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Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) has completed its soil sampling program at the Chikundo Copper Project within the Chilalo tenure in southern Tanzania.

Beam Communications (ASX:BCC) has received a lump-sum payment of US$9 million from Roadpost.

WestStar Industrial (ASX:WSI) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SIMPEC, has been awarded a $20 million construction contract for a new filtration plant at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory.

Bunnings landlord BWP Trust (ASX:BWP) has agreed to sell its Chadstone Homeplus Homemaker Centre in Victoria to Centuria Capital Group (ASX:CNI) for $86 million.

Battery Age Minerals (ASX:BM8) has appointed Sebastian Kneer as CEO, effective Feb. 2.

Gold has surged through US$5,000 an ounce, with major banks now treating that level as a base case, not a stretch.

Insurance broker AUB Group (ASX:AUB) will acquire UK insurance broker and underwriting platform PIHL Holdings (Prestige) for $432 million.

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) has provided a progress update on its flagship Sandstone Gold Project in Western Australia, advancing its two-year strategic plan to establish a district-scale, long-life production hub.

Oil and gas major Santos (ASX:STO) has loaded its first liquefied natural gas cargo from the Barossa joint venture project, destined for the Sakai terminal in Osaka.

Australian critical minerals developer Tungsten Mining (ASX:TGN) has raised $53 million through a single-tranche share placement to institutional and professional investors.

Karoon Energy (ASX:KAR) has projected a decline in production for 2026 after reporting December output of 2.4 million barrels of oil and gas, down from 2.6 million in the third quarter.

Fortescue (ASX:FMG) and Alta Copper have announced that Alta Copper shareholders have approved Fortescue's proposed acquisition of all remaining common shares not already held by the Australian miner.

Trek Metals (ASX:TKM) has entered a tenement sale and purchase agreement with Kairos Minerals (ASX:KAI) to divest its non-core Pincunah gold and base metals project.

Pureprofile (ASX:PPL) has upgraded its FY26 revenue guidance to $64–65 million, up from $63–64 million.

Counter-drone technology firm DroneShield (ASX:DRO) has reported a 94% year-on-year jump in revenue for the December 2025 quarter.

Elixir Energy (ASX:EXR) has commenced drilling operations at its Lorelle-3 appraisal well in the Taroom Trough, Queensland.

EDU Holdings (ASX:EDU) is on track to deliver FY25 results at the upper end of its guidance, with revenue expected between $80.4 million and $82.4 million.

The Albanese government will fast-track approvals for energy-intensive data centres in a bid to capture investment from the global artificial intelligence boom.

Change Financial (ASX:CCA) has upgraded its FY26 outlook after a strong first half, citing increased sales momentum and continued execution.

Macquarie Health, one of Australia's largest privately owned hospital groups, is preparing to terminate contracts with dozens of private health insurers.

Celsius Resources (ASX:CLA) has finalised a Definitive Feasibility Study for its Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog (MCB) Project, confirming a technically robust operation with a post-tax NPV of US$771 million and a 35-year mine life.

ABx Group (ASX:ABX) has achieved outstanding results from recent column leach tests on 26 kg bulk samples from its Deep Leads Rare Earth Project.

Lincoln Minerals (ASX:LML) has indentified historic high-grade copper and gold targets at its Southern Eyre Project.

Supply Network (ASX:SNL) has reported consolidated sales revenue of $200 million for the half-year ended Dec. 31, 2025.