OD6 Metals Ltd (ASX: OD6) is shaping into one of Australia’s most strategically positioned critical-minerals developers, underpinned by two assets: Splinter Rock Rare Earths Project & Gulf Creek Copper-Zinc Project. Both projects benefit from Tier-1 jurisdictions, with Splinter Rock tied directly into the Esperance Port corridor and Gulf Creek positioned within NSW’s Renewable Energy Zones.

Somerset Minerals Limited (ASX: SMM) is steadily building a district-scale copper narrative at its flagship Coppermine Project in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, Canada (Figure 1). The project covers ~1,665 km² of tenure dominated by the Copper Creek Formation basalts, a setting already known for high-grade, structurally controlled sulphide and native copper mineralisation.

Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (ASX: PIQ) has released new performance data from its majority-owned subsidiary, OxiDx Pty Ltd, in collaboration with The University of Western Australia. The findings were presented at the Australian Physiological Society (AuPS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Sydney, Australia, confirming that Thoroughbred racehorses competing without oxidative stress were significantly more likely to perform at higher levels.

Echo IQ Limited (ASX: EIQ), based in Sydney, has released new clinical insights presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 in New Orleans, highlighting the growing medical need and commercial opportunity for EchoSolv AS, the Company’s AI-powered decision-support tool for severe aortic stenosis (AS).

Zeotech Limited (ASX: ZEO) has taken another step forward in advancing the commercial pathway for its high-reactivity metakaolin product, AusPozz™ (Figure 1), through the execution of a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with global industrial materials distributor Bisley & Company. The collaboration spans domestic and selected international markets, providing Zeotech with an expanded platform to develop market reach and distribution capability.

Pivotal Metals Limited (ASX: PVT) has outlined a new copper–gold exploration target at “Kelly Lake East”, part of the Lorraine project within the Company’s 100%-owned Belleterre project portfolio in the Abitibi region of north-western Quebec, Canada (Figure 1). The target lies ~6.6km south-east of the past-producing Lorraine Mine and sits inside a broader belt-scale land position surrounded by established mining infrastructure, hydropower, and multiple operating mills.

Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R) has released an update on its Bangemall Copper–Nickel–PGE Project, located within the Proterozoic Edmund and Collier Basins in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia (Figure 1). The Project sits within a vast 1,230 km² landholding hosting multiple 1070 Ma Kulkatharra Dolerite sills – the same age suite as the Giles Complex, which contains the Nebo-Babel Ni-Cu-PGE deposits.

OpenLearning Limited (ASX: OLL) has announced a three-year Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and referral partnership with Field Ready SSA Ltd, a specialist education-to-employment provider delivering large-scale employability programs in Mozambique, Ghana and, from 2026, Namibia.

AML3D Limited (ASX: AL3) has announced a significant new order for its flagship ARCEMY® X metal additive manufacturing system (Figure 1), valued at approximately A$1.69 million. The system has been purchased by FasTech LLC, a US-based supplier servicing the Defence, Aerospace, Energy, and other high-demand industrial sectors. The ARCEMY® X will be delivered and supported through AML3D’s US Technology Centre located in Stow, Ohio.

Rox Resources Limited (ASX: RXL) has secured a significant equity raising to advance the development of the high-grade Youanmi Gold Project, located near Mt Magnet in Western Australia, approximately 480km northeast of Perth (Figure 1). The placement represents one of the largest capital injections into a WA gold development project in recent years, positioning the Company to move into construction and long-lead procurement.