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The Day's Play | July 13 | Copper system expands, sulphide discovery and uranium growth

The Day's Play by Market Open, Episode for 13 July 2026. Host Richie B breaks down the biggest ASX announcements from across the resources sector in today's session. White Cliff Minerals (WCN) hits 91.35 metres of copper sulphides in its first Danvers diamond hole and confirms mineralisation across 5.4 kilometres of strike at the Rae Copper Project. Terra Metals (TM1) extends its Southwest Sulphide Corridor beyond 950 metres of strike at Dante, sitting entirely outside an existing 148 million tonne resource. Elevate Uranium (EL8) lifts its Marenica ownership to 90 percent, pushing global resources to 181 million pounds of uranium trioxide. Sky Metals (SKY) upgrades Tallebung to 32.7 million tonnes with a maiden silver resource of nearly 10 million ounces, tin up 58 percent, tungsten up 163 percent. Caprice Resources (CRS) reports 19 metres at 124.7 grams per tonne gold and builds the case for a multi-lode system at Island Gold. Raptor Metals (RAP) validates the Chester Copper system across all three zones with broad, shallow intercepts up to 1.26 percent copper. Miramar Resources (M2R) extends high-grade copper-lead-silver beyond the historic Joy Helen workings, assays up to 6.72 percent copper. RareX (REE) delivers a 9.5 times TREO flotation upgrade at Cummins Range and confirms a gallium extraction pathway averaging 5,538 parts per million in monazite. Estrella Resources (ESR) defines a new Daudere prospect on the Laleno Dome in Timor-Leste with rock chips up to 60.34 percent copper. Australian Oil Company (AOK) advances Surat Basin development with independent resource reporting and the Riverslea production restart. Temas Resources (TIO) files a chromium patent, growing its RCL intellectual property portfolio to 13 filings. Trading halts: Newpeak Metals (NPM) and Toubani Resources (TRE). Board appointments covered for Legacy Iron Ore, BluGlass, Aeris Resources, Cycliq Group and Comet Ridge. Sponsors: Topdrill, Lockton, MPH Lawyers. This podcast is information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research before making investment decisions.

The Day's Play | July 10 | Project funding, gold growth and uranium expansion

The Day's Play by Market Open — daily ASX announcement breakdown with Richie B. In today's episode Richie B covers eleven material ASX announcements across resources, mining, biotech and a trading halt. Cavalier Resources (CVR) secures binding financing for the Crawford Gold Project, combining a US$13 million gold prepayment facility from Javelin and a A$5 million gold loan from Ottomin, totalling approximately A$23 million in project debt. Great Divide Mining (GDM) confirms gold mineralisation across 730 metres of strike at the Banshee Prospect in Queensland, with Dart Mining completing the drilling required for its 45 percent earn-in and a maiden JORC resource estimate now in preparation. American Uranium (AMU) reports uranium continuity confirmed at Lo Herma in Wyoming, with 21 of 50 drill holes returning mineralisation above cut-off. A resource update and scoping study are both targeted for Q3 2026. Matsa Resources (MAT) delivers high-grade gold results from the first diamond drill holes at Fortitude North, including 15.2 metres at 2.93 grams per tonne gold, immediately along strike from a 489,000 ounce deposit within a 13.5 kilometre gold system. Krakatoa Resources (KTA) reports multiple visual antimony zones from initial drilling at Zopkhito in Georgia, with lab assays pending and underground bulk sampling set to commence shortly. Noronex (NRX) completes integrated interpretation of its Kalahari Copper Belt drilling and geophysics program, with South32 continuing to support earn-in agreements and a new 3,000 metre drill program planned for late 2026. Iceni Gold (ICL) expands the Guyer West gold geochemical footprint to 1.6 kilometres of strike at the 14 Mile Well Gold Project, with infill drilling scheduled for the September quarter. Bison Resources (BSR) identifies a 1.5 kilometre arsenic-antimony surface anomaly at Bald Peaks in Nevada's Carlin Trend, with systematic soil sampling and geophysics ahead of drill testing. eMetals (EMT) returns high-grade tungsten channel sample results from the historic Garnet Mine in Utah, with a drill program being refined for the current quarter. Cazaly Resources (CAZ) commences earthworks ahead of maiden aircore drilling at the Hastings gold prospect near Kalgoorlie, following up a historical 38 metre at 3.1 grams per tonne gold intercept. Entropy Neurodynamics (ENP) is granted an Australian patent for proprietary psilocin crystalline forms, providing composition-of-matter protection until 2043. Trading halt: AKN (Auking Mining).

The Day's Play | July 9 | Gold intercept, rare earth resource upgrade and Matrix IPO

The Day's Play by Market Open, hosted by Richie B, covers the key ASX announcements for the session across resources, mining, capital raises and board changes. In today's episode: Xpedra Resources (XPD) drills the best intercept to date at Springfield Gold in NSW, returning 94 metres at 2.00 grams per tonne gold including 13 metres at 10.21 grams per tonne. Mineralisation now extends to 400 metres of defined strike and remains open. Viridis Mining and Minerals (VMM) upgrades the Colossus ionic adsorption clay rare earths project in Brazil to a 31 million tonne Measured Resource, a key milestone for project debt financing ahead of a targeted Final Investment Decision in the second half of 2026. Godolphin Resources (GRL) reveals Matrix Critical Minerals is progressing toward an ASX IPO, valuing the Narraburra rare earths project at 12.5 million dollars. Existing GRL shareholders are in line to receive 50 million Matrix shares via an in-specie distribution. TG Metals (TG6) confirms its laterite gold footprint is substantially larger than the current resource, with 213 auger holes identifying widespread near-surface mineralisation. Heap leach study due in two to four weeks. Lodestar Minerals (LSR) hits 16 metres at 3.23 grams per tonne gold at Gidgee Flat, confirming the shear zone and open mineralisation ahead of a maiden resource estimate. Corazon Mining (CZN) completes the Chalice Gold acquisition from Westgold Resources, adding 191,000 ounces at 2.7 grams per tonne gold in a granted Mining Lease 22 kilometres from Westgold's processing plant. A 16.5 million dollar placement funds Phase 1 drilling. Evergold Minerals (EG1) delivers further strong RC assays at Duchess of York in the Mount Monger Gold Project, 70 kilometres southeast of Kalgoorlie. Regional aircore drilling begins in approximately two weeks. Heavy Rare Earths (HRE) maps the South Ridge Shear to 1.85 kilometres and secures all approvals for a maiden 36-hole drilling program at Prospect Hill. Mobilisation awaits road reopening. Adavale Resources (ADD) consolidates the London-Victoria Gold Corridor at Parkes in NSW with two new exploration licences, returning 9.2 grams per tonne gold from surface sampling. Stavely Minerals (SVY) confirms a low-sulphidation epithermal system at Freddy's Find in Victoria. Assays for the diamond hole are expected in approximately one month. ADX Energy (ADX) lifts Austrian production 35 percent to 285 barrels of oil equivalent per day through a behind-pipe perforation program at its Vienna Basin Fields. Capital raises from Cobre, ReNerve, Right Resources and Resouro Strategic Metals. Board and leadership changes at Northern Star Resources, American Tungsten and Antimony, and Excite Technology Services.

The Day's Play | July 8 | Fluorspar expansion, Guinea gold deal and copper growth

The Day's Play by Market Open covers every material ASX resources announcement from today's session across ten companies, four capital raises, and one executive appointment. OD6 Metals (OD6) posted eye-catching fluorspar channel sampling from Nevada, with 50 metres at 63.9 percent calcium fluoride from surface and 118 samples averaging 64.4 percent. Shareholder approval for the Quinn acquisition is set for 20 July 2026. DeSoto Resources (DES) and its Fortuna joint venture locked in a Heads of Agreement to acquire seven Guinea gold projects covering 591 square kilometres in the Siguiri Basin, with Fortuna fully funding exploration up to US$12.5 million. Marimaca Copper (MC2) extended the high-grade bornite zone at Pampa Medina 300 metres south, returning 6 metres at 6.11 percent copper and 24 grams per tonne silver, with basement metasediments intersected for the first time. Brightstar Resources (BTR) delivered high-grade gold results across the Sandstone Gold Project ahead of an imminent resource update on the existing 2.4 million ounce resource, with a Pre-Feasibility Study due second half 2026. Caspin Resources (CPN) hit a record tin intercept at Errol's Zone, 20 metres at 2.11 percent tin, outside the current Kelpie resource estimate. A resource update is targeted for late September. Midas Minerals (MM1) defined a new high-grade core at T-13 West in Namibia, with 22 metres at 2.70 percent copper equivalent including 6 metres at 5.90 percent. An updated resource is due by end of 2026. Patriot Resources (PAT) confirmed a copper-silver-zinc-cobalt discovery at Tonic in Zambia from maiden RC drilling, with mineralisation starting from surface across a 1 kilometre by 0.8 kilometre IP anomaly. OzAurum Resources (OZM) reported up to 82 percent gold recovery from heap leach column testwork at Mulgabbie North, with plant components already on site. Breakthrough Minerals (BTM) commenced a 4,000 metre diamond drilling program at Turpentine targeting northern and down-dip extensions to its copper-gold resource. iTech Minerals (ITM) discovered a new gold-antimony zone at Falchion in the Northern Territory, with peak soil values of 12.1 grams per tonne gold and 9.1 percent antimony. First drilling results are due in two to three weeks. Kuniko (KNI) started Phase 2 diamond drilling at Commonwealth to Silica Hill with assay results expected in early September. Capital raises covered: CurveBeam AI (CVB) 5 million dollars, Alara Resources (AUQ) up to 3.84 million dollars, Tyranna Resources (TYX) 1.075 million dollars, and Culpeo Minerals (CPO) options entitlement issue. Greatland Resources (GGP) appointed Nick Strong as Chief Operating Officer effective October 2026, drawing on experience at Northern Star, Rio Tinto, and Newcrest.

The Day's Play | July 7 | Record silver grades, copper resource growth and tungsten expansion

The Day's Play by Market Open — Episode Recap Host Richie B covers a packed day on the ASX with eleven major announcements, three capital raises and a trio of board changes across the resources and biotech sectors. Andean Silver (ASL) returns to Trinidad at Cerro Bayo after more than a decade and hits extraordinary grades of 25,340 grams per tonne silver equivalent, supporting resource conversion at the Laguna Verde mine complex. Pivotal Metals (PVT) upgrades the Horden Lake copper-nickel-gold resource by 42 percent to 52.4 million tonnes, with 87 percent of material sitting within a pit shell and a scoping study due in Q3 2026. EQ Resources (EQR) acquires 353 square kilometres of additional tungsten tenure near Mt Carbine in Far North Queensland for 900,000 dollars cash plus 30 million shares, expanding the hub-and-spoke strategy. Kalamazoo Resources (KZR) wraps up 72-hole resource definition drilling at Mt Olympus within the 1.44 million ounce Ashburton Gold Project, with the updated resource estimate targeted for Q4 2026. Adavale Resources (ADD) extends gold mineralisation beneath the historic London-Victoria open pit at the Parkes Project in New South Wales, with an updated resource estimate expected by mid Q3 2026. Black Canyon (BCA) extends the Wandanya manganese and iron footprint 400 metres south, with results including 10 metres at 35.8 percent manganese and 17 metres at 59 percent iron. Maiden resource estimate on track for Q3 2026. Wildcat Resources (WC8) reports maiden metallurgical results at Bolt Cutter Central in the Pilbara averaging 82.5 percent spodumene recovery at 5.66 percent lithium oxide product grade. GoldArc Resources (GA8) delivers its strongest grade control results to date at Mt Stirling Well, with 4 metres at 9.24 grams per tonne gold, as mine planning advances toward anticipated mining approval. Island Pharmaceuticals (ILA) secures all approvals to deploy Galidesivir under compassionate use in Uganda during the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, supported by the WHO and Uganda Ministry of Health. Verity Resources (VRL) defines a new 1.1 kilometre gold-in-soil anomaly at Gum Well within the Monument Gold Project in the Laverton Goldfields. Capital raises covered include Hot Chili (HCH) securing 15 million US dollars in royalty funding, Brazilian Critical Minerals (BCM) raising approximately 10 million dollars, and Imugene (IMU) raising 11.12 million dollars. Board changes at Nelson Resources (NES), Spenda (SPX) and Lefroy Exploration (LEX) are also discussed.

The Day's Play | July 6 | Copper strike grows, gold advances and Vietnam contracts secured

The Day's Play by Market Open, Episode Recap. Richie B covers a busy session on the ASX with drilling results, resource studies, contract wins, capital raises, and a string of board changes across the market. Midas Minerals (MM1) extends copper-silver mineralisation at the Spaatzu prospect in Namibia to at least 800 metres of strike, with a best intercept of 52 metres at 1.19 percent copper and 8.7 grams per tonne silver. Six rigs are turning and more results are pending. Patronus Resources (PTN) confirms high-grade gold 200 metres below the historical Tally Ho pit in the Northern Territory, returning 2.61 metres at 6.38 grams per tonne gold from 454 metres depth. Three more drill holes are awaiting assay. TG Metals (TG6) identifies a higher-grade heap leach start-up scenario at Van Uden, with 486,250 tonnes at 0.70 grams per tonne gold scheduled from the laterite resource at greater than 90 percent recovery. Full scoping study due in two to four weeks. Fluence Corporation (FLC) secures two desalination contracts in Vietnam worth approximately 3.7 million US dollars, its fourth and fifth deals with partner SWater Kankyo Corporation in just over a year. Dalaroo Metals (DAL) reports 65 percent of geological mapping complete at the Blue Lagoon rare earth project in southern Greenland, with eudialyte-bearing alkaline granites identified as prospective source rocks. Diablo Resources (DBO) receives final drill permits for the North Star prospect in Utah, clearing the way for a maiden 1,000 metre diamond drilling program targeting silver, antimony, copper and gold. Barton Gold Holdings (BGD) returns up to 13 metres at 5.01 grams per tonne gold from infill drilling at southern Area 223, Tunkillia, as the Phase 2 resource upgrade program continues. Iltani Resources (ILT) intersects high-grade silver-indium mineralisation at Orient West in North Queensland, the country's largest known silver-indium deposit, with a best result of 1 metre at 192 grams per tonne silver and 925 grams per tonne indium. Boresight (BST) launches the BQ-750 Block 2 target drone with first customer orders already delivered, adding to a platform family that includes the BQ-400 with over 5,000 units sold worldwide. Pure Resources (PR1) publishes peer-reviewed research confirming directional heat routing capability in carbon nanotube fibre textiles, with a patent filing and licensing process advancing. Corazon Mining (CZN) appoints Will Stewart as General Manager of Geology for its Western Australian gold portfolio. Trading halts: CVB, BCM, TYX. Capital raises: Sentinel Metals (SNM) raises 15 million dollars at 58 cents. Krakatoa Resources (KTA) raises 1.6 million dollars at 0.4 cents. Board changes covered for AuMEGA Metals (AAM), Cynata Therapeutics (CYP), Amplia Therapeutics (ATX), Equus Energy (EQU), and Cue Energy Resources (CUE).

The Day's Play | July 3 | Copper discovery, silver system and uranium validation

The Day's Play by Market Open — Episode Rundown Richie B calls today's full card of ASX announcements across resources, medtech, corporate governance, and capital raises. Here is what is covered in today's episode. Azzuro Resources (AZ9): Batch 2 assay results from the Red Hill copper-gold VMS project in Mongolia deliver high-grade massive sulphide intersections including 21.45 metres at 1.70 percent copper. Nine holes still pending, all results due in July. Flynn Gold (FG1): Maiden diamond drilling at North Henty in western Tasmania hits silver-lead-zinc in all five holes. The standout returns 1 metre at 1,349.9 grams per tonne silver equivalent, supporting a strike-extensive vein system across a 1.6 kilometre trend. Noronex (NRX): Maiden RC drilling validates the uranium exploration model at Etango North in Namibia's Rossing-Husab corridor. Best result 4 metres at 270 parts per million U3O8. Company has exercised its option to earn a 51 percent interest. OncoSil Medical (OSL): HDE application for the OncoSil device now in formal FDA review. A decision is expected within approximately 45 days. Device targets a rare bile duct cancer and already holds CE marking in Europe and the UK. Riversgold (RGL): 21-year mining lease granted at the Northern Zone Gold Project near Kalgoorlie. Key condition precedent under the Mega Resources funding deal is now satisfied, clearing the path to fully funded mining operations. Orthocell (OCC): Remplir nerve repair product gains an exclusive distributor in Thailand following local regulatory approval. Thailand nerve repair market estimated at US$84 million. Orthocell holds over A$48 million cash with no debt. High-Tech Metals (HTM): Initial RC assay results from Mt Fisher return 12 metres at 2.30 grams per tonne gold. Resource remains open in multiple directions. Phase Two drilling begins mid-August. GreenTech Metals (GRE): Board approves 8,310 metre drill program at Munni Munni and Whundo. Rig contracted for late July mobilisation. WA Government co-funding a 200,000 dollar FLEM survey. Pursuit Minerals (PUR): Diamond drilling commenced at Mito targeting a newly defined basin-scale conductive brine system extending beyond one kilometre depth within the Rio Grande Sur Lithium Project in Argentina. Mamba Exploration (M24): Three new prospecting licence applications acquired at Meeka East to extend the Bella Trend. Consideration is 2.5 million shares, no royalty. Heritage survey scheduled late July ahead of RC drilling. Trading halt: IMU. Capital raise: Enlitic (ENL) raising approximately A$15 million at A$0.004 per CDI. Board and leadership changes covered for Boss Energy (BOE), Cue Energy Resources (CUE), Helios Energy (HE8), Viva Energy Group (VEA), and EMC Gold (EM3).

The Day's Play | July 2 | Nevada gold deal, new copper discovery and project expansion

The Day's Play by Market Open — Daily ASX Wrap In today's episode we cover eleven material ASX announcements across resources, metals, and energy. Sentinel Metals (SNM) enters a binding deal to acquire the Big Springs Gold Project in Nevada, adding 1.01 million ounces to take its combined resource to approximately 2.0 million ounces. A 15 million dollar placement and trading halt are in play pending shareholder approval. Kaoko Metals (KAO) identifies a new outcropping copper prospect called Bootless at its Chalkos Project in Namibia, expanding a 2.2 kilometre corridor between two existing prospects. Maiden diamond drilling starts in five weeks. True North Copper (TNC) confirms a new high-grade copper-gold structure at Wallace North in Queensland's Cloncurry district. Best hole: 24.5 metres at 4.2 percent copper equivalent, open along strike and at depth. Middle Island Resources (MDI) expands the Bobija discovery in Serbia to roughly 80,000 square metres after Phase 2 drilling links three previously separate zones. Headline intercept includes gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc. Diablo Resources (DBO) gets shareholder approval to acquire 80 percent of the Horn Silver Project in Utah, a district-scale system across 201 claims. Maiden drilling planned for 2026. Kingston Resources (KSN) reports underground drilling at Red Terror in NSW returning 19 metres at 10.75 grams per tonne gold, extending mineralisation beyond the current resource and opening a new northern target area. Metal Hawk (MHK) secures two new exploration licences at Mt Percy in Western Australia, consolidating more than 289 square kilometres along the Keith-Kilkenny Shear Zone. RC drilling at Leinster South is imminent. TMK Energy (TMK) posts June gas production up 8 percent to 742 cubic metres per day, names Major Drilling for its 2026 program, and advances its Power Generation Project in Mongolia. Charger Metals (CHR) delivers Stage 1 ore sorting results for Lake Johnston Lithium in WA: lithium oxide grade up 31 percent to 1.32 percent with 94.9 percent recovery, and iron rejection of 78 percent. MRG Metals (MRQ) identifies gallium averaging 290 parts per million in magnetite vein samples at the Garies Project in South Africa, adding a critical minerals dimension to an existing rare earth story. Estrella Resources (ESR) reports rock chip samples averaging up to 47.5 percent manganese at two new Timor-Leste prospects, interpreted as extensions of the same formation underpinning the Ira Miri project. Trading halt: Sentinel Metals (SNM).

The Day's Play | July 1 | Peak Hill acquisition, shallow gold growth and tungsten

The Day's Play by Market Open, Episode covering ASX announcements for 1 July 2026. Great Boulder Resources (GBR) completes the Peak Hill Gold Project acquisition from Westgold Resources, with a 40,000 metre RC and diamond drilling program launching in early July across a project hosting 481,000 ounces of gold in resource and more than 900,000 ounces of historical production. GBR holds 25 million dollars cash with Westgold, Franklin Templeton and L1 Capital on the register. Duketon Mining (DKM) returns multiple shallow gold intersections at the Barlee Gold Project, with Gromit delivering 30 metres at 1.1 grams per tonne gold including 9 metres at 2.4 grams per tonne from 24 metres depth. All three prospects, Gromit, Odie and Astro, remain open in multiple directions across a 45 kilometre prospective strike. Red Mountain Mining (RMX) confirms tungsten skarn mineralisation at surface at the Pioneer Tungsten Project in the United States, with rock chip sampling returning up to 3,159 parts per million WO3 and 10 of 30 samples exceeding 500 parts per million. Terrain Minerals (TMX) confirms a broad clay-hosted rare earth system at Lort River near Esperance, with 25 of 35 air core holes returning mineralisation, headline results including 8 metres at 3,349 parts per million TREO, and a rare earth basket carrying around 23 percent neodymium and praseodymium. West Cobar Metals (WC1) uses satellite spectral analysis to expand the Baxter Fluorspar target corridor in Nevada to 3 kilometres, identifying multiple new fluorite targets beyond the historical mine workings. Godolphin Resources (GRL) advances flowsheet optimisation at Lewis Ponds, with mineralogy showing a talc pre-flotation stage could more than double lead concentrate grade from 33 percent to over 60 percent across a 1.7 million ounce gold equivalent resource. 49 Metals (49M) continues its strong maiden drilling run at Gold Mountain in Nevada, with DRC16 returning 6.1 metres at 5 grams per tonne gold and all 14 holes assayed to date delivering significant gold or silver mineralisation. OD6 Metals (OD6) identifies a fluorine anomaly trend exceeding 8 kilometres at the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, with North Horseshoe Canyon soil samples reaching 31,800 parts per million fluorine. Minrex Resources (MRR) progresses infill diamond drilling and commences metallurgical testwork at Barje in Serbia, with Ausenco managing the testwork program supported by Western Australian laboratories. Buxton Resources (BUX) spuds maiden diamond drilling at the Madman Gold-Copper Project in the Paterson Orogen, targeting a discrete magnetic anomaly at 220 metres depth with reported geophysical similarities to the Havieron deposit. Australian Oil Company (AOK) commences Phase 1 Surat Basin development across its Emu Apple, Riverslea and Major Gas fields in Queensland. Echo IQ (EIQ) completes an approximately 110 million dollar institutional placement at 1.45 dollars per share for US commercial expansion

The Day's Play Introduction

Introducing The Day's Play, the daily investor podcast from MarketOpen built to cut through the noise of ASX announcements and focus on what actually matters. In this short intro episode, we lay out what the show is, who it's for, and how it'll help you stay ahead of the market. Every trading day, we curate and analyse the most significant company releases on the ASX — highlighting key developments, execution milestones, emerging risks, and the potential inflection points that could shift where the market's attention turns next. This is signal over volume. No fluff, no filler. Just a fast, clear read on what changed, why it matters, and what to watch. What to expect from The Day's Play: Daily coverage of the ASX announcements that actually move markets Analysis of key developments, milestones, and emerging risks A focus on inflection points and where attention turns next Concise episodes built for active investors and market participants New episodes every trading day. Subscribe and follow so you never miss the open. The Day's Play is brought to you by MarketOpen.

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