WHC ($7.3B) - Whitehaven completed its $32m on-market buy-back, repurchasing shares up to $9.72

MAU.TO (C$7.1B) - Montage increased Koné resources by 58% to 6.2Moz gold, with grade up 27% to 0.8 g/t | ▲ 10%

BGL ($2.0B) - Bellevue is on track to beat the midpoint of FY26 130–150koz gold guidance and meet AISC guidance of $2.6k–$2.9k/oz

A4N ($1.1B) - Alpha HPA reported ~12.4ktpa of HPA and aluminium LOIs, including 5ktpa for Li-ion batteries and further semiconductor volumes | ▲ 12%

A1M ($495m) - AIC Mines installed the ball mill at Eloise, keeping 1.1Mtpa expansion on schedule for Dec 2026 quarter commissioning

AMI ($491m) - Aurelia completed a PFS for the New Occidental Tailings project, modelling NPV₈ $42m for $3m capex & declaring a 2.3Mt at 0.64 g/t Au maiden reserve

AUC ($449m) - Ausgold reported 26m at 3.03 g/t gold from 79m at Katanning and will start 25km infill drilling

HCH ($385m) - Hot Chili reported 391m at 0.51% CuEq from surface at La Verde

MTM ($354m) - Metallium completed its first multi-unit FJH commissioning in Texas, running three reactors at 83% availability and ~100% utilisation

SURG.C ($278m) - Surge Copper’s Berg PFS returned an NPV₈ of C$4.6B and 24% IRR at US$4.75/lb Cu, with C$4.7B initial capex, a 28-year mine life, maiden reserves of 1.2Bt at 0.22% Cu, and LOM average production of ~140ktpa CuEq

BGD ($222m) - Barton expanded Phase 2 RC drilling at Tunkillia to ~40,000m after interim analysis, with a PFS targeted by end-2026

ENR ($140m) - Encounter lodged a Mining Lease for Aileron

AEU ($133m) - Atomic Eagle extended mineralisation at Chisebuka in the Muntanga Uranium project, Zambia, with 12.8m at 237 ppm eU₃O₈ from 41m

VAL ($111m) - Valiant extended mineralisation ~400m below the South Emu-Triton MRE with 34.2m at 3 g/t Au from 1008m | ▲ 7%

CRS ($70m) - Caprice reported 94% gold recovery using gravity+CIL on a 13.3 g/t Vadrians composite at the Island Gold project

POD ($42m) - Podium extended Parks Reef to ~450m depth beyond 250m MRE, with 27.7m at 2 g/t 5E PGM from 411m

RCM ($37m) - Rapid was granted a 5-year BC permit for Prophet River gallium-germanium

FRB ($34m) - Firebird placed all long‑lead orders for the demonstration plant, triggering an ARENA milestone payment; equipment due Q4 2026

OD6 ($33m) - OD6 Metals says Horseshoe at Quinn Fluorspar averages 70.9% CaF₂ meeting Metspar spec

Minerals Council warns Australia risks 1970s-style strikes as unions target BHP, Rio, Fortescue iron ore exports (Australian)

Newmont embroiled in $100m capital gains tax dispute in Australia (BN)

China slams Indonesia investment climate over nickel curbs (FT)

ERA ($811m) - The Federal Court cleared Rio’s compulsory acquisition of ERA

AIS ($449m) - Aeris secured Peel shareholder approval to acquire 100% of Peel

ASM ($345m) - ASM said independent expert BDO reaffirmed the Energy Fuels takeover schemes as fair and reasonable despite the bidder's share-price fall

PC2 ($343m) - PC Gold will acquire explorer Terracore for $450k in shares, adding ~67km² of adjoining tenure to Spring Hill

SLS ($250m) - Solstice started a strategic review of its Eastern Goldfields projects, considering sale or demerger

ERM ($196m) - Emmerson shareholders approved the takeover by Pan African

CY5 ($165m) - Cygnus exercised options for 100% of Sakami and Beryl Lake in Quebec (~$200k)

DLI ($122m) - Delta acquired the Morrissey Hill and Camel Hill tenements from Reach for $800k (half cash, half shares)

FLG ($60m) - Flagship in a trading halt pending exploration-project acquisition

LEL ($39m) - LE Minerals and MBM completed DD and issued notices to proceed for a $20m sale of Queensland graphite projects

Elliott intensifies campaign against Northern Star with former executive's assistance (Australian)

South32 evaluates options for its 63.7% stake in Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique (MiningMX)

NVX ($203m) - Novonix is in trading halt pending a capital raise announcement

KSN ($34m) - Kingston entered voluntary suspension pending a capital raising update after scrapping the underwriting of its 11 June entitlement offer. Now raising $12m at 3.5c | From bad to worse…

MMG seeks $1.6B via share placement and convertible bond sale to repay debt (Mining.com)

St George seeks $60m for Brazil rare earths project backed by Gina Rinehart (AFR)

NEM ($146B) - Newmont appointed Brian Tabolt CFO, Mark Rodgers COO and David Thornton CTO

AZJ ($7.3B) - L1 sold $107m of Aurizon shares, trimming its holding to 6.3%

ORE ($1.5B) - Helikon bought $33m of Orezone, lifting its stake to 12.3%

AQI ($234m) - Alicanto appointed Sara van den Hoogen General Counsel and joint company secretary

ASN ($83m) - Gabriel Nominees took a 5.2% stake in Anson and, with associates, requisitioned a s249D meeting to remove directors

AT4 ($71m) - American Tungsten & Antimony director Chris Gregory resigned

KLI ($44m) - Killi appointed Hamish Halliday as director, holding 6m shares

149 Days to go, the Worst Case; More Hot Air from Hastings; Arafura in Trouble (TREO)

Aussie lithium know-how helps Europe gain ground on China (AFR op-ed)

China Built the Last Steel Boom. India’s Will Be Different (Bloomberg)

Correction (Myrmikan) Gold research

‘So egregious’: Gina Rinehart v the country music star (AFR) Grassy Mountain showdown

Solstice today vs Orecorp in February 2022

At this point, the assets should probably have their own ASX listing frequent flyer status.