• Australia’s iron ore hub faces strongest cyclone since 2007 (Bloomberg)

• Vale set to announce a $12.2bn investment to expand its iron ore and copper mining operation in Carajas, Brazil, acording to the Brazilian gov’t (Reuters)

• Worsley Alumina is shielded from Trump tariffs on aluminium according to South32’s Graham Kerr (West)

• Northern Star will reap the rewards for fixing a problem global gold majors Barrick and Newmont put in the “too hard basket” (Australian)

• China’s coal plant boom is undercutting clean energy push (Bloomberg)

• Barrick Gold beats profit estimates, announces new $1bn share buyback program (Reuters)

• Taxpayer cash revives $105m lithium refinery project, after the proponents PLS and Calix received gov’t funding (AFR)

• South32 downplays interest in Anglo’s GEMCO share as profits surge (MNN)

• '“Big Short” trader’s bet on gold puts US$3000/oz in sight (AFR)

• Scrutiny on key mineral firm Global Lithium’s board stoush (Australian), while GL1 director Dianmin Chen disputes Chinese control claims (BN)

• Southern Copper eyes 2027 start for $1.8bn Tia Maria mine in Peru (Mining.com)

• China’s Ganfeng started lithium production at Argentina’s Mariana project (Reuters)

• Ivanhoe Mines and Pallas Resources announced the formation of an exploration JV to explore the Chu-Sarysu copper basin in Kazakhstan, the world's third-largest sediment-hosted copper district (Junior Mining Network) Ivanhoe committing $18.7m over initial 2 year period

• Swedish giant Epiroc is reportedly among bidders for Potentia’s Micromine (AFR Street Talk)

• C3 Metals and Freeport execute earn-in agreement for up to US$75m on Bellas Gate project in Jamaica (Junior Mining Network)

• Fortescue is just shy of the compulsory acquisition threshold as part of its off-market takeover offer for Red Hawk, now holding ~89.4% (RHK)

• Astral is up to ~42% of Maximus as part of its off-market takeover offer (AAR)

• EQ Resources provided an update on its proposed acquisition of ferrotungsten producer, Tungsten Metals Group. Exclusivity period expired 31 Jan & definitive agreements yet to be executed, but discussions still continuing (EQR)

• Benz exercises option to acquire adjacent tenements to Glenburgh gold project via the issue of 500k shares and a 0.75% royalty (BNZ)

• Sipa Resources completed their previously announced acquisition of Aussie gold exploration assets & Tranche 2 of their capital raising, with former Core Lithium MD Stephen Biggins joining the board (SRI)

• World’s largest EV battery maker CATL files for Hong Kong listing (FT)

• Tesla supplier CNGR reportedly targeting $400 - $500m raise as part of a Hong Kong listing (Bloomberg)

• Ivanhoe Electric raises $60m to fund Arizona copper project (Mining.com)

• TSX-V listed Rua Gold announced a C$5m capital raising (Junior Mining Network)

• Asara raised $2.3m in a placement to Barbet to advance the Kada gold project, with current MD Tim Strong to move to Exec Director and Matthew Staples appointed as CEO (AS1)

• Word on the Decline is two weary travellers are returning Down Under from a multi-week African mining extravaganza trip, what a Valentines Day treat

• Be sure to keep an eye out for your two favourite analytical minds back on the Money of Mine podcast next week, just in time for half-yearly reporting!

• “The Opec of nickel”: Indonesia’s control of a critical metal (FT)

• Whitehaven, New Hope and Bowen dig deep to revive coal lobbying (AFR Rear Window)

• EU red tape could strangle the bloc’s fragile lithium boom (MNN)

• Earnings previews for the big ASX miners (Livewire)

• Tariff threat opens up transatlantic rift in copper pricing (Reuters)

• Ecuador mining bonanza for the next president (MNN)

• Aussie gold funds burst out of the blocks in 2025 as returns rocket (AFR)

• WA’s South West laden with resources and promise (BN)

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