In Case You Missed It: Heavy mineral sands, a biotech takeover and some gold

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights today’s most interesting small cap stories that might have slipped beneath your radar.

Below is a wrap of the top 20 performing stocks, by percentage, that made announcements today.

ICYMI Leader Board

Code	Company	Price	% Today	Market Cap
MRQ	Mrg Metals Limited	0.003	50%	$4,411,837
WEC	White Energy Company	0.049	44%	$2,325,810
VHT	Volpara Health Tech	1.095	41%	$197,140,089
CBL	Control Bionics	0.041	24%	$4,780,764
RTG	RTG Mining Inc.	0.033	22%	$29,307,947
TSI	Top Shelf	0.2	21%	$34,233,517
WOA	Wide Open Agricultur	0.175	21%	$25,325,753
LRS	Latin Resources Ltd	0.2275	17%	$544,792,209
ATH	Alterity Therap Ltd	0.007	17%	$16,814,162
LLO	Lion One Metals Ltd	1.095	15%	$14,292,488
EXT	Excite Technology	0.008	14%	$8,464,692
NES	Nelson Resources.	0.004	14%	$2,147,580
BSE	Base Res Limited	0.125	14%	$129,581,304
MRR	Minrex Resources Ltd	0.018	13%	$17,357,880
ESR	Estrella Res Ltd	0.005	11%	$7,917,173
KIN	KIN Min NL	0.066	10%	$70,689,033
LNR	Lanthanein Resources	0.011	10%	$12,898,119
SGC	Sacgasco Ltd	0.011	10%	$7,735,827
PLY	Playside Studios	0.58	9%	$216,260,093
LBT	LBT Innovations	0.012	9%	$13,820,998

MRG Metals (ASX:MRQ) has been granted a new exploration licence – Corridor North 10779L – over its over Heavy Mineral Sands (HMS) project in Mozambique.

The board of breast cancer imaging device company Volpara Health Technologies (ASX:VHT) has stated the recent takeover offer from Lunit of $1.15 per share in cash, worth around $300 million, ‘provides the most compelling value for shareholders’ and has now entered into a scheme implementation agreement with Lunit.

RTG Mining (ASX:RTG) has confirmed multiple styles of mineralisation and more encouraging gold and copper grades at its 90% owned Chanach gold-copper project in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Wide Open Agriculture (ASX:WOA) German subsidiary, WOA Germany, has sold and delivered its first order of lupin protein isolate since the merger.

And Lion One Metals (ASX:LLO) has reported new high-grade gold results including 1986.23 g/t Au over 0.6m from ongoing infill and grade control drilling at its Tuvatu project in Fiji.

More Top Small Cap Stories: Thursday

Argenica Therapeutics (ASX:AGN) is progressing its Phase 2 clinical trial in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) patients, with the manufacturing of its ARG-007 drug substance now complete.

New Age Exploration (ASX:NAE) has reached the end of its 21-hole shallow RC drilling program, testing multiple lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite targets similar to other spodumene-rich deposits in the area such as Wodgina, Pilgangoora and Andover.

Maximus Resources (ASX:MXR) has completed the first phase of exploration under its US$3m Lefroy lithium project joint venture with the Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation (KOMIR), reporting high-grade intersections of up to 1.72% Li2O.

AdAlta (ASX:1AD) Phase 1 extension trial of its lead asset AD-214 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) remains on track for final readout in Q1 2024 with half of participants receiving their final dose.

Drilling results have extended Silver Mines (ASX:SVL) Bowdens silver project, with new intersections to be included in an updated resource estimate due for release early next year.

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) has uncovered numerous outcropping pegmatites over +3km at its Menzies gold project in WA.

Cyclone Metals (ASX:CLE) says the first phase of metallurgical test work from its flagship Block 103/Iron Bear magnetite iron ore project in Canada has produced direct reduction grade magnetite concentrate with 70.6% Fe.

Basin Energy (ASX:BSN) is gearing up for phase two drilling at its Geikie uranium project in Canada’s Athabasca Basin in Q1 2024.

Sultan Resources (ASX:SLZ) has submitted a program of works to facilitate drilling to test the Calesi magmatic nickel prospect in Q1 2024.

QX Resources (ASX:QXR) has confirmed that brines were successfully intersected in the first hole of a two-hole diamond drill program over its Liberty lithium brine project in California, USA.

Spartan Resources (ASX:SPR) has reported a 43% resource increase at its Dalgaranga gold project to 21.15Mt at 2.49g/t gold for 1,692,600 ounces, comprising 5.16Mt at 5.74g/t gold for 952,900 ounces from the Never Never deposit and 15.99Mt at 1.45g/t gold for 739,800 ounces from the Gilbey’s complex.

And Lanthanein Resources (ASX:LNR) says two company directors have completed a site visit to the Lady Grey lithium project, confirming the presence of an outcropping quartz core pegmatite 400m west of Covalent Lithium’s (SQM & Wesfarmers) Earl Grey Mine.

At Stockhead we tell it like it is. While Argenica Therapeutics, New Age Exploration, Maximus Resources, Cyclone Metals, Basin Energy, Brightstar Resources, Sultan Resources, QX Resources, Spartan Resources, AdAlta, Silver Mines and Lanthanein Resources are Stockhead advertisers, they did not sponsor this article.