• Trump set to announce 25% steel and aluminium tariffs on all imports into the US in latest trade escalation (Reuters), with a call scheduled between Trump and Albanese to make the case for an Australian carve out (ABC)

• Pure play lithium producer Pilbara Minerals flags H1 net loss at it weights up its downstream investment timetable (Australian)

• Canada invests C$43.5m in Quebec critical mineral projects (MNN)

• European gas prices hit two-year high as supply fears intensify (Bloomberg)

• AG&P LNG details plans to fast track gas imports to SA and Victoria (Australian)

• Quiet fall for a notorious WA lead mine which has gone into administration after a failed bid to fund a processing plant (BN)

• Trump tariff threat puts Aussie aluminium smelters on edge (Australian)

• Tax breaks for critical minerals companies that set up downstream processing & refining will get a tax break from mid-2027 was passed in government (West)

• Global Lithium fights alleged Chinese takeover for their Manna lithium project (Mining.com)

• Gold hits another record high as Trump drives haven demand (Bloomberg)

• According to Dataroom, Regis have reportedly tapped investment bank Greenhill in pursuit of the $2bn Ravenswood gold mine, with first round bids of the sale process due later this month (Australian)

• Patronus on-market takeover offer of 4.5c not really cutting the mustard, with Matsa up another 19% today on the back of drill results….now sitting at 5.6c

• Japan’s Nippon Steel is considering a “bold” change in plan from its previous approach of seeking to buy US Steel (Reuters)

• Fortescue’ off-market takeover bid for all the shares of Red Hawk Mining is now un-conditional (RHK)

• Astral now holds ~29% of Maximus as part of its off-market takeover offer (MXR)

• The Poseidon and Horizon Minerals scheme is now effective (HRZ)

• TNC Non-Exec Chairman Paul Cronin bought another $319k worth of True North Copper shares on market (TNC)

• Ordell Minerals consolidated tenements around its Goodia project near Norseman (ORD)

• Saudi Arabia’s Maaden raises $1.25bn from bond sales to fund mining growth over the next 5 years (Bloomberg)

• Tivan is raising $8m for Sandover fluorite project resource definition and “Project X” (TVN)

• Dryblower reckons Trump is the new Goldfinger (MNN)

• China’s stunning new campaign to turn the world against Taiwan (Economist)

• Japanese investors broaden focus, with 2024 deals highlighting continue appetite for WA investments (BN)

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