• Investors fear Chinese mine restart puts lithium resurgence in danger (AFR)

• Anglo American expects De Beers impairment as demand falls, miner cut down diamond guidance by 10Mct (MNN)

• Woodside says its ‘too late’ to avert a Victorian gas crisis after a decade of ideology over sensible policy (Australian)

• BHP says it can double copper production in Australia without increasing uranium volumes, hosing down fears Olympic Dam expansion would create a flood of unwanted supply (AFR)

• Tungsten miner Almonty says clients in shock as China chokes supply (Bloomberg)

• Over 400 workers at Tahmoor Coal in NSW have been stood down and production curtailed as GFG Alliance’s debts mount (Australian)

• Lynas Rare Earths, the prince, the heiress and a big Malaysian mess (West)

• Twice bankrupt mining promoter David Catsoulis has another project on the go, but denies it even exists (Australian)

• Diggers flips the format for a pro-nuclear keynote panel to tackle ‘explosive’ election year energy debate (MNN)

• Legal test case against Freeport Papua mine targets LME (Australian)

• Europe may get a rare Australian gas shipment in bid to quite Russia (Bloomberg)

• Seven bidders battle for Chile’s lithium mining contracts (Mining.com)

• Beach Energy is believed to be targeting QLD for acquisition opportunities in coal seam gas according to Dataroom (Australian)

• Trump meets US Steel CEO to discuss deal with Nippon Steel (Reuters)

• Vale takes full control of the Baovale iron ore project, purchasing the other 50% stake previously owned by its Chinese partner Baosteel (Mining.com)

• Patronus Resources announced an on-market takeover for Matsa Resources at a price of $0.045/sh, valuing it at ~$33m, with PTR & its associates already holding 19.5% (PTR)

• Moho Resources executed binding docs to sell its Empress Springs project in QLD for $1.258m of upfront & deferred consideration + 1% NSR (MOH)

• The Supreme Court of WA approved the scheme for Poseidon and Horizon Minerals’ merger (POS)

• Fortescue is up to an ~85% stake as part of its off-market takeover for Red Hawk (RHK)

• Astral is up to a ~27% stake as part of its off-market takeover for Maximus (AAR)

• Auric Mining advised the DD & exclusivity period to purchase the Burbanks plant has been extended (AWJ)

• Pembroke secured $875m loan to double QLD coal development (AFR)

• Rising small cap miners hit the road with non-deal roadshows amid gold price boom, with fundies anticipating a tick up in capital raising activity this year (Street Talk)

• Polymetals raised $35m at $0.80/sh to progress Endeavor restart activities (targeting first Ag & Zn production Q2 25) and accelerating exploration. Also launching a $3.2m SPP (POL)

• Mayur Resources executed binding docs with Pacific Unison for the construction and operation of the Orokolo Bay industrial sands project in PNG, including a commitment of up to US$11.2m from Pacific Union expected to fully fund the plant (MRL)

• Inside the EU’s controversial Rwanda minerals deal (MNN)

• Fundie vs AI: One year on, who is the winner? (Livewire)

• Future-focused students less than keen on mining careers fuel fears of industry shortfall (West)

• Eveybody’s a loser from Labor’s energy policies (Australian)

• 'Disorderly': Why gold prices are being pushed to record highs (Livewire)

• Another cobalt bust but this time its different (Reuters)

• Chris Ellison’s ally says the quiet part out loud (AFR)

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