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NewPeak Metals (ASX:NPM) is top-trending on HotCopper forums today after earning a massive share price jump. The jump came after it reported that assay results from the first hole of its CY26 program at Las Opeñas in Argentina have already confirmed the discovery of a large-scale gold-zinc-silver mineralised system.
“The first hole drilled at Las Opeñas since 2019, and the first diamond drill hole drilled since 2014, has confirmed the discovery of a large-scale gold-zinc-silver system from surface, with polymetallic mineralisation extending over the entire hole,” MD Mark Purcell said.
“Uncovering… such substantial scale is exactly what we hoped to achieve. The presence of meaningful zinc and silver credits is also very encouraging, given both metals have been formally recognised as critical minerals by the USGS in 2025.
“Las Opeñas sits within the El Indio Belt, one of the most prospective gold districts in South America, and today’s announcement underscores what makes Argentina such a compelling jurisdiction for exploration right now.”
NPM was already up +50%, to 2.3¢ at Monday lunchtime.
Compumedics (ASX:CMP) was also popular with HotCopper investors after it revealed it had set a new record for shipped and invoiced revenue of approximately $60.3 million, up approximately 18% year-on-year, with key growth drivers, Somfit and Nexus 360 SaaS recurring revenue up ~70%.
A leading global medical device company, Compumedics also reported FY26 sales orders of approximately $62.7 million, with continued demand across the company’s core sleep, neurology, MEG and connected businesses.
CMP was up +22.9%, to 29.5¢ at the time of writing.
Finally, Vault Minerals (ASX:VAU) has been a close watch after it received an unsolicited binding merger proposal from Genesis Minerals (ASX:GMD) today.
Under the newly-submitted Genesis proposal, Genesis would provide a mix-and-match facility, which would enable Vault shareholders to elect to receive more or less cash or scrip, subject to maximum aggregate cash and scrip consideration of $500 million and 803.4 million Genesis ordinary shares, respectively.
Notably, the Genesis proposal is not subject to any financing or due diligence condition and is otherwise on substantially similar terms to the proposed transaction with Regis Resources announced on 5 May 2026.
VAU rose +12.9% to $5.15 after reporting the offer.
Looking wider, the S&P/ASX 200 was up just 5.6pts earlier today, to 8,850.
That’s Monday’s HotCopper Trends, I’m Colin Sandell-Hay – see you for close.
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