• Renison Bell tin mine reopens as Tassie fires smoulder (MNN)

• The DRC’s halt on cobalt exports has been set at four months (MNN)

• China needs to tackle its steel glut by cutting 15% of capacity this year, if mills are to meet their 2025 climate goals and return to profitability (Bloomberg)

• Iron ore giants Fortescue, Rio Tinto and BHP extended losses from Tuesday as prices weakened for a third straight session (CB)

• Rwanda tightens its grip over eastern Congo, as the DRC’s government loses control over the region (Economist) Alphamin continues its slide to C72c

• Amanda Lacaze suggested a Trump-brokered deal with Ukraine might turn out to be little more than pie-in-the-sky when it comes to securing supply of materials (Australian)

• The Panamanian President will only make a decision regarding the future of the Cobre Panama after he resolves the issue of the country's social security policy, a supplier of the mine said after meeting with the president (Reuters)

• The world’s top commodity traders are rushing to ship copper to the US from as far afield as Asia as Donald Trump’s threat of import tariffs on the metal creates a huge opportunity for profit (Bloomberg)

• Chile's power grid and major copper mines slowly came back online on Wednesday morning after a major outage hit the world's top producer (Reuters)

• Anglogold Ashanti has entered an option agreement with Matsa to pay up A$101m for the junior’s Lake Carey project, subject to certain conditions (MAT) Matsa stock is up 34%

• High-Tech Metals executed binding docs to acquire 100% of the Mt Fisher gold project and 51% of the Mt Eureka gold project from Rox Resources (HTM)

• Auric announced a binding agreement to purchase Lindsay’s gold project, which comprises 8 tenements & a partially mined pit, for $4m in cash & stock (AWJ)

• CZR issued its target statement in relation to Fenix’s off market bid (CZR)

• Beacon sold its remaining 33m shares in Maximus to Astral in exchange for ~16.5m Astral shares while Graham McGarry resigned from the board of Maximus (BCN)

• St George has completed the acquisition of the Araxa project (SGQ)

• Sanjeev Gupta’s attempts to sell the Tahmoor Coal mine is attracting some credit fund buyers, but most coal miners are sidestepping the offering due to its quality & his asking price (Australian)

• Rio Tinto suggests it is exploring an equity raise to assist settling its acquisition of Arcadium, but its fallen on deaf ears (AFR) ASX shares have 8% short interest

• Vale taps US$750m in notes (MNN)

• Skeena Resources has raised C$88m in a bought deal financing to advance its Eskay Creek gold-silver project in BC (SKE.TO)

• Does it not surprise you that Wiluna Mining is still in administration at these gold prices? Every distressed asset gets a new lease on life in this market. Word on the decline is that Creasy tried to get a deal done on the asset over a year ago. The West Aussie explorationist has history with Wiluna - recall Apex Minerals anyone? If we were to place our bets, he’ll be back.

• Byrnecut as the major secured and unsecured creditor will have their say in whatever the ultimate outcome is

• Paul Singer: Activist Investing, Market Risks and Avoiding Losses (Apple, Spotify)

• The Billionaire Mining Magnate Who Bet Coal Had a Future — And Won Big (WSJ) Coal demand has seen Low Tuck Kwong’s wealth surge from US$1b to US$28b  

• Resolution value capture in sight for Rio and BHP (MNN)

• Gas bulls should beware of coal's chokehold on Asia's power sector (Reuters op-ed)

• Geopolitical jitters or not, lithium is a volatile market (MNN)

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