Gold steadies with Iran jitters easing; palladium tops $2,100 Iran is said to have intended to avoid US casualties when it launched more than a dozen missiles at US airbases in Iraq. Bloomberg News | January 8, 2020 | 7:02 am
Getchell acquires two gold properties from Canarc The Toronto-based miner will pay $2 million for the Fondaway Canyon and Dixie Comstock projects. MINING.com Staff Writer | January 8, 2020 | 6:20 am
Havilah finds REE at flagship copper project in Australia Two drill samples from West Kalkaroo contain elevated levels of neodymium and praseodymium. MINING.com Staff Writer | January 8, 2020 | 6:15 am
Anglo American goes after Sirius Minerals with $508m bid The move could rescue plans to dig the UK's largest mine in a generation and would bring Anglo back to the fertilizer market. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2020 | 4:11 am
India to ease mining rules from March to spur investment — minister Move, effective in March, aims to attract foreign mining companies and reduce imports of coal. Reuters | January 8, 2020 | 3:45 am
Lithium developer ioneer says US environmental litigation resolved The company expects its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project to produce 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate. Reuters | January 7, 2020 | 9:13 pm
Gold price scales $1,600 after Iran attacks US military base Up nearly $40 an ounce in after hours trade to fresh six-year high. Frik Els | January 7, 2020 | 3:43 pm
Samarco rebuffs creditors on resumption of debt talks The Brazilian iron ore venture between BHP Group and Vale SA said it has yet to firm up its business plan. Bloomberg News | January 7, 2020 | 2:29 pm
BHP looks to India for coal growth as China demand declines BHP projects Indian steelmaking is on course to grow by 7% per year over the next decade. MINING.com Editor | January 7, 2020 | 2:02 pm