• Hedge funds are the most bearish on commodities prices in at least 13 years as fears of a deeper economic slowdown cast doubts (Bloomberg)

• In a new round of protests, tens of thousands of activists protested in Belgrade to demand a halt Rio’s Jadar lithium project (Bloomberg)

• Unions have forced BHP to the negotiating table and are demanding Rio Tinto do the same (AFR)

• The UK intends to charge two more people concerning its long-running investigation into allegations of bribery by Glencore’s oil division (FT)

• Rio Tinto's Serbia lithium project could take two years to approve, minister says (Reuters)

• France is likely to cut production at more nuclear reactors as a heat wave intensifies in the coming days (Bloomberg)

• Coal industry heavyweights have formed a new peak body this week to garner grassroots support for the beleaguered sector (The Australian)

• Win for Whitehaven, MACH as court rejects climate bid to block coal mine approvals (The Australian)

• Mt Cattlin mine is in a “good position to ride out” depressed prices & will stay open for the foreseeable, according to LTM’s Australian lead (West)

• Chinese mining firm Jinteng has filed a judicial review against Ottawa regarding the sale of a gold mine in Peru (Mining.com)

• Ghana opens new gold refinery with 20% government stake (Reuters)

• Galan Lithium advised that it won’t proceed with the non-binding indicative proposal it received for its Argentinian assets (GLN)

• An update on the Dynamic Group takeover:

  • Harvest Lane has picked up more of Dynamic Group, now holding 14.85%

  • Australian Meat Industry Super is now up to 61.6%

  • The board advised the on-market takeover from Australian Meat Industry Super was best and final last week, will be interesting to see what happens from here…

• Vedanta has put a plan to sell its steel business on hold after a $1b share sale gave the company more breathing room (Bloomberg)

• TerraCom has entered a cooperation agreement with Wintime Energy to develop & operate Moorlands jointly (TER)

• St George released a clarifying announcement regarding the proposed acquisition of the Araxa niobium-REE project due to “misinformation circulating in online chat rooms and social media” (SGQ)

• Minbos advised the Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund received board approval to invest US$10m in the company to support the construction of its Cabinda phosphate fertilizer project (MNB)

• Talga launched its $5m SPP (TLG)

• Medallion confirmed its $5m placement following its exclusivity deal with IGO (MM8)

• Vertex raised $3.8m to advance its Reward gold mine into production (VTX)

• Great Western raised $3.5m to fund its copper-gold projects (GTE)

• Jindalee Lithium raised $2.5m from its entitlement offer (JLL)

• Aurum Resources placed $2.3m of its SPP shortfall (AUE)

• A spicy thread from our very own Travis Ricciardo on trying to pick the next gold M&A deal

• Nero Resources Fund’s Russell Delroy reckons Diggers & Dealers should consider moving to Perth (West)

• ‘Cash is king’: Why Glencore kept faith with coal (FT)

• Gold saves the day as Diggers deals with the nickel and lithium rout (AFR)

• Copper Mining and Manufacturing From the Largest Deposits in the World (YouTube)

• How uranium is made - Cameco video (YouTube)

• Union iron ore claim poses risks for green superpower hopes (AFR’s Chanticleer)

• A Lot Was Riding on This Wind Farm. Then Giant Shards Washed Up in Nantucket. (WSJ)

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