• Ivanhoe produced over 100kt of copper in Q2 with first concentrate from the Phase 3 concentrator achieved in early June (IVN)

• Rex MD described BHP as a “risk management” company after an Indonesian group launched a takeover for the copper-gold play (AFR)

• Lundin Gold produced 133koz of gold in Q2 (LUG)

• The Takovers Panel has given the $2.4b Westgold and Karora tie-up its blessing by waving away Ramelius’ protests (West)

• A Westgold subsidiary will pay more than $400k after a worker’s arm was trapped in a conveyor at one of the gold producer’s plants (BN)

• An expansion of S32’s Boddington Mine to feed the Worsley refinery for 15 more years has been backed by the EPA with conditions (West)

• Dryblower reckons gold might be becoming “too hot to handle” (MiningNews)

• Chinese alumina producers are boosting output to take advantage of the highest prices in more than two years (Bloomberg)

• More shareholders in the failed Mallee, the Avebury owner, have voiced their view that FIRB should investigate the proposed sale (Advocate)

• New Canadian rules limiting mining M&A will leave metals producers with lower valuations than global peers, say analysts (Bloomberg)

• Shares of Canadian critical minerals groups fell on the TSX as investors assessed the potential impact of Canada's stricter policy (Reuters)

• The Takeovers Panel declined to make a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in response to Ramelius’ attempt to agitate the Westgold-Karora tie up (RMS)

• Proxy adviser ISS has advised clients that it recommends the merger between Westgold and Karora (WGX)

• Silvercorp’s proposed C$200m takeover of Adventus Mining has stalled following litigation challenging the environmental licence (MW)

• Diatreme is up to 72.7% of Metallica as its takeover offer progresses (DRX)

• Magnet producer JL Mag made a $7m investment in Hastings, buying 9.8% of the company in newly issued stock (HAS)

• New Talisman is raising up to NZ$8m through a rights offer (NTL)

• We are led to believe Woodside is rolling out a round of lay-offs today. We aren’t sure how widespread they are or how many jobs are on the chopping block just yet…

• An intriguing interview with Sebastian Mallaby, author of books on Alan Greenspan, the history of hedge funds as well as venture capital

• A fantastic look through Australian business history by Robert Gottliebsen in the Australian

• South Africa is open to deals – it’s all in the approach (AFR’s Chanticleer)

• Battery maker LG Energy Solution second-quarter profit missed analyst estimates, as sales of electric vehicles continued to slow (Bloomberg)

• Why nuclear power must be a part of the energy debate, an op-ed by Saul Kavonic (The Australian)

• China’s Shandong province plans to develop a 100b yuan (US$14b) lithium battery industry by next year (Mining.com)

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