AIC Mines Limited (ASX: A1M) has reached a major funding milestone with the successful completion of a $55 million Placement and the signing of a US$40 million Prepayment Facility and Offtake Agreement with Trafigura. These capital moves form a cornerstone of the company’s strategy to expand the Eloise Processing Plant and develop the Jericho Copper Mine, paving the way for a significant lift in copper output.

Pivotal Metals Limited (ASX: PVT) has revealed encouraging results from its latest high-resolution magnetic survey over the Lorraine property, a critical part of its 100%-owned Belleterre-Angliers Greenstone Belt (BAGB) project in Quebec, Canada (Figure 1). The program has significantly enhanced the geological understanding of the Lorraine area, unveiling new structural features and target zones for high-grade copper, nickel, platinum group metals (PGMs), and gold exploration