How earth-bound mining lawyers think about space mining The Outer Space Treaty doesn’t use the same language as the Moon Treaty does. Amanda Stutt | January 3, 2020 | 2:36 pm
Rio donates A$1 million to Australian Red Cross for bushfire relief and recovery The funds will be used to help Red Cross emergency service teams provide support to impacted communities including safe places to take shelter. MINING.com Editor | January 3, 2020 | 12:07 pm
SSR Mining gains C$2.1 million from SilverCrest equity right exercise SSR owns approximately 9.0 million common shares in SilverCrest. Jackson Chen | January 3, 2020 | 11:36 am
Sierra Metals increases resource at Bolivar mine The company says it plans to update the resource again before the end of the first quarter of 2020 to incorporate 1,377 metres of infill drilling. Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | January 3, 2020 | 10:33 am
Ghosn getaway jet’s other job: ferrying Venezuelan gold The Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro has used aircraft from MNG to ship gold to Istanbul. Bloomberg News | January 3, 2020 | 9:57 am
Gold nears six-year high as Mideast tensions spur haven demand Bullion rallied as much as 1.5% to $1,551.52 an ounce in the spot market, reaching the highest since September. Bloomberg News | January 3, 2020 | 9:39 am
Canada Cobalt Works discovers high-grade gold at Castle mine The unexpected finding was made on the western side of the property. MINING.com Staff Writer | January 3, 2020 | 8:54 am
Doré Copper options Québec’s Joe Mann gold mine Joe Mann operated for 27 of the years between 1956 and 2007, producing 1.17 million ounces of gold. MINING.com Editor | January 2, 2020 | 4:31 pm
Newmont completes KCGM stake sale, updates outlook Company expects to produce 6.4 million ounces of gold in 2020. Jackson Chen | January 2, 2020 | 4:16 pm