The high purity alumina space was active, with FYI Resources dropping precipitously early in the day, despite gaining Western Australian government support for its Cadoux kaolin project and an associated downstream refining facility, before closing down around 11%. Iggy Tan’s advanced Altech Chemicals off almost as much, and new player Metalsearch was off 7% as it looked to close due diligence on Queensland’s Abercorn project.