gilbert said the result provided the clearest evidence yet that Coles’ major automation program was paying off, despite a headline profit miss linked to a wage remediation charge.
Aurizon Holdings Ltd (ASX:AZJ) has unveiled an on-market share buy-back of up to $250 million as the rail freight operator looks to restore investor confidence following a sharp post-results sell-off.
The buy-back represents about 3.9% of Aurizon’s shares on issue and is expected to begin on 8 September 2026, running for up to 12 months.
Gold continued its strong run on Tuesday as investors returned to the US dollar “debasement” trade following Washington’s plans to increase bond buybacks.
The precious metal gained around 0.9% in early trade, extending a rally that has pushed it to its strongest levels in roughly three months.
Gold Hydrogen Ltd (ASX:GHY) has confirmed helium concentrations of up to 20% from flow testing at Ramsay 2 in South Australia, providing the first dynamic evidence that the helium-bearing Kulpara Dolomite reservoir extends beyond the Ramsay 1 discovery well.
The result comes from the 180-metre gross Kulpara Dolomite interval at Ramsay 2, around 500 metres from Ramsay 1, where helium was successfully flowed to surface and separated.
Bitcoin is threatening to break through US$80,000 after recording its largest weekly dollar gain on record, as renewed institutional buying and a shift in US Treasury policy injected fresh momentum into crypto markets.
Bitcoin was trading around US$78,700 early Tuesday, having briefly touched US$80,000 during the latest session.
International Graphite Ltd (ASX:IG6, OTC:IGRPF) has outlined potential annual revenue of A$26.0 million to A$32.4 million and EBITDA of A$11.1 million to A$14.2 million from its Collie graphite micronising facility in Western Australia, with construction remaining on schedule for commissioning in mid-2027.
The 12-month economic snapshot is based on current spot sales prices and production of between 4,300 and 6,400 tonnes per year of standard and high-grade graphite products ranging from 5 microns to 45 microns. The figures are illustrative and do not constitute formal financial guidance.
OpenAI has expanded its push into AI-assisted software development, making its full GPT-5.6 model family available through Amazon Web Services’ Kiro coding platform.
The integration brings GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna into Kiro, where developers can use the models to plan, build, review and test software against project requirements and existing codebases.
St George Mining Ltd (ASX:SGQ, OTC:SGQMF) has kicked off environmental permitting for a potential rare earths and niobium mining operation at its 100%-owned Araxá Project in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The company has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Impact Report (RIMA) to the State Environmental Foundation of Minas Gerais (FEAM), beginning the first stage of the state's three-part licensing process.
FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX:FFM, TSX:FFM, OTC:FFMFF) has outlined a multi-billion-dollar development case for its Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada, while launching an equity raising of up to A$190 million to accelerate the project towards a final investment decision.
A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Ming Mine evaluated a 1.8 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) base case and a larger 4.6Mtpa alternative, delivering after-tax net present values (NPV7%) of around A$2.2 billion and A$3.0 billion respectively.
NewPeak Metals Ltd (ASX:NPM, OTC:NPMFF, FRA:NPM) will host an investor webinar on August 25 at 9am AWST/11am AEST to provide an update on recent drilling results from its 100%-owned Las Opeñas Gold Project in San Juan Province, Argentina.
Managing director Mark Purcell will lead the presentation, outlining the latest results and their implications for the emerging gold-polymetallic system at Las Opeñas.
Prescient Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:PTX) is seeking to raise up to $7 million through a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) to advance its first-in-class cancer treatment, PTX-100, through a key clinical development milestone and into its next stage.
The company will issue new shares at $0.065 each, representing an 18.8% discount to the 10-day volume-weighted average price before the announcement and a 9.7% discount to the last traded price. Eligible shareholders can apply for up to A$30,000 of new shares.