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- Lowell Resources Fund (ASX:LRT) operates as a listed investment trust focused on generating superior long-term absolute returns through a concentrated portfolio of junior resource companies across mining and energy sectors; it invests primarily in equities of late-exploration, pre-development, development, and production-stage firms involved in gold, base metals, specialty metals such as silver, manganese, platinum group metals, rare earth elements, and oil and gas; the fund targets global listed and unlisted securities on the Australian Securities Exchange, selected international exchanges including TSX and TSXV, and private opportunities, with a portfolio typically comprising 50-60 holdings biased toward high-potential commodities exhibiting strong fundamentals. Key offerings include broad exposure to junior miners and energy explorers for unitholders, managed through active stock selection emphasizing sound financial structures, proven management, attractive valuations, cash flow potential, and earnings growth; distributions consist of 100% of taxable profits annually, including realized capital gains and dividends from portfolio companies; cash holdings, currently around 9%, support portfolio flexibility during market uncertainty. The fund serves investors seeking high-risk/high-reward access to emerging resources, with operations spanning Australia, Canada, Mexico, Serbia, and other global regions through its investee companies' projects. Established in 1986 and listed on the ASX since 2000, Lowell Resources Fund is managed by Lowell Resources Funds Management Pty Ltd, with Cremorne Capital Limited (headquartered at 8 Chapel Street, Cremorne, Victoria 3121, Australia) serving as the responsible entity. Recent developments include significant NAV growth to $104.4 million as of November 2025, driven by strategic portfolio positioning and market gains; top holdings as of September 2025 feature Astral Resources (ASX:AAR, 5.1%, WA gold developer with high-grade Mandilla intercepts), Saturn Metals (ASX:STN, 4.8%, gold), Black Canyon (ASX:BCA, 4.1%, manganese), Medallion Metals (ASX:MM8, 4.1%, gold-copper), and Freegold Ventures (TSX:FVL, 3.6%, gold), alongside exposures to silver (Unico Silver, ASX:USL), oil and gas (Finder Energy, ASX:FDR), PGMs (Southern Palladium, ASX:SPD), gold-copper (Sunstone Metals, ASX:STM), and REEs (Brazilian Critical Minerals, ASX:BCM); the fund benefited from prior exits such as a 20% position in Azure Minerals (taken private in 2023 by SQM Mining) and holdings in takeover targets like De Grey Mining, Gold Road Resources, Adriatic Metals, New World Resources, and Ramelius Resources amid 2025's A$15 billion ASX mining M&A surge in gold and copper. Ongoing initiatives encompass site visits to portfolio companies like Middle Island Resources' copper-gold projects in Serbia (November 2025), participation in global conferences including Deutsche Goldmesse and Swiss Mining Institute Zurich (2025), and emphasis on fully funded explorers like Mithril Silver & Gold (ASX:MTH/TSXV:MSG) in Mexico's Sierra Madre trend.