• The global copper market is flashing signs of tightness, as strong Chinese buying squeezes scant supplies (Bloomberg)

• Northern Star’s $65m workers camp plan in limbo, having to wait more than a month to progress after assessment panel was unable to decide on the plan (BN)

• Saudi Arabia, US to discuss deal in mining, mineral resources, cabinet says (Reuters) Ma’aden is weighing a partnership with at least one rare earths producer

• Prices of aerospace material tantalite hit two-year highs on Congo unrest (Reuters) $100-$105 per lb on the European spot market

• Spheria pushes for M&A ban at Deterra Royalties; threatens board spill (AFR) “A Deterra spokesman did not respond to a request for comment on whether it was working on a new acquisition”

• Anglogold Ashanti and Gold Fields have paused talks to merge their neighbouring Tarkwa and Iduapriem mines in Ghana (Reuters)

• Catalyst Metals is in trading halt pending an announcement regarding a potential asset acquisition (CYL)

• Lake Resources has launched a “strategic review” of its flagship Kachi lithium brine project in Argentina (LKE) aka sale process

• Kinross has acquired a 9.9% stake in Eminent Gold for C$3m (K.TO)

• Tungsten producer Group 6 Metals has finalised its recapitalisation (Mining.com.au)

• Aurum Resources received firm commitments for a $35.6m private placement to the Lundin Family, Montage Gold and Zhaojin Mining (AUE) Each will respectively hold 9.9%, 9.9% and 8.5% of Aurum post-placement

• Liontown applied for access to the WA gov’t lithium industry support program, securing a $15m interest-free loan and eligibility of temporary port charges & rebates for certain mining tenement fees (LTR)

• Capstone Copper increased its existing revolving credit facility and extended its maturity to May 2029 (CSC)

• The strategic investment into Aurum by the Lundin Family, Montage and Zhaojin is yet another example of the extremely active investment out of the Lundin and Chinese camp in the West African gold development projects (PDI, A1G, now AUE)

• The first one that landed was Predictive’s $69m investment by Lundin Family and Zijin in May this year. Astute readers would know that the Lundin Family and Zijin are both shareholders of Montage, in the same proportions as that investment into Predictive

• We even suspect that a draft announcement of that deal read “Montage strategic placement into Predictive” instead of Zijin and Lundins…

• Make of that what you will about the West African gold race that’s alive and well right now

• Strictly Boardroom: on exploration business models, which type of explorer is your company? (MNN)

• Why mining still matters in an increasingly volatile world (Spotify) Podcast by FundCalibre with BlackRock’s Evy Hambro and Olivia Markham

• 'It’s not the first mistake I've made': Regal's Phil King lifts the lid on Opthea debacle (Capital Brief)

• Argentina’s wine heartland eyes copper riches (FT)

• ASX exec warns “a lot things can be the death of the ASX” (Capital Brief)

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