Small Cap Breaking News You Can't Miss!Here's a quick rundown of the latest updates from standout small-cap companies making big moves today:LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0)LaFleur and Trafigura extended their exclusivity and due diligence period to August 31, 2026 on a proposed prepayment facility of up to C$30 million plus a gold dore offtake agreement. Reconditioning of the wholly owned Beacon Gold Mill near Val-d'Or, Quebec is now about 84% complete and on budget, with staged commissioning targeted for Q4 2026. The non-dilutive structure and a global commodities partner mark a disciplined path toward restarting gold production.HPQ Silicon Inc. (TSX-V: HPQ) (OTCQB: HPQFF) (FRA: O08)HPQ said its Fumed Silica Reactor pilot program has advanced beyond validation toward commercial deployment after producing commercial-grade fumed silica directly from quartz. An engineering review by partner PyroGenesis strengthened confidence in the technology's commercial-scale economics, and strategic discussions have expanded beyond the original 1,000-tonne-per-year plant agreement. Reduced technical uncertainty positions the reactor for multiple deployment models.ATHA Energy Corp. (TSX-V: SASK) (OTCQX: SASKF) (FRA: X5U)ATHA reported a major new high-grade uranium discovery at Lac 50 Northwest, roughly 4 km along strike from its Lac 50 Deposit. Hole L50W-DD-002 cut 11.5 m of composite mineralization including 1.6 m of high-grade material peaking at 40,162 counts per second. It is the company's sixth regional discovery in 15 months, underscoring the scale potential of the 100 percent owned Angilak project in Nunavut.Minaurum Silver Inc. (TSXV: MGG) (OTCQX: MMRGF) (FSE: 78M0)Minaurum extended the high-grade Quintera vein at depth, cutting 5.95 m of 1,117 g/t silver equivalent including 2.40 m of 2,557 g/t AgEq at its Alamos project in Sonora, Mexico. The Europa Sur zone returned 3.65 m of 888 g/t AgEq, part of an ongoing 50,000-metre resource-expansion program. The results point to meaningful resource growth at a historically productive silver district.Andina Copper Corporation (TSX-V: ANDC) (FSE: FIR) (OTCQB: PMMCF)Andina confirmed a new copper-gold porphyry discovery at Piuquenes North in San Juan, Argentina, with hole PIU13 returning 468 m at 0.50% Cu and 0.30 g/t Au, including 164 m at 0.70% Cu and 0.44 g/t Au. The two initial holes tested only a small part of an 800 m by 700 m geophysical anomaly that remains open in all directions. The find sits adjacent to Aldebaran's Altar project along a prolific Andean porphyry belt.Bottom Line: Today's news spans gold, silver, copper and uranium, with LaFleur nearing a mill restart and HPQ advancing its silica technology while ATHA, Minaurum and Andina each delivered fresh high-grade drill discoveries. Together they point to a small-cap resource sector powered by infrastructure progress and rapid exploration success.Stay ahead of the market — follow AGORACOM for more breaking small-cap news and insights.