North of 60 Mining News - The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

From competing offers for an exploration company with large and intriguing mineral projects in the Yukon, to the world's largest gold miner making a US$17 billion bid to buyout an Australian mining... — Updated 3/8/2023

Extending Alaska's limited road network 100 miles northwest from the Port MacKenzie area near Anchorage into the West Susitna area would open up a new area for Alaskans to visit the great outdoors,... — Updated 3/22/2023

Updated resource sets stage for next level of expansion at largest graphite deposit in the US. With only 2,150 meters of drilling carried out during 2022, Graphite One Inc. expanded the quantity of... — Updated 3/14/2023

Agrees to $136M deal to acquire full ownership of Northern Canada diamond mine. Toward its goal of building a balanced portfolio of the world's best diamond projects in favorable jurisdictions,... — Updated 3/14/2023

Contango ORE Inc. March 20 announced that it has entered into an agreement with two financial institutions to arrange a US$70 million loan to help fund the company's portion of expenses to reach... — Updated 3/20/2023

Northern Star Resources Ltd. March 15 announced a roughly six-week shutdown for unscheduled repairs at its Pogo gold mine in Alaska. Toward the end of a routine mill shutdown that began last week,... — Updated 3/16/2023

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. March 15 announced it has signed a drilling agreement with NASCO Industrial Services and Supply for its upcoming 2023 diamond drill program at the Herbert Gold project... — Updated 3/16/2023

Li-FT Power Ltd. March 22 announced that it has raised C$35 million (US$25.5 million) for exploration of its lithium properties in Canada, including the company's flagship Yellowknife Lithium... — Updated 3/22/2023

Newcrest Mining Ltd. and Imperial Metals Corp. March 13 announced that the East Ridge exploration target at the Red Chris copper-gold mine in Northern British Columbia is shaping up to be... — Updated 3/16/2023

Minto Metals Corp. March 16 announced that it will not be shipping Minto Mine copper concentrate through the ore terminal in the Southeast Alaska port town of Skagway for at least the next two... — Updated 3/17/2023

Jaxon Mining Inc. March 15 announced plans to explore the high-grade antimony potential of its Kispiox Mountain and Blunt Mountain projects in Northern British Columbia. Two claim groups that are... — Updated 3/16/2023

British Columbia is expecting a surge of mining activity to meet the demands for green technology. The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy, released in November 2022, outlines the federal... — Updated 3/21/2023

As America gravitates toward an increasingly strong central government, the disparity of the regulatory system is becoming increasingly blatant. This is not the view of a few, it is the concern of... — Updated 3/11/2023