The Regis Resources Ltd (ASX: RRL) share price is in focus after the company reported first quarter gold production of 83,000 ounces, meeting expectations, and boosted its cash and bullion position to $1.28 billion as at 30 September 2026.

What did Regis Resources report?

• Group gold production: 83,000 ounces for Q1 FY27
• Pre-tax cash and bullion generated: $146 million (including $51 million Vault break fee)
• Cash and bullion on hand at 30 September 2026: $1.28 billion
• Tax payments during quarter: $53 million
• Duketon production: 56,100 ounces; Tropicana (30% attributable): 27,000 ounces

What else do investors need to know?

Production for the September quarter was broadly in line with guidance, despite some activities being affected by significant rainfall late in the period. The company reminds investors that its full-year FY27 production guidance of 360,000 to 400,000 ounces is weighted towards the second half, while capital expenditure is skewed to the first half as new open pits are brought online.

Regis Resources will provide full operational and financial details, including All-In Sustaining Costs, with the complete September quarterly results due for release on 20 October 2026. Management will also host a conference call for investors on the same day.

What’s next for Regis Resources?

Investors can look forward to further updates as Regis ramps up production through the remainder of FY27. The focus for the coming quarters will be on delivering second-half weighted production while managing growth capital as additional open pits commence operations.

The upcoming quarterly results on 20 October will offer further insight into cost performance, operational efficiencies, and any adjustments to guidance, helping shareholders better understand the company’s path forward.

Regis Resources share price snapshot

Over the past 12 months, Regis Resources shares have risen 17%, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO), which has declined 2% over the same period.

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Austral Resources Australia Ltd (ASX: AR1) announced about a month ago that it planned to merge with Hammer Metals Ltd (ASX: HMX) in a scrip deal, which valued the smaller company at $80.7 million.

The analysts at Shaw and Partners have run the ruler over the deal and like what they see.

They have issued a new research report into Austral Resources with a buy recommendation and a very bullish share price target, which I’ll get to shortly.

First, let’s have a look at the deal.

Copper assets coming together

Austral has agreed to acquire Hammer for 1.29 Austral shares, while Hammer shareholders will also get shares in a new company that will be spun out to hold its existing gold projects.

Following the merger, Hammer shareholders will own about 31.1% of Austral, which describes itself as “a pure-play ASX listed copper producer and developer operating in Queensland, pursuing an active regional consolidation strategy to feed its Rocklands and Mt Kelly processing hubs”.

Hammer’s board has unanimously supported the deal, along with major shareholders who control about 16% of the company’s shares.

Hammer’s Chair Russell Davis said the deal was a better outcome than a previous offer from Larvotto Resources Ltd (ASX: LRV).

He said:

The Scheme delivers materially higher headline value and provides Hammer shareholders with an expected 31.1% ownership interest in a larger Queensland-focused copper producer, developer and explorer. Austral’s existing oxide production at Mt Kelly, planned restart of the Rocklands sulphide processing facility and ongoing regional consolidation strategy provide an attractive development and production pathway for the combined portfolio. In particular, the proximity of Kalman to Rocklands creates strong strategic logic and the potential for Kalman to become an important long-term source of sulphide feed.

Mr Russell said the board also believed that Austral’s regional operating capability, processing infrastructure, and funding capacity provided a stronger platform to advance Hammer’s broader Mt Isa portfolio and unlock value from its substantial resource and exploration portfolio.

Broker likes the look of the deal

Shaw and Partners said the deal represented a capital-efficient route to growth for Austral.

They said Hammer added resources and exploration upside on top of Austral’s existing copper inventory and would help ramp up production through the company’s Rocklands concentrator.

The broker added:

For HMX holders the offer is a premium to the undisturbed price and provides continued exposure to Mount Isa as well as immediate exposure to copper producing operations.

Shaw and Partners has a price target of 28 cents on Austral shares, compared with the current 7.1 cents.

If achieved, this would constitute an increase of 294.4%.

Austral is valued at $188.5 million.

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Buying shares from the S&P/ASX 200 index (ASX: XJO) for a decade requires looking well beyond what might happen over the next few months.

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Life360 Inc (ASX: 360)

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Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1)

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TechnologyOne Ltd (ASX: TNE)

A final ASX 200 share I’d buy and hold is TechnologyOne.

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has positions in Life360, Megaport, and Technology One. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Life360 and Megaport. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Life360. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.