Australia's Ora Banda Awards AUD 233 Million EPC Contract
2026-06-21 16:07
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en.Wedoany.com Reported - FLAGSHIP MINERALS Ltd (ASX:FLG) has added copper assets to its portfolio through the acquisition of the Whipsaw Copper Project in British Columbia, Canada. This transaction provides shareholders with exposure to the copper theme while retaining the company's flagship project, the 2.1 million ounce Isidora Gold Project in Chile.

Renegade Exploration Ltd (ASX:RNX) has completed the sale of its approximate 22% interest in the Carpentaria Joint Venture (CJV) to True North Copper Ltd (ASX:TNC) for AUD 2.88 million. The sale proceeded after Mount Isa Mines Ltd decided to waive its pre-emptive right over the interest.

Cosmo Metals Ltd (ASX:CMO) has received initial assay results from the Reverse Circulation (RC) phase of a high-impact drilling program at the Kanowna Gold Project in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The project is located 13 kilometers from Kalgoorlie, adjacent to Northern Star Resources Ltd's (ASX:NST) Kanowna Belle Gold Mine tenement, which hosts resources exceeding 7 million ounces of gold.

Victory Metals Ltd (ASX:VTM, OTC:VTYMF, FRA:SJ60) has entered a critical development phase at its North Stanmore Heavy Rare Earths Project in Western Australia. Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King inaugurated the company's rare earths pilot processing plant in Perth, a facility designed to demonstrate and optimize Victory's critical mineral extraction processes and produce mixed rare earth product samples for evaluation by potential customers and offtake partners.

The proposed merger between European Lithium Ltd (ASX:EUR, OTCQB:EULIF) and Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp is progressing as planned, with the company advancing key workstreams to implement the court-approved scheme of arrangement. EUR signed a binding scheme implementation deed with Critical Metals in May, under which Critical Metals agreed to acquire all issued share capital and all listed options of European Lithium.

American Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:ARR, OTCQX:ARRNF) is advancing its drilling program at the flagship Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming, while simultaneously defining the next phase of development for its US critical minerals portfolio. The company stated that the 2026 field season is focused on Halleck Creek, with drilling currently underway at the Cowboy State Mine site to support the project's feasibility study.

First Graphene Ltd (ASX:FGR, OTCQB:FGPHF) has completed the acquisition of US-based MITO® Material Solutions, securing an immediate commercial platform in the United States and expanding its graphene product portfolio targeting defense, aerospace, and other high-growth markets. The company acquired MITO's assets, intellectual property, product lines, and manufacturing capabilities, encompassing four key product lines in thermosets, thermoplastics and composites, coatings, liquids, resins, and nanomaterial additives.

Askari Metals Ltd (ASX:AS2) has identified seven new high-priority pegmatite targets at its Uis Project in Namibia, broadening the exploration pipeline for planned Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling in the coming quarter. The targets, derived from internal hyperspectral studies, reinforce the assessment that Uis is emerging as a multi-metal pegmatite project involving tin, tantalum, lithium, rubidium, and cesium.

Critical Resources Ltd (ASX:CRR, FRA:9S70) has advanced its solid-state lithium-ion battery evaluation project to full-size pouch cell testing, a key scale-up step for its Dry Spray Deposition (DSD) cathode manufacturing process. The company has manufactured full-size pouch cells incorporating DSD-deposited cathode composite material and is currently conducting electrochemical testing to evaluate the material's performance in a complete working battery.

Kingfisher Mining Ltd (ASX:KFM) has moved closer to defining the scale of its Broken Hill copper, gold, and base metals portfolio. Drilling at Copper Blow and Stephens Trig has been completed, with assay results expected shortly. The company completed the latest phase of Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling at the Copper Blow Copper-Gold Project in New South Wales, comprising 10 holes for a total of 1,576 meters.

Aruma Resources Ltd (ASX:AAJ) has intersected multiple broad, high-grade copper-silver zones during the first phase of diamond drilling at the Tillex Copper-Silver Project in Ontario, Canada, reinforcing the view that the project may host a large-scale mineralized system. The company reported outstanding results from the Timmins mining district project.

Titanium Sands Ltd (ASX:TSL) has commenced discussions with potential offtake and investment partners for its Heavy Mineral Sands Project in Sri Lanka, while also committing as a Gold Sponsor for the Colombo Mineral Technology Heavy Mineral Sands Technology Conference. These initiatives are part of its efforts to establish formal industry, financing, and offtake relationships as it advances the Mannar Island Heavy Mineral Sands Project in Sri Lanka.

AIC Mines Ltd (ASX:A1M, OTC:IAUFF, FRA:HLS) has obtained high-grade copper, gold, and silver results from resource definition and extensional drilling at the Jolly lens within the Jericho Copper Deposit in northwest Queensland. These results are critical for the company, as Jolly is the first mining area planned within Jericho, which is being developed as part of AIC's broader plan to increase production at the nearby Eloise operation.

White Cliff Minerals Ltd (ASX:WCN) has confirmed another high-grade copper discovery at the Rae Copper Project in Nunavut, Canada. New assay results have defined a copper zone immediately adjacent to the Teshierpi Fault Zone. The discovery came from Reverse Circulation hole DAN26015 at the Danvers target, which returned 79.24 meters at 1.59% copper from 67.06 meters, including 24.38 meters at 3.05% copper from 120.4 meters.

Rokeby Resources (ASX:RKB) has appointed Richard Beazley as Managing Director and Tim Pallas as Independent Non-Executive Chairman, marking a significant leadership restructure as the company advances the proposed acquisition of the Omeo Gold Project in Victoria. The appointments are effective immediately as Rokeby progresses the Omeo Project, a high-grade gold asset with a historical Mineral Resource Estimate of 2.4 million tonnes at 4.02 g/t gold for 320,000 ounces of gold.

International Graphite Ltd (ASX:IG6, FRA:H99, OTC:IGRPF) is establishing a European graphite processing hub in Italy through a joint venture with Alkeemia S.p.A., enabling the supply of high-value graphite products to industrial, energy storage, advanced manufacturing, and defense markets. The company has signed a joint venture and shareholders' agreement with Alkeemia, one of Europe's leading chemical manufacturers, to build a graphite processing facility at Porto Marghera near Venice.

Aurum Resources Ltd (ASX:AUE) has strengthened its development team with three senior appointments as it advances the 3.22 million ounce Boundiali Gold Project (Côte d'Ivoire) towards a Definitive Feasibility Study, targeting first gold pour in the first half of 2028. The company appointed Richard Edginton as Mining General Manager, Luke Stacey as Project Director, and Ting Xu as Chief Financial Officer.

St George Mining Ltd (ASX:SGQ, FRA:S0G, OTC:SGQMF) has secured AUD 60 million in firm commitment funding to strengthen its balance sheet while advancing the high-grade Araxá Rare Earths and Niobium Project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The company will raise the funds through a two-tranche institutional placement of 600 million fully paid ordinary shares at AUD 0.10 per share.

Percheron Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:PER, OTC:PERCF) has completed the manufacture of a new batch of HMBD-002, a monoclonal antibody candidate targeting VISTA for cancer treatment, enabling the company to prepare clinical trial materials as planned for new studies scheduled for the second half of 2026. The Melbourne-based biotechnology company received the certificate of analysis for the newly manufactured HMBD-002 batch, with all product quality attributes within expected ranges.

Gelion PLC (AIM:GELN, OTC:GELNF, FRA:X0S) has signed an exclusive commercial license agreement with Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH, securing long-term global intellectual property rights covering nano-encapsulated sulfur cathode technology and novel nano-confined anode materials. The AIM-listed sulfur battery developer stated that the agreement builds on a March 2025 collaboration agreement under which Gelion secured an exclusive option on the technology.

Dimerix Ltd (ASX:DXB, OTC:SBMJF) has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Everest Medicines for the commercialization of its Phase 3 candidate DMX-200 in Greater China, South Korea, and parts of Southeast Asia. The agreement covers the use of DMX-200 in all indications, including Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), across Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan Region, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Memphasys Ltd (ASX:MEM, OTC:MPHSF, FRA:IG7) has signed a 12-month national exclusive supply agreement with Monash IVF Group Ltd (ASX:MVF) to promote its Felix™ automated sperm selection system in Australia. The agreement follows more than a decade of collaboration between the two companies, preceded by a pivotal Felix clinical trial conducted by Monash IVF, which concluded in 2025.

Swoop Holdings Ltd (ASX:SWP) has established a mobile wholesale partnership with TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX:TPM) to strengthen its mobile business through its Moose Mobile subsidiary. The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) wholesale agreement, effective from June 16, 2026, enables Moose Mobile to access TPG's national mobile network on a wholesale basis.

Atomic Eagle Ltd (ASX:AEU) has expanded the known uranium mineralization at the Chisebuka deposit within its wholly-owned Muntanga Uranium Project in Zambia, with drilling continuing to extend high-grade zones beyond existing resource boundaries. The company reported new resource extension drilling results from Chisebuka.

Amara Minerals will raise approximately AUD 2.2 million through a share placement, with funds to support ongoing drilling at its Lauriston and Apollo Gold-Antimony Projects in Victoria. The placement comprises approximately 440 million fully paid ordinary shares at AUD 0.005 per share, representing a 25% premium to the company's last traded price of AUD 0.004 on June 11, 2026.

Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:COB, OTC:CBBHF) and Glomar Minerals LLC are advancing plans for Project Infinity, a proposed polymetallic nodule refinery in the United States. The consortium was formed in March 2026 to build and operate what it describes as the first commercial polymetallic nodule refinery in the US, targeting the production of manganese, cobalt, nickel, and copper from deep-sea nodules.

BOA Resources Ltd (ASX:BOA) has reached a key permitting milestone at the Neds Creek Copper Project in the Murchison region of Western Australia, with the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety commencing the grant of project tenements. Seven of the 14 tenement applications have been approved, representing 64% of the project area. Two tenements covering proposed drilling have now been granted, with the remaining tenements expected to follow in the near term.

Critical Resources Ltd (ASX:CRR, FRA:9S70) has achieved a manufacturing milestone in its solid-state battery evaluation project, depositing a complete cathode, solid electrolyte, and conductive network in a single dry step. The work demonstrates a simplified pathway for solid-state lithium-ion battery production without the need for solvents, binders, drying ovens, or kilns—processes that are typically among the most energy and capital-intensive parts of battery manufacturing.

Aruma Resources Ltd (ASX:AAJ) has strengthened its exploration model at the Tillex Copper-Silver Project in Ontario, Canada, after geophysical logging confirmed strong conductors along strike and at depth. The results provide the company with more defined targets for a second phase of drilling and support the assessment that Tillex may host a larger, continuous copper-silver system than previously thought.

Regener8 Resources NL (ASX:R8R) has completed the first phase of a soil sampling program at the Srebrenica North Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the company's first field milestone since completing the acquisition of Orichalcum d.o.o. The program covered the Zanik and Chaush prospects within the Dolovi tenement, which borders Mineco's operating Sase Lead-Zinc-Silver Mine.

Dreadnought Resources Ltd (ASX:DRE, OTC:DRDNF, FRA:N2Z) has defined three zones of gold mineralization, each extending over two kilometers, from the initial round of aircore drilling at its wholly-owned Illaara Gold Project in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia. The results come from the first 92 holes of a planned 500-hole, 35,000-meter aircore drilling program targeting approximately 24 kilometers of strike within the Illaara Structural Corridor.

EDU Holdings Ltd (ASX:EDU, OTC:EDUHF) has reported a 32% increase in total student enrolments for the second semester of 2026, driven by growth at its higher education business Ikon Institute and continued expansion of postgraduate programs. The higher education group reported total student enrolments of 7,036 for the period, up from 5,321 in the same period last year. New student enrolments grew 12% to 963, compared to 859 in the prior corresponding period.

Environmental Clean Technologies Ltd (ASX:ECT, OTC:ECTHF) has completed construction of its pilot Rapid Electrothermal Mineralization system, marking a key step towards commercial in-situ PFAS remediation. The upgraded pilot system delivers 22 kilowatts of power output, approximately 18 times that of ECT's laboratory prototype, and is designed to achieve faster, more energy-efficient destruction of PFAS in contaminated soil and granular activated carbon.

Horizon Gold Ltd (ASX:HRN, OTC:HZGLF, FRA:HO0) continues to outline its growth strategy for the Gum Creek Gold Project in Western Australia while advancing a Definitive Feasibility Study aimed at supporting a standalone gold mining operation. Managing Director Scott Williamson, speaking with Proactive at the Gold Coast Investment Showcase, said the company has made significant progress in recent months after raising AUD 30 million to fund an extensive exploration and development program.

Carnavale Resources Ltd (ASX:CAV, FRA:YBB) last week released an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its Kookynie Gold Project in Western Australia, enhancing confidence in the shallow high-grade portions of the deposit while advancing a Bankable Feasibility Study. Managing Director Humphrey Hale told Proactive that the updated estimate was specifically designed to increase the proportion of Measured Resources within the proposed open pit development area.

Elixir Energy Ltd (ASX:EXR, OTC:ELXPF) has completed a key diagnostic test at the Lorelle-3H appraisal well in the Taroom Trough, Queensland, with results supporting the company's plan to move into stimulation operations later this week. The company highlighted that a Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test (DFIT) at the toe of Lorelle-3H indicated an initial reservoir pressure of approximately 6,350 pounds per square inch (psi), in line with expectations and consistent with regional data.

Ora Banda Mining Ltd (ASX:OBM, OTC:ESGFF, FRA:M6N) has awarded GR Engineering Services Ltd (ASX:GNG) an AUD 233 million Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for a 3 million tonne per annum processing plant, part of the Davyhurst Expansion Project in Western Australia. The contract formalizes GR Engineering's role, following its designation as the preferred contractor for the project on May 18, 2026.

Janus Electric Holdings Ltd (ASX:JNS) has strengthened its leadership and advisory team through a series of appointments aimed at supporting the commercial rollout of its heavy vehicle electrification platform in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada. The company appointed transport and infrastructure specialist Zorana Bull as Senior Advisor to the Board, North American technology and transportation executive Mark Ramirez to drive market development in the region, and corporate transformation leader Brooke Ditzler as Chief Operating Officer.

Krakatoa Resources Ltd (ASX:KTA) is preparing to resume drilling at its Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project in Georgia within the coming weeks, following a two-year extension of the exploration period under the project's current Mining License. The extension, approved by a decree signed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in early June, provides the company with additional time to advance exploration and development work on the 1,779-hectare project in the Racha region.

Yandal Resources Ltd (ASX:YRL) has discovered widespread shallow gold mineralization outside the existing boundaries of the 268,000 ounce Flushing Meadows Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) at its Ironstone Well-Barwidgee Gold Project in Western Australia. Eight Reverse Circulation (RC) pilot holes drilled ahead of deeper diamond drilling returned multiple significant gold intercepts, including 20 meters at 1.7 g/t gold from 55 meters in hole 26IWBRC0098DA, containing 9 meters at 2.7 g/t gold. The intercept lies outside the current Flushing Meadows resource boundary and remains open to the south and at depth.

Dalaroo Metals Ltd (ASX:DAL) has extended the strike length of its Gold Ridge Prospect in Côte d'Ivoire to approximately 7 kilometers and identified three large priority drill target clusters. Recent geochemical work has defined a continuous soil gold anomaly extending over 7 kilometers, exceeding the 4.3-kilometer corridor announced earlier this month.

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