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Great Southern Copper completes 17-hole RC drilling campaign at Especularita

The AIM-listed copper explorer has finished its first scout drilling programme at Especularita in Chile, with assay results expected within two to four weeks.
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Georgina Energy completes pre-drill site works at Hussar with September spud on track

Contractors have finished clearing, grading and airstrip works at the Hussar EP513 site in Western Australia, keeping a September drill start on schedule.
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The Morning Brief: Boku cuts guidance on carrier billing disruption, Vistry, Unite Group, Jet2, Capita, Hammerson

A profit warning from payments network Boku leads the morning's small-cap news, after regulatory disruption to carrier billing and slower merchant connections forced a material downgrade to full-year expectations. Elsewhere, housebuilder Vistry flagged a first-half loss.
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Rio Tinto exits Kasiya as Sovereign Metals pivots to US critical minerals strategy
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Capita subsidiary pays £200,000 to settle Ofgem procurement investigation

Smart DCC, the smart meter communications network operated by Capita, has agreed to pay £200,000 into a voluntary redress fund after Ofgem found it breached licence conditions by awarding a contract to its own parent company.
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IG Group plans holding company, H1 revenue climbs 18%
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Gym Group hits one million members as first-half revenue climbs 10%
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Hammerson recycles £69m into full control of Dublin's Ilac centre

The property group has sold central Dublin land and a further non-core investment at a premium to book value, redeploying capital to buy out its joint venture partner in the Ilac shopping destination.
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Norman Broadbent Q2 NFI surges but H1 falls short of record prior year

The executive search firm's second-quarter momentum points to a record second half, even as cumulative first-half net fee income trails the prior year's high.
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"Our premium, well-invested and differentiated pubs and bedrooms continue to deliver" - Quoted Companies

Who said what . . . The day's top quotes give a fresh vantage point on some of Tuesday's most interesting stories.

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Tech Today: Halma acquires French diagnostics firm Dreampath for up to €275m, IntelliAM AI, EnSilica, Vianet Group

A major cross-border acquisition dominated the tech and diagnostics space as Halma (LSE:HLMA) moved to buy French firm Dreampath for up to €275m, even as its shares slipped on the news. Elsewhere, fundraising activity was brisk, with IntelliAM AI and EnSilica both tapping markets to fund growth.
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Mining Today: Alien Metals acquires 2,500km² IOCG project in Northern Territory, Victrex, Reveille Resources, Kendrick Resources

A busy day for corporate activity across the mining sector saw Alien Metals move to acquire a large-scale copper-gold project in Australia's Northern Territory, while Victrex surged after reaffirming full-year profit guidance on the back of a strong third quarter.

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Health & Bio Today: IXICO lifts full-year revenue guidance to at least £8m, Coiled Therapeutics

A guidance upgrade and a clinical milestone marked the day's health and biotech action. IXICO (AIM:IXI) led the session with a sharp upward revision to its full-year revenue outlook, while Coiled Therapeutics disclosed meaningful progress on a reformulated oncology candidate ahead of dose expansion.
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Small Caps Today: Beauty Tech Group upgrades full-year guidance, Reveille Resources IPO, Capita pension scrutiny, First Class Metals, NeoTerra

A busy day for small-cap newsflow brought guidance upgrades, a fresh market listing, a government-level rebuke for a major outsourcer, and a string of exploration milestones.
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Great Western Mining tungsten sampling extends mineralised trend ahead of maiden drill
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Alien Metals acquires copper-gold project in Northern Territory

It is buying 100% of Knox Resources, holder of a 2,500-square-kilometre IOCG project in the Northern Territory, from Venari, subject to due diligence expected to complete within two weeks.
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Coiled Therapeutics advances softgel formulation ahead of dose expansion

The AIM-listed oncology company expects to dose the first patients with a new lipid-based formulation of its lead cancer drug this month, targeting up to 30 patients enrolled by the fourth quarter.
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Kazera Global buys additional stake in South African mineral assets

It is acquiring further interests in its heavy mineral sands and diamond subsidiaries from a local partner, lifting its beneficial stake in Deep Blue Minerals to 80%.
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Forgent Completes Phase 1 Drilling at Peak Hills Gold-Copper Project

The AIM-listed company has finished a 40-hole, 2,680-metre drill campaign in Western Australia, with assay results now pending from an independent laboratory.
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Kendrick Resources drill results show high-grade REE continuity at Teufelskuppe

Three new diamond drill holes at the Teufelskuppe carbonatite project in Namibia have returned broad, shallow rare earth intersections, with one hole hitting grades above 3% total rare earth oxides across multiple intervals to nearly 40 metres depth.