• Gina Rinehart and her top execs are on the hunt for investment in the US as Trump prepares to take the reins (Australian)

• Iron ore could collapse 30% as Rio floods the market with fresh supply (AFR)

• Australia’s major iron ore export port has reopened as Cyclone Sean risk recedes (West)

• Goldman said the copper market is pricing in odds of about 50% that there’ll be a 10% U.S. tariff on the metal by the end of the first quarter of this year (Reuters)

• Unions allege BHP of exploiting a labour hire loophole (Australian)

• A natural gas storage venture backed by Origin boosted the size of its proposed plant off Victoria’s coast by 50% amid keen appetite from customers (AFR)

• Alcoa welcomes a $2b aluminium tax credit from the federal government (BN)

• US splashes $1.6b cash on Aussie-owned projects, Ioneer and Element 25 sharing in the US DoE grants (MNN)

• Terramin’s last ditch legal bid to revive its gold mining plans at Bird in Hand has failed (Australian)

• The LME has approved Hong Kong as a warehouse location for the first time as the bourse seeks a stronger link to mainland China (Bloomberg)

• China, the world's top coal importer, bought less Russian coal in 2024 while increasing purchases from other key suppliers, led by Australia (Reuters)

• IGO warns of processing losses as lithium stockpile grows (AFR)

• South32 is bringing Groote Elyandt manganese mine back to life after massive insurance payout (West)

• Oil was steady ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, as the market braced for a period of uncertainty (Bloomberg)

• Lithium Energy confirmed receipt of a US$6m deposit in relation to the sale of its interest in the Solaroz lithium brine project (LEL)

• ASX-listed Greenland rare earths explorer targets $9m raise as US interest grows (ETM, AFR)

• We’re hearing a bit of chatter that Rio Tinto’s Simandou project is behind schedule with the first iron ore tonnes much more likely to come mid-2026 rather than late 2025 like Rio re-iterated just a few days ago….

• Dryblower reckons its time for mega break-ups not mergers (MNN)

• Huw McKay: Australia doesn’t need a clean commodities trading company (Mandarin)

• Would a combined Rio Tinto-Glencore mining giant be a good idea for investors? (Livewire)

• Mooted Rio-Glencore deal shows money is moveable, the mega-merger could diminish Australia’s importance in the mineral world (MNN)

• Contrarian Bet Emerges That Next Fed Move Is Higher, Not Lower (Bloomberg)

• Four reasons investors should be very nervous in 2025 (AFR)

• Thermal Coal Market Update (The Coal Trader)

• Contrarian resources investor Rusty Delroy says ‘quiet critical mineral’ tin speaks the loudest (Stockhead)

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