• Albermale quashes Greenbushes sale rumours, company “not interested” in selling its stake in the mine (MiningNews)

• Rio Boyne aluminium smelter would stay open until at least 2040 under a preliminary deal with the QLD government, which could require taxpayers to spend hundreds of millions (AFR)

• Iron ore hit the lowest level since 2022 on concern that global supply is running ahead of demand (Bloomberg)

• The Iron ore crash threatens Chalmers’ budget surplus hopes, as prices fall below US$93/t (AFR)

• Gold prices gained on Thursday, helped by a weaker U.S. dollar and Treasury yields (Reuters)

• Copper improved overnight on the back of the possibility of drawn-out discussion between BHP and union in Chile (MiningNews)

• Chinese steelmakers slashed output last month as woeful demand forced steep cuts (Bloomberg)

• WA’s onshore gas producers should be allowed to export – but only if it can address a looming domestic shortfall, a parliamentary inquiry found (AFR)

• The President Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that there will be no lithium mining until guarantees are received (Mining.com)

• Norwegian oil and gas investments are expected to hit a record this year and to stay high in 2025 (Reuters)

• About 50 jobs have been axed at GFG’s embattled Whyalla steelworks (The Australian)

• A gain metal stockpile in Singapore has sparked a warehouse battle, with zinc & lead inventories jumping (Bloomberg)

• China’s export-hungry car companies flocking to Australia, with 10 new brands expected (AFR)

• South Africa’s abysmal rail performance that’s crimped miners is set to improve, according to coal producer Exxaro (Bloomberg)

• Latin Resources Managing Director Chris Gale penned a letter to shareholders regarding the company’s deal with Pilbara Minerals (LRS)

• Leonoil lodged their first supplementary bidder’s statement in relation to their proposed takeover of Sierra Rutile (SRX)

• Macmahon have completed their acquisition of Decmil (MAH)

• Australian Meat Industry Super up to 63.9% of Dynamic Group as part of their on-market takeover (DDB)

• Bannerman had the second tranche of their $85m placement approved by shareholders (BMN)

• Saturn Metals also had the second tranche of their $14m placement approved by shareholders (STN)

• Belararox completed a $7.7m placement for drilling in Argentina (BRX)

• Evolution Energy completed its $1.3m Tranche 2 placement to ARCH (EV1)

• Another at-the-market raise for Galan for $1.1m to be put towards working capital (GLN)

• Finder Energy opened its $6.1m entitlement offer (FDR)

• Andromeda has launched a capital raise (ADN)

• Here’s a documentary series based on the most famous book on the history of energy, The Prize by Dan Yergin

• Indonesia suffers the consequences of cosying up to China (AFR/Foreign Policy) A change in posture from this 2021 article 

• U.S. Battery Rush Spurs US$1.4b Sodium-Ion Factory in North Carolina (WSJ)

• The lithium rout can’t seem to stop the ASX’s most shorted stock (AFR’s Chanticleer)

• How Primed for War Is China? (Foreign Policy)

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