First Graphene Ltd (ASX:FGR, OTCQB:FGPHF, FRA:M11) has secured its first production purchase order from Australian manufacturer Pacific Urethanes Pty Ltd for PureGRAPH® graphene to be used in polyurethane systems targeting fire-retardant applications in the mining industry.
The order introduces both a new commercial customer and a new application for PureGRAPH®, with the graphene material to be incorporated into polyurethane formulations aimed at improving fire performance while maintaining the durability and wear resistance required in harsh mining environments.
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd (TSX-V:GMG, OTCQX:GMGMF) said its fast-charging GCELLS have shown no reduction in performance after 489 charge cycles, each completed within six minutes, in the latest data from its battery development program with Rio Tinto.
The cycling data, collected by the Battery Innovation Center of Indiana on 1 Ah cells built with materials developed and supplied by GMG's Brisbane Battery Development Centre, compared the GCELLS against a well-known Lithium Titanate Oxide battery tested under the same charging profile. The LTO cell degraded to 86% of its original capacity, near the industry's typical 80% end-of-life threshold, within just 64 cycles.
Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) raised its full-year profit forecast after second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates, sending shares up 20%.
The jewelry retailer posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.19 for the quarter, well above analyst estimates of $1.74 and up 36% from a year earlier.
Century Lithium Corp. (TSX-V:LCE, OTCQX:CYDVF) announced that it has submitted a Mine Plan of Operations and Nevada Reclamation Permit Application for its 100%-owned Angel Island Lithium Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
The company submitted the plan on September 3 to the US Bureau of Land Management’s Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office. The Mine Plan of Operations is the proposed action for the project and will form the basis for the BLM’s environmental analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Trust Stamp Inc (NASDAQ:IDAI, ISE:AIID) is waiving setup fees and speeding up onboarding for financial institutions switching to its driver's license verification service, the company said, as it looks to capitalize on a massive data leak at a rival identity verification provider.
The AI-powered trust, identity and security solutions provider said the move follows reports that photographs of roughly 166 million identity documents were leaked from IDScan, a leading identity scan provider.
Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NYSE-A:OPTT) is participating in a week-long uncrewed surface vehicle demonstration hosted by the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory in Duck, North Carolina.
The demonstration at ERDC’s Field Research Facility is evaluating uncrewed surface vehicle technologies capable of operating through surf zones, breaking waves, currents and coastal inlets. OPT was selected to participate following a competitive technical evaluation and will demonstrate its WAM-V maritime drone platform in live coastal conditions.
374Water Inc (NASDAQ:SCWO, FRA:8LL) has laid out a three-part corporate strategy aimed at scaling its AirSCWO supercritical water oxidation technology, which the company uses to permanently destroy PFAS and other organic waste streams.
The strategy centers on what CEO Danny Bogar describes as three "value horizons": near-term waste destruction services, regional infrastructure for biosolids treatment, and eventual global expansion of the business model.
Pinnacle Silver & Gold Corp (TSX-V:PINN, OTCQB:PSGCF, FRA:P9J) has reported additional high-grade gold and silver mineralization from ongoing underground drilling at the historic Pinos Cuates mine on its Potrero property in Durango, Mexico.
The company reported that hole EPUG26068 intersected 10.89 metres grading 6.19 grams per tonne gold and 90 grams per tonne silver. Within the interval, a 0.41-metre section containing visible gold and silver sulphides returned 58.2 grams per tonne gold and 631 grams per tonne silver.
Sovereign Metals Ltd (ASX:SVM, OTCQX:SVMLF, AIM:SVML, FRA:SVM) traded at 27.70p, up 4%, on Wednesday as a scoping study indicated the potential for $84 million in additional annual EBITDA at Kasiya.
The scoping study estimates a $722 million increase in Kasiya’s pre-tax net present value, discounted at 8%, from $29 million of additional initial capital.
Asiamet Resources Ltd (AIM:ARS, OTC:KMGLF, FRA:0FK) traded at 2.08p, up 12%, on Wednesday after completing its KSK sale and approved a $93 million special dividend.
The miner received $104.9 million from Norin Mining (Hong Kong) Limited for Indokal Limited, the subsidiary holding its entire interest in the KSK project.
Shares in Mortgage Advice Bureau dropped 19% to 399p in morning trading after it cut its profit expectations for 2026, warning that an anticipated recovery in the housing market has failed to materialise.
The property finance group now expects Adjusted profit before tax of approximately £38 million for the year ending 31 December, down from current market consensus of £43.4 million.
Corero Network Security PLC (AIM:CNS, OTCQB:DDOSF) shares jumped as high as 28% to 10.9p after the cybersecurity specialist reported a sharp rise in first-half revenue, swung into profit and upgraded its full-year outlook.
Revenue for the six months to 30 June 2026 climbed 42% to $15.5 million from $10.9 million a year earlier, driven by new customer wins and contract expansions. EBITDA improved to $2.6 million from a $1.4 million loss.
Active Energy Group PLC (AIM:AEG, OTCID:AEUSF), the d developer of power-backed infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates and wider Gulf, says it is moving from proving its model to securing scale as it pursues developments of up to 100 megawatts.
The company said its first phase in the UAE established capability, while the second phase is about securing scale, with the board believing the combination could transform the Group from a developer of individual sites into a broader power-backed infrastructure platform.
Total Graphite PLC (LSE:TGR, OTCQX:TGRHF), the flake graphite developer with projects in Mozambique, has appointed Lycopodium (ASX:LYL) Minerals Africa to review and update the feasibility work on its Montepuez project.
The mine is permitted for production of up to one hundred thousand tonnes per annum and will use the modular development route set out in an October 2017 value engineering study as its base case.
Sovereign Metals Ltd (ASX:SVM, OTCQX:SVMLF, AIM:SVML, FRA:SVM) said adding rare earth recovery to its Kasiya project in Malawi could generate an incremental US$722 million pre-tax NPV, for around US$29 million of capital to first production.
A scoping study estimated a 151% pre-tax internal rate of return and payback of about 1.5 years, with the proposed circuit recovering monazite from mineral streams already generated by the rutile and graphite processing flowsheet.
D3 Energy Ltd (ASX:D3E, OTCQX:DNRGF) will undertake remedial cementing work at its Nooitgedacht Project in South Africa after downhole logging confirmed gas-bearing zones in both the NGT245 D and NGT245 E wells, while identifying deeper water inflows that are currently restricting gas flow.
Analysis of recent geophysical logging showed water from deeper production zones had risen above the gas-bearing intervals in both wells. With reservoir pressure at the location extremely low, the elevated water level is inhibiting gas flow.
Noble Helium Ltd (ASX:NHE, OTC:NBHEF, FRA:GN1) has begun mobilising a drilling rig for its 2026 helium exploration campaign at the 100%-owned North Rukwa Project in Tanzania, with the Kinambo-1 well expected to spud in early October.
BoreXpert will move the Schramm T130 XD rig from Kenya to the Kinambo site, with arrival expected during the final week of September.
Sovereign Metals Ltd (ASX:SVM, OTCQX:SVMLF, AIM:SVML, FRA:SVM) has outlined the potential to add US$722 million in pre-tax net present value to its Kasiya Critical Minerals Project in Malawi by recovering a rare earth-rich monazite concentrate as a by-product.
A new scoping study estimates the rare earth circuit would require incremental capital of around US$29 million and could deliver a pre-tax internal rate of return of 151%, with payback in approximately 18 months.
