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Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. has announced the sale of Ironform Holdings Co., a Chicago⁠-⁠based metal fabricator supplying components, and value⁠-⁠added assemblies to the agriculture, construction, off⁠-⁠highway, bus, and industrial end markets with facilities in Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Missouri, to an undisclosed strategic buyer.

CHALCO tightens Guinea grip with high⁠-⁠stakes alumina expansion deal.

AMG Critical Materials NV said Zinnwald Lithium PLC has agreed to a cash and share acquisition by its subsidiary, AMG Lithium.

East Hope Group plans $12.6B investment in Kazakhstan’s aluminum industry.

Regis Resources (ASX:RRL) has agreed to acquire Vault Minerals (ASX:VAU) in an all-share merger⁠-⁠of⁠-⁠equals valuing the combined entity at approximately $7.67B, creating Australia's third-largest ASX⁠-⁠listed gold producer with five operating hubs in Western Australia plus assets in Canada, ~700,000 oz of annual production from a 20.5M oz resource base, and over $325M in expected corporate tax synergies.

U.S. and South Africa hold talks on mining deals, FT reports.

U.S.-based miner Critical Metals has signed a letter of intent to purchase ​all outstanding shares of European Lithium in a ~$835M deal, a move that would secure its full ownership of Greenland's Tanbreez rare earth project.

Ford lifts outlook on tariff refund, flags aluminum cost pressures.

USA Rare Earth, Inc. entered into an definitive agreement to acquire Serra Verde Group for $2.83B.

Century Aluminum restarts Grundartangi potline early, targets near full output by July.

Canada’s Uranium Royalty (TSX:URC; Nasdaq:UROY) agreed to buy privately held Sweetwater Royalties for about $1.1B to diversify and capitalize on rising demand for nuclear fuel.

Century Aluminum begins expanded production at Mt Holly Smelter.

Littlejohn Capital announced it has completed the sale of Maysteel Industries, a leading provider of custom enclosures and precision fabricated solutions, to Steele Solutions, a portfolio company of Revelar Capital.

Vedanta Aluminium signs strategic MoU with downstream customers for Aluminium Park in Jharsuguda.

Kibar Americas confirmed in a press release that it is acquiring the former Novelis aluminum plant in Fairmont, West Virginia, in a bid to strengthen its operations in the United States.

Century Aluminum valuation surges after U.S. smelter JV, restart push and earnings strength.