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Brightstar Resources Reports Decline in Ore Mined for June Quarter; Shares Down 6%

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) said it mined 28,300 tonnes of ore in the June quarter at 3.1 grams per tonne grade of gold, according to a Thursday filing with the Australian bourse.In the year-ago period, the company reported 34,700 tonnes of ore mined at 3.3 g/t gold, a previous filing showed.Brightstar also struck a power purchase agreement and LNG supply deal for its Laverton mill power station in Western Australia following the close of the June quarter.It signed the power purchase deal with PWR Hybrid Solutions and the supply agreement with EVOL LNG, both portfolio companies of OCTA Group, to align fuel supply and power generation under a coordinated contractual framework, per the filing.The company ended the June quarter with AU$122 million in cash on hand and undrawn net bond proceeds of AU$161 million for a total liquidity position of AU$283 million.Its shares fell 6% in recent Thursday trade.

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Brightstar Resources Increases Mineral Resource Estimate for Western Australia Gold Project

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) said the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its Sandstone gold project in Western Australia increased 18% to 69 million tonnes at 1.3 grams per tonne grade of gold for 2.9 million ounces, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.The project's measured and indicated classified MRE increased by 113% to 1.1 million ounces at 1.5 g/t gold, per the filing.Brightstar said the company's total MRE now stands at 100 million tonnes at 1.4 g/t gold for 4.5 million ounces of gold, representing a ten-fold increase over 3.5 years.The interim MRE upgrade is based on drilling completed before May. Four rigs are active at Sandstone, and a second MRE update is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of this year, the company said.

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Aquirian Positioned for Further Earnings Growth on Strong Contract Pipeline, Euroz Hartleys Says

Aquirian (ASX:AQN) is well placed for further earnings growth following a strong fiscal 2026 performance and continued contract momentum, Euroz Hartleys said in a note on Monday.The company reported fiscal 2026 revenue of AU$32 million, up nearly 23% year on year, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of AU$4.6 million, up about 194% and broadly in line with Euroz Hartleys' AU$4.8 million forecast.The research firm said the result reflected strong operational momentum, with underlying EBITDA more than doubling from fiscal 2025.The research firm noted that the Wubin emulsion plant remains a key earnings driver after processing a record 4,000 tonnes in May, with a planned high-capacity melt circuit and expanded on-site emulsion storage expected to support further growth.Euroz Hartleys expects the company's biodegradable collar keeper to remain on track for a commercial launch in the first half of fiscal 2027, with the product set to improve customer efficiency, cut operating costs and reduce plastic waste, while new African distribution agreements support future sales.It added that the potential additional contract awards for Drillforce, following its inaugural AU$48 million three-year contract with Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR), remain a key catalyst for earnings and share price growth.The research firm maintained its fiscal 2027 EBITDA forecast of AU$8.5 million for the company, noting that it is valued at around 6.2 times fiscal 2027 enterprise value-to-EBITDA, compared with a peer median of about 9.5 times.Euroz Hartleys maintained a buy rating on Aquirian and price target of AU$0.80.The company's shares fell around 3% in recent Monday trade. Brightstar Resources' shares also shed about 3%.

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Brightstar Resources Advances Goldfields Project Construction, Purchases Gold Price Protection

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) said construction activities at its Goldfields Project in Western Australia are progressing with bulk earthworks and site establishment underway, and the first concrete pour for the carbon-in-leach (CIL) tank foundations was completed ahead of schedule, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.The company said final mine designs for Lord Byron were completed, and site preparation plans are being finalized ahead of mobilization for site establishment in the September quarter.High-grade ore mining continues at the Second Fortune underground mine, with stockpiles growing for processing next year, the filing added.Brightstar said it has executed a gold price protection strategy by purchasing put options covering 60,000 ounces of gold production during the first 24 months of production from fiscal year 2027 onwards, it added.The company's shares rose 1% in recent Thursday trade.

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Brightstar Resources Reports Visible Gold Intersections at Western Australia Project

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) intersected visible gold at numerous intervals from ongoing diamond drilling at the Two Mile Hill deposit at the Sandstone gold project in Western Australia, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.The company said visible gold is hosted across multiple holes in thin quartz veins, predominantly within a tonalite intrusion and neighboring mafic rocks.The combined Two Mile Hill-Shillington deposit hosts a current resource of 753,000 ounces at 1.5 grams per tonne gold, with the ongoing reverse circulation and diamond drilling program of about 9,100 meters designed to infill areas of the mineral resource at depth for inclusion in a pre-feasibility study targeted for the second half of the year, it added.

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Brightstar Resources Approves Final Investment Decision for Western Australia Gold Project

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) said its board approved a final investment decision for its Goldfields project in Western Australia, which is fully funded to achieve first gold in the June 2027 quarter, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.The project is expected to deliver average gold production of about 75,000 ounces per annum over an initial mine life of six years, per the filing.Following the final investment decision, Brightstar is starting full-scale construction activities at the 1.5 million tonnes per annum Laverton processing plant.

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GR Engineering Services Signs AU$110 Million Contract with Brightstar Resources

GR Engineering Services (ASX:GNG) signed an engineering, procurement, and construction contract worth AU$110 million with Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) for the Laverton processing plant in Western Australia, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.

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Brightstar Resources Says Western Australia Project on Track for Final Investment Decision in May, Shares Up 6%

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) said a final investment decision for its Goldfields project in Western Australia is targeted during May, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.The decision will coincide with the receipt of project approvals and execution of the Laverton Plant engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with GR Engineering Services, the filing added.The company said key outstanding approvals from the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration, and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation are expected to be received in May, with the project remaining on schedule for first gold in the June 2027 quarter and production of about 75,000 ounces per year for six years.OCTA Group was selected as the preferred supplier for power with a combined LNG power station and LNG supply following a competitive bid process, with long-lead power station equipment and LNG supply secured, the filing added.An exploration reverse circulation drill rig is completing infill and extensional drilling at the Lord Byron deposit for a potential re-optimization of the Lord Byron mine plan.The company's shares rose 6% in recent Thursday trade.

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Aquirian Completes Commercial Deliveries to Zambia, Congo; Advances New Distribution Channels; Shares Down 4%

Aquirian (ASX:AQN) said it has completed three commercial deliveries of Collar Keeper products into its regional distribution partner for Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.The company said negotiations for a new distribution channel across Chile and Peru are nearing completion, with initial orders anticipated, while a broader Southern Africa regional distribution partnership is well advanced.The Manual Collar Keeper System is now available on three original equipment manufacturer rigs, including Epiroc, Sandvik, and Hyundai Everdigm, while the biodegradable Collar Keeper has received its first small-scale commercial order from a long-term client in the Pilbara, with delivery and field deployment expected in the coming weeks, the company added.The Automated Collar Keeper System has been fitted to the first Drillforce WA T45 drill rig, the first of three to be fitted with automated in-cab operation for the Brightstar Resources' (ASX:BTR) Lord Byron project in Western Australia, which is expected to commence in September and represents the first project delivered under the strategic framework agreement, per the filing.Aquirian's shares fell past 4% in recent Monday trade, while Brightstar Resources' shares shed 2%.

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Brightstar Resources Reports Higher March Quarter Group Mining Production

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) said its group mining production for the March quarter came in at 58,700 tonnes at 3.3 grams per tonne (g/t) grade of gold for 6,250 ounces from its Laverton underground mining operations in Western Australia, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.The company's group mining production for the March 2025 quarter came in at 28,200 tonnes at 3.3 g/t grade of gold for 3,002 ounces from its Laverton underground mining operations in Western Australia, per the filing.During the quarter, the Fish underground mine was transitioned to care and maintenance, with mining operations ceasing and the mine positioned to be ready for the recommencement of ore production in early 2027.The mining development and closure proposal for Lady Shenton open pit mine in Menzies was approved, the filing said.Brightstar Resources' shares fell nearly 1% in recent trading on Wednesday.

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Brightstar Resources Reports AU$53 Million Gross Revenue From Processing Campaign

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) completed and reconciled the final processing campaign under its ore purchase agreement with Genesis Minerals (ASX:GMD), with a record parcel of about 140,000 tonnes at 2 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, recovering about 7,900 ounces, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.The company said the campaign returned gold recoveries of over 89%, trending toward the long-term average metallurgical performance of previous processing campaigns, at a gold price of AU$6,758 per ounce for record gross revenue of AU$53 million.Brightstar said total ore processed under the Genesis agreement since commencement in March 2025 totaled about 400,000 tonnes at 2.2 g/t gold, with an average metallurgical recovery of 88%, and about 24,000 ounces of gold recovered, delivering gross sales proceeds of AU$138 million over the contract.The company said the completion of the final parcel has fully amortized its existing working capital facility with Ocean Partners, with Brightstar currently carrying no drawn debt.

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Aquirian Expected to Benefit From New Supply Agreement, Says Euroz Hartleys

Aquirian's (ASX:AQN) new supply agreement is an early validation of its integrated drill and blast model, supporting increased exposure to Western Australia gold activity and providing a pathway to higher-margin, vertically integrated earnings over time, said Euroz Hartleys in a Thursday note.The research firm noted that the agreement with Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) totals AU$48 million over an initial three-year period and commences in September 2026.The research firm said that the contract implies about AU$2.5 million in annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), when the previously guided 16% EBITDA margin is applied, being a conservative view.Euroz Hartleys expects fiscal 2027 EBITDA of AU$8.5 million and fiscal 2026 EBITDA of AU$5.2 million.Euroz Hartleys kept a buy rating on Aquirian with an under review price target of AU$0.70.Aquirian's shares fell past 2% in recent Friday trade, while Brightstar Resources' shares tumbled 5%.

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Brightstar Executes Drilling Services Strategic Framework Agreement With Aquirian for Western Australia Hub; Aquirian Shares Up 8%

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) executed a strategic framework agreement with Aquirian (ASX:AQN) for the supply of all drilling and energetics services for open pit mining at the Goldfields hub in Western Australia, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.The agreement is conditional on Brightstar making a final investment decision to proceed with the development, construction, and/or operation of the hub and is made on an initial five-year term, with options for additional extensions.Aquirian's unit Drillforce WA was awarded an initial three-year agreement, starting Sept. 1, for the supply of all drilling and energetics services to Brightstar for its Lord Byron open-pit mine in Western Australia.Brightstar's shares fell over 1% in recent trading on Thursday, while those of Aquirian rose 8%.

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