Gold hits highest since 2013 as Goldman backs bullion in crisis
Metal neared $1,600 an ounce after Iran said it would no longer abide by any limits on its enrichment of uranium following the killing of General Qassem Soleimani.
Platform aims to help local suppliers bid for contacts related to the Plan Nord, a provincial initiative to invest about $1.3 billion in infrastructure and other projects over the next five years.
The funding, which includes direct investment and grants, aims to help the asteroid mining company launch its first commercial prospecting mission by 2020.