Futures point to a lower open on the ASX today. ASX 200 futures were down 0.7% at 8,701 at about 7:30am AEDT. Wall Street, Europe and gold fell on Wednesday.

Commodity prices in 2026 set against what the IEA, OPEC, World Bank, ICSG and others forecast for oil, copper, iron ore, gold, coal and lithium.

The ASX today closed flat. The ASX 200 fell 0.09% to 8,727.7. SKS Technologies fell 12% on a founder share sale and Dalaroo Metals doubled.

Midas Minerals (ASX: MM1) is drilling the Otavi copper project in Namibia. A summary of the story, the two-year share price, cash, peers and what is due next.

The E79 share price closed at 3.4 cents on 22 September 2026, 61.9 per cent above its July low. A Samso Chart Read on the range, the break and the volume.

Meeka Metals recovered 28,829 ounces of gold in FY2026 against the 46,000 its own feasibility study promised. It has since closed the open pit and moved the whole production base underground to Andy Well, which grades 8.6 grams per tonne. This workup sets out why the first year came apart, and which numbers in the next two quarters answer whether the fix is working.

The ASX 200 closed at 8,735.7, up 49.3 points or 0.57%. Technology shares fell 2.90%. EQ Resources fell 11.39% and Weebit Nano fell 12.98%.

The Europa Metals IPO (ASX: EUZ) offered shares at 20 cents to raise A$4m to A$5m. Samso reviews the prospectus, the Austrian antimony projects and the risks.

The Jacaranda Natural Resources IPO (ASX: JRL) raises A$8m to A$10m at 20 cents. Samso reviews the prospectus, projects, listing date and risks.

The Normandy Minerals IPO (ASX: NMD) raised A$12 million at 20 cents. Samso reviews the prospectus, the gold projects, the escrow and the risks.

The ASX 200 closed at 8,686.4, up 4.3 points or 0.05%, after a 53.5 point morning gain. Southern Cross Electrical rose 9.69% and Artrya fell 12.16%.

September 2026 saw a series of tungsten investment and supply agreements, led by US$450 million in US government funding committed to Elmet Group and a separate defence stockpile contract capped at US$2 billion (Figure 1). The announcements covered mining, chemical processing and manufacturing, with projects in Australia, Britain, Vietnam and the United States. ASX-listed EQ Resources (ASX: EQR) signed a framework agreement for a Nevada processing venture, while Elmet secured