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Image Resources holds costs below guidance as Atlas output tracks forecasts and exploration advances

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  • Image Resources kept Atlas mineral sands output and unit costs broadly on track, with HMC production and sales aligned to guidance and operating costs remaining below full year targets.
  • The company strengthened its financial and growth outlook through land sale proceeds, a prepayment facility repayment holiday, and advancing mine-life extensions plus a maiden gold resource at Erayinia King.
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Image Resources holds costs below guidance as Atlas output tracks forecasts and exploration advances

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An update from Image Resources NL ( (AU:IMA) ) is now available.

Image Resources NL reported first-quarter 2026 production from its Atlas project of 69,000 dry metric tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate from 617,000 tonnes of ore processed, with HMC sales of 68,575 tonnes. Unit costs remained below full-year guidance, with C1 cash costs at A$277 per tonne and all-in sustaining costs at A$331, while a six‑month repayment holiday on prepayment facilities eased near-term funding pressure.

The company ended the quarter with A$10 million in cash, completed A$6.9 million of land sales, and continued work on mine life extensions at Atlas alongside development options at Durack and Yandanooka. It also advanced its Erayinia King gold project, announcing a maiden resource of 139,000 ounces and commencing a follow‑on drilling program in April 2026, underscoring a strategy to broaden its resource base and future production pipeline.

More about Image Resources NL

Image Resources NL is an Australian mineral sands producer listed on the ASX, focused primarily on heavy mineral concentrate output from its Atlas project in Western Australia. The company is also diversifying with early‑stage gold exploration at its Erayinia King project and is assessing additional mineral sands developments at Durack and Yandanooka to extend mine life and sustain production.

Average Trading Volume: 575,399

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: A$49.82M

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