M&A Watch: Vale’s top shareholder Previ has asked for a vote on removing chair Daniel Andre Stieler, setting up a governance showdown at the world’s major iron-ore producer. Commodities & Markets: Copper and other metals climbed as supply pressure talk returned, while Australian shares hit a one-week high on easing US-Iran tensions that also lifted gold and mining stocks. Energy Security: Western Canada oil-sands output is being disrupted by wet weather and a power outage at Cenovus, tightening crude flows toward the US Midwest and Cushing. Mining Finance: Canada’s Atlas Salt raised C$15.1m for early works at its Great Atlantic Salt project in Newfoundland, targeting first production by 2030. Exploration & Development: Caledonia Mining reported high-grade gold results at Motapa in Zimbabwe that could extend the Bilboes complex; Altitude Minerals has started 2,300m of copper-gold drilling at Byrock in NSW. Critical Minerals: Avalon Advanced Materials opened new offices to push Lake Superior Lithium and rare-earth work, while Mongolia selected China’s NFC for a first copper smelter on Erdenet land. Sustainability & Social Risk: Valterra Platinum put sustainability at the center of its strategy, while Ecuador’s Indigenous community in the Amazon reports mercury-linked illegal mining and water shortages. Policy & Regulation: B.C. court cleared a magnesium mine from environmental assessment scrutiny, and Queensland mine-safety reps are set to meet in Rockhampton amid concerns over oversight independence.