Catenai PLC (CTAI), the AIM quoted provider of technology and digital solutions, noted that Alludium, its investee company and developer of a no-code AI Agent Operating System, has been recognised as a Select tier partner within the Google Cloud Partner Network. Select tier status is an earned designation within Google Cloud’s updated partner model, recognising demonstrated proficiency and customer impact across Google Cloud and Google Workspace. The recognition reflects Alludium’s technical alignment and integration capabilities across key Google Workspace tools, including Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Drive.
Comment: It has been said before, and it can be said again, more work needs to be done by CTAI to tell the market the wonders of what Alludium is and what it does. If someone reading RNS announcements everyday is not an expert on the subject, one wonders how many people area. If this messenging is done correctly we could see shares of CTAI revisit their 0.6p highs of the past year again before the end of H1 2026.
Mindflair (MFAI), the AIM-quoted company focused on investing in Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and related technology, noted that Mirror Security Limited (“Mirror”), a Dublin-based cybersecurity company specialising in data protection across the generative AI ecosystem, has announced full production availability of its Encrypted AI Inference platform utilising NVIDIA Accelerated Computing, solving a problem that has blocked AI adoption in healthcare, finance, government, and defence. Mirror is a portfolio company held within Sure Valley Ventures’ third fund , in which Mindflair holds an interest.
Comment: If anyone wanted evidence that there is nothing more difficult than being a small cap tech investment company on the London market then looking at the history and performance of MFAI is certainly the thing to do. At least one would give the company points for trying.
Rome Resources plc (RMR), the DRC-focused tin and copper explorer, is pleased to announced the results of recent geological interpretation work conducted at its Mont Agoma prospect within the Bisie North project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”). This work has identified new, high-priority exploration zones for tin and copper, providing a clear framework for future exploration and drill targeting.
Comment: Ahead of the “mother lode” announcement which the market is impatiently waiting on, it would appear that doing more interviews than Michael Parkinson, and releasing as many RNS’s as possible is the strategy by the company to get its shares on the right side of the all-important 0.3p level. It is nearly there.
Atlantic Lithium Limited (ALL), the Africa-focused lithium exploration and development company targeting the delivery of Ghana’s first lithium mine, advised that trading in the shares of the Company has been halted on the Australian Securities Exchange, effective 19 February 2026. The halt was requested by the Company pending its response to an ASX share price query, and to address speculation in relation to the potential ratification of the Company’s Ewoyaa Mining Lease (note that the Company is not aware of any developments since the announcement of 22 December 2025) and discussions regarding a potential corporate transaction.
Comment: Trading halt or not, shares of ALL have soared in the recent past, not only because of intra-company developments, but also the recovery for lithium and lithium companies generally. The shares have hit our previous second target at 17p, and above this there would appear to be nothing in the way until May 2024 resistance at 25p.
Hamak Strategy Limited (HAMA) a company combining traditional gold exploration in Africa with a Digital Asset Treasury Management strategy, announced the appointment of Billy Daly, Group Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) of MBS Global Investments, to its Advisory Board.
Comment: HAMA is appointing so many of the great and the good to its advisory board, I am rather wondering when it will be my turn to get the nod. The shares have made decent efforts to find support at and around the 1p level, after peaking at 7p in August, so perhaps the arrival of our Billy will mark a positive turning point.
Panther Metals PLC (PALM), an exploration company focused on mineral projects in Canada, announced that it has signed a letter of interest (“LOI”) with Traxys Europe SA, a division of Traxys Group (“Traxys”), a global commodity trading and marketing market leader. The non-binding LOI concerns Panther’s Winston Tailings Project and is a formal recognition of an ongoing engagement between both parties as Panther progresses work to declare a Mineral Resource estimate, as part of series of ongoing workstreams to quantify, evaluate and permit the contained high-grade gold (Au), gallium (Ga), silver (Ag), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), indium (In) and cobalt (Co) and other recoverable minerals located within the historic Winston Lake Mine tailings storage facility near Schrieber, Ontario, Canada.
Comment: It would appear that PALM’s cheerful chappy CEO is finally going to win, as the sector and his company finally gathers the fundamental momentum that was lacking for so long. One hopes that the purple patch for the share price and the sector will continue long enough for decent gains to be delivered.
Thruvision Group plc (“Thruvision” or the “Company”), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of walk-through security screening technology, announces that it has secured multiple new contracts to deploy its people screening solutions across UK custodial facilities.
88 Energy Limited (88E) announced the results of its internal Prospective Resource assessment across its consolidated South Prudhoe acreage on Alaska’s North Slope (100% working interest, 16.7% royalty). The South Prudhoe lease position covers approximately 52,269 acres within one of the most prolific hydrocarbon fairways on the North Slope, immediately south of the Prudhoe Bay Unit and Kuparuk River Unit. This acreage incorporates newly secured leases together with the former Project Leonis area, consolidating a highly strategic corridor of stacked reservoirs with direct access to existing infrastructure.
Comment: 88E shares have been in a stable looking 1p -1.2p range With news like today’s in the mix one would expect this range to be resolved on the upside, something which shareholders have been waiting on for the longest time. Could it be the company is finally on its way?
First Class Metals PLC (FCM) the UK listed company focused on the discovery of economic metal deposits across its exploration properties in Ontario, Canada, provided an update on preparations for the forthcoming drill programme at the Roy structure on the Sunbeam Property. Drill mobilisation has now been completed.
Comment: As can be seen FCM is keen to keep the newsflow going in order to gain something of a fundamental fightback after its recent issues regarding funding. Today’s announcement will help. Although it would appear that the market is still waiting on “the big one” in terms of an exploration breakthrough to give the company the proper re-rate it deserves.
Gana Media Group (GANA) announced that Lorenzo Caci has joined as a member of our advisory board in support of the online casino and sportsbook division as the business gears up towards the World Cup Lorenzo is a premier strategic architect in the global sports technology and iGaming sectors. With a career spanning over 18 years, Lorenzo has established himself as a visionary who recognized the inevitable convergence of media and betting long before it became an industry standard.
Comment: It has been said before, and it is being said again now, the old Mobile Streams name was the best. I am sure that Lorenzo is a lovely chap, but more needs to be done to get the momentum back in the stock after the December return to market, final results and admin costs revelations.
Cobra (COBR), a South Australian mineral exploration and development company, announce that the initial drilling programme at the Manna Hill Copper Project, comprising 18 drillholes totalling 3,200m, has been completed.
Comment: Given the competition in the London explorer / developer area, it is important for companies like COBR not to be left out in the “gold rush” as far as investor interest, so regular, significant newsflow is key to maintaining momentum. That said, the uptrend here is very much in place, and a break of recent 5p resistance could very easily take the shares up to 8p plus on a 1-2 month timeframe.
80 Mile PLC (80M), the AIM, FSE, and OTC listed exploration and development company with projects in Greenland, Finland and Italy, confirmed that the SEC has approved the proposed acquisition by Pelican Acquisition Corporation (“PELI.NAS”), the NASDAQ-listed special purpose acquisition company, of Greenland Exploration Limited (“GEL”), and March GL, and, subject only to shareholder approval, is now set to start trading on NASDAQ as Greenland Energy Company under the ticker “GLND”.
Comment: 80M has its Man From Del Monte says yes moment, with the Man in this case being the SEC. Already in the grips of a significant share price revival, the chart suggests that above the previous 1.1p target, we could see 1.5p as soon as the end of April. The mention of the NASDAQ here is very much a badge of honour for all concerned.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (ECO), the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, announced that with effect from 19 February 2026, trading of the common shares in the capital of the Company (“Common Shares”) will be migrated to the London Stock Exchange’s SETS trading platform (“SETS”). The Company’s Common Shares have, since February 2017, been traded via the London Stock Exchange’s SETSqx trading platform. Eco’s migration to SETS follows the Company’s recent successful institutional fundraising, which has resulted in an increased number of international institutional shareholders. The move will also enable new and existing international institutional investors to trade Eco’s shares on a continuous basis.
Comment: It feels as though veteran professional investor Robin Mayes has almost single-handedly, with added coverage here, taken ECO out of the darkness into the light. The companies Atlantic Basin margin credentials are finally coming to the fore, at a time when the majors are looking for the next big zone to exploit. ECO is right in the box seat for such a scenario. The shares continue to make their way to their “above 25p heading for 45p” technical target.
First Development Resources plc (FDR), the UK-based, Australia-focused exploration company with mineral interests in Western Australia and the Northern Territory,provide results and interpretation from the December 2025 stream sediment sampling programme completed at its Selta Project (“Selta” or the “Project”) located in the Aileron Province of Australia’s Northern Territory. The programme was undertaken across the West Nintabrinna and Ingallan rare-earth element (“REE”) target areas and was designed as a low-cost, first-pass exercise to refine previously identified anomalism and define priority areas for focused follow-up exploration.
Comment: Given the space it is in, the prospects and the now very modest market cap, FDR should and still could get rather more love from the market than it has so far. Part of this is the need to get the company on people’s watch lists, and for it to successfully differentiate itself from its peers. Try harder.
Checkit plc (CKT), the automated monitoring and operational intelligence platform for frontline-led organisations, provided an update on trading for the year ended 31 January 2026 based on unaudited management accounts. Full year Adjusted EBITDA2 at break-even, ahead of market expectations, following delivery of £4.0m of annualised cost savings. Positive Adjusted EBITDA2 of £0.5m in H2 FY26.
Comment: A decent “we are getting there” announcement from CKT, something which the market was clearly waiting for as the shares have been in recovery mode since The challenge now is to get through the big 21p resistance zone and perhaps head to 30p by the end of 2026 or sooner.
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