The Australian gold sector’s strong run has produced more than balance-sheet improvement — it has also driven consolidation, guidance resets and offshore expansion. Three names illustrate that shift in September 2026. Vault Minerals (ASX:VAU) agreed a major merger with Genesis Minerals in July that …
The ASX metals and mining space is rarely a single story, and three names capture how varied it has become in September 2026. Meeka Metals (ASX:MEK) is ramping up a new Western Australian gold operation and shifting from open-pit to underground ore; Chalice Mining …
Supportive gold and uranium market conditions have brought a group of ASX resource companies into investor attention during the 2026 reporting season. Catalyst Metals (ASX:CYL) capped a record year of gold output from Western Australia, Santana Minerals (ASX:SMI) is progressing towards a key consent …
The August 2026 reporting season delivered two very different operating pictures. For gold miners, supportiveCommodityconditions translated into substantial cash generation: Genesis Minerals (ASX:GMD) and Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK) both posted record profits, declared maiden dividends and expanded their growth ambitions. For Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN), the …
Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) is undergoing a significantLeadershipreset after adding one of global mining's most experienced executives, Mark Cutifani, to its board. The appointment comes amid shareholder pressure from ElliottInvestmentManagement and broader changes across the company's executive and board leadership.
Minerals 260 (ASX:MI6) is moving from resource expansion towards development planning at its flagship Bullabulling Gold Project in Western Australia. A larger resource, maiden ore reserve and external funding support have shifted attention towards how the company intends to fund construction and progress the …
An ASX junior attempting a Nasdaq listing while drilling a heavy mineral sands project in Malawi is an uncommon profile. Chilwa Minerals (ASX:CHW) is doing both, and the threads are connected: its June quarter accounts show the company looking to the proposed United States …
Few ASX-listed energy producers of this size enter a new financial year with aBalance Sheetas materially changed as Echelon Resources (ASX:ECH). Across the twelve months to 30 June 2026, the Wellington-based oil and gas group sold its controlling stake in Cue Energy Resources, repaid …
Surface sampling rarely defines an exploration project on its own, but it can materially change how the geology is interpreted. Lion Rock Minerals (ASX:LRM) reported in early September 2026 that auger drilling at its Minta project in Cameroon had returned high-grade rare earth intervals …
Small explorers rarely get to compare feasibility assumptions directly against completed mining results. Lunnon Metals (ASX:LM8) has done so after finishing mining at its Lady Herial open pit in the Kambalda district of Western Australia in early August 2026.