Key Investment Trends That has shaped Investor Opportunities ASX in 2025.

Thunderbird Resources Limited (ASX: THB) has executed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the Springfield Gold Deposit in central NSW (Figure 1) — a project with historical shallow drilling, multiple thick, high-grade intercepts, and significant exploration upside. Alongside this acquisition, Thunderbird has secured $2.2M through a placement at $0.014/share, ensuring it is well-funded to accelerate its exploration programs.

On 25 July 2025, Opyl Limited (ASX: OPL) officially rebranded to Pathkey.AI (ASX: PKY) – a move signalling a sharpened focus on applying artificial intelligence to the most critical challenges in clinical trials and drug development. Rather than being “just another med-tech rebrand,” Pathkey.AI represents a company building a sophisticated decision-support ecosystem designed to help therapies get to patients faster, de-risk trials for sponsors, and improve capital efficiency

Founded in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1984, Ryman Healthcare (NZX: RYM) has grown into one of Australasia’s leading operators of retirement villages and aged care services (Figure 1). For over forty years, the company’s guiding principle has been simple yet powerful — that everything it does must be “good enough for mum and dad.” This philosophy has shaped Ryman’s reputation as a trusted brand, built around its purpose of enhancing freedom, connection, and well-being for o

OD6 Metals (ASX: OD6) has wrapped up its CPC Optioneering Study—backed by ANSTO testwork—and selected a preferred process flowsheet for the clay-hosted rare earths at Splinter Rock. The decision lifts confidence that OD6 can produce low-impurity MREC/MREH products and moves the project into large-scale optimisation at ANSTO alongside the commencement of mining studies at the Inside Centre Deposit

Horizon Minerals (ASX: HRZ) has reported fresh high-grade infill hits from the Burbanks Gold Project, ~9 km south of Coolgardie, adding weight to the historical high-grade pedigree. The early Phase 1 results delivered multiple high-grade intercepts within the existing resource envelope, including standout intercepts (e.g., 1.55 m @ 99.65 g/t Au), reinforcing geological continuity across Main Lode and Burbanks North ahead of development studies.

Wide Open Agriculture Ltd (ASX: WOA) has moved decisively into the Chinese market through its partnership with Univar Solutions China. After six months of market development, customer engagement, and technical trials, the first commercial order has been placed. This order – while not financially material on its own – represents the first tangible step towards building a commercial presence in one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing plant-based protein markets.

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OD6 Metals Limited (ASX: OD6) has launched a metallurgical diamond core drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Splinter Rock Rare Earth Project in Western Australia. This work is focused on Inside Centre, the deposit that has consistently delivered standout metallurgy and supports near-term development studies.

E79 Gold Mines Limited (ASX: E79) has signed a binding agreement to acquire 90% of Cue Metals Pty Ltd, securing the rights to the Cue Gold Project (~70 km²) in the Day Dawn Goldfield, immediately south of Westgold’s high-grade Great Fingall operation (historic 1.2 Moz @ 19.2 g/t Au). The company has also received binding commitments for a $3.0 million placement at A$0.021/share (two tranches) to accelerate exploration.

E79 Gold Mines (ASX: E79) has returned all final assays from reconnaissance air-core (AC) drilling at the T14 South prospect within the Laverton South Gold Project, delineating two distinct gold anomalies beneath a regional paleochannel and flagging follow-up work at depth. The Company also completed an additional 15 AC holes northwest of the Lighthorse discovery, with assays pending.

Race Oncology Limited (ASX: RAC) has announced a major scientific breakthrough that could reshape its commercial and clinical trajectory. The company has discovered that bisantrene – a clinically validated cancer drug – exists as three photoisomers, with only the (E,E)-bisantrene form possessing significant anticancer activity. This discovery has enabled Race to file three new patent applications, potentially providing composition of matter intellectual property (IP) protecti