Aston Minerals Limited (ASX:ASO) engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties focused on nickel, cobalt, copper, and gold deposits; it advances the Edleston gold and nickel project in Ontario, Canada, which hosts a mineral resource estimate of 48.1 million tonnes at 1.00 grams per tonne gold for 1.5 million ounces, alongside interests in the Dobsina cobalt-nickel-copper project in Slovakia, the Jouhineva cobalt-copper-gold project in Finland, and multiple Swedish cobalt-copper-nickel-gold projects. Operations span Canada, Australia, Indonesia, and Europe, targeting mining companies and investors in the metals and mining sector. The company, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Subiaco, Australia, maintains positive relations with First Nations communities such as Matachewan and Mattagami near the Edleston project. In a major strategic development, Aston Minerals completed a merger of equals with Torque Metals Limited (ASX:TOR) in June 2025 through schemes of arrangement, creating a combined entity with 1.75 million ounces of gold resources across Australian and Canadian projects, pro-forma cash exceeding A$5 million, and a delisting from the ASX effective June 10, 2025; the transaction, initially announced in January 2025, involved Torque issuing one share for every 5.2 Aston shares at A$0.01 per share, with Aston providing up to A$1.2 million in working capital support and approvals from the Supreme Court of Western Australia and shareholders.