Once in a century opportunity for Alaska
From a world-class graphite deposit in the Northwest to rare earths on the Southeast Panhandle, Alaska has the potential to offer a sustainable and secure supply to meet the coming... — Updated 3/25/2021 Full story

Ambler Road takes a step toward reality
With a $13 million budget for predevelopment activities during 2021, a proposed road to the enormously metal-rich Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska takes another step closer to... — Updated 4/19/2021 Full story
Judge opines on Donlin water certificate
Administrative Law Judge Kent Sullivan from the Alaska Office of Administrative Hearings has proposed that there is no "reasonable assurance" that the Donlin Gold Mine in western Alaska... — Updated 4/22/2021 Full story
- Golden Summit living up to its moniker
- Gil to deliver gold to Kinross Alaska mill
- Pebble urges due process by new EPA head
- Tahltan, Skeena, BC create conservatory
- Donlin drilling exceeds high expectations
- Red Chris resources set the stage for PFS
- Granite Creek leverages AI at Carmacks
- Vital mines 12-kilogram REE bulk sample
- Tahltan puts mining companies on notice
- Pebble assails Corps economic findings
- Newmont offers $393M to acquire GT Gold
- Donlin Gold seeks local subsistence input
- MSHA unveils COVID guidance for mines
- Golden Predator to merge with Viva Gold
- ATAC's focus shifts away from the Yukon
- Easy, affordable ESG reporting for mining
- Mining lifts Alaska economy during COVID
- Geology is in the eye of the beholder
- Virtual PDAC offers new ways to network
- Exploration delivers at Golden Culvert
- Vital REE mining in Northwest Territories
- Preparing to go underground at Red Chris
- Tracing high-grade gold at Golden Summit
- COVID outbreaks at northern mine camps
- Alaska mine output rises, nation's drops
- Unleashing the Fury at Homestake Ridge
- Ascot reaches another Premier milestone
- Change is coming for the mining industry
- Agnico, Teck honored for sustainability
- Mining in northern territory to rebound
- Pebble appeals Army Corps rushed decision
- Ucore strengthens support for Alaska SMC
- Rewarding gold assays, no COVID at Donlin

All systems go for 2021 at Red Mountain
White Rock Minerals Ltd. April 21 announced the closing of a roughly A$8.8 million (US$6.8 million) financing, which will fund the Australian company's largest exploration program so far... — Updated 4/22/2021 Full story
COVID-19 impacts Pogo Q1 gold production
Northern Star Resources Ltd. April 21 reported that COVID-related challenges continue to impact gold production at its Pogo Mine in Alaska. The underground gold operation about 85 miles... — Updated 4/22/2021
Goodbye Heatherdale, hello Blackwolf
Heatherdale Resources Ltd. April 20 announced a significant change by renaming the company to Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd., which is now listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the... — Updated 4/22/2021 Full story
- Millrock cuts deal for Grant gold mine
- Exploring the bigger Red Mountain picture
- Preparing for a future Herbert Gold mine
- Growth of HighGold's JT deposit continues
- Korbel resource expands to 4.7M oz gold
- Greens Creek maintains 10M oz silver pace
- Palmer partners plan $8.8M 2021 program
- Drills test golden Sunrise at 64North
- More metal-rich zones at Johnson Tract
- Final 2020 Herbert Gold assays roll in
- Nova affirms Korbel ore sorting viability
- Manh Choh is the new name for Peak Gold
- Underground drilling starts for Heatherdale
- HighGold taps new Johnson Tract potential
- Avidian encouraged by gold tapped in 2020
- Heliostar strikes gold below Sitka Mine
- Aussie explorer secures Chulitna project
- Graphite One completes C$10M financings
- Heliostar encounters more Aquila gold
- Kensington positioned for reserve growth
- Water slows 2020 Red Dog zinc production
- Drilling expands SH-1 gold zone at Unga
- Korbel Main gold deposit growth continues
- Millrock, Felix expand Fairbanks claims
- HighGold geos find high-grade silver zone
- AIDEA, Ambler strengthen road partnership
- PolarX secures 2021 exploration funding
- New Illinois Creek mine project resource
- White Rock to grow with golden merger
- Avidian preps for 2021 Amanita drilling
- Gold tapped in Unga expansion target
- HighGold hits base metals-rich JT zones

Growing Banyan's Powerline gold deposit
Banyan Gold Corp. April 21 said the final set of assay results from the 2020 drill program at its AurMac project in the Yukon continue to confirm the expansion potential of the... — Updated 4/22/2021 Full story
Upper Canada options Strategic's Mt Hinton
Strategic Metals Ltd. April 22 announced that it has granted Upper Canada Mining Inc. the right to earn up to a 70% interest in the Mount Hinton gold project in the Yukon. Upper Canada... — Updated 4/22/2021 Full story
Sabina kicks off 2021 Back River program
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. April 20 reported that the 2021 predevelopment and exploration programs are now underway at its Back River gold project in Nunavut. "We have a busy year... — Updated 4/22/2021 Full story
- COVID slows Gahcho Kué diamond output
- Largest Indin Lake drill program underway
- Whitehorse explores Skukum potential
- Eagle 2021 gold output ahead of schedule
- Metallic confirms Keno West potential
- Upgraded, expanded Eskay Creek resource
- Tahltan First Nation invests in Skeena
- Refreshing Brewery Creek Mine permits
- AGB emerging as an early mine at Lawyers
- Slightly expanded Schaft Creek resource
- Gold Terra strikes gold at Newmont Option
- Fortune drilling to test for Nico expansions
- Gold Terra expands Yellowknife resource
- Sabina raises C$39.1M to fund Back River
- New discovery expands Red Chris potential
- Osisko cuts 27.5 meters of 42.7% zinc-lead
- Tlicho Road on pace for fall completion
- Up to 200k oz gold expected at Eagle Mine
- Nighthawk Gold grows Indin Lake resource
- Schaft Creek JV carry out valuable work
- Benchmark tests Lawyers' wider potential
- Vital First Nation rare earth partnership
- ZincX identifies priority Kechika targets
- Enormous AurMac gold expansion targets
- North Arrow explore Loki diamond project
- Winter drilling taps Haldane silver veins
- Drills turn up intriguing Klaza targets
- Fury to explore Committee Bay this year
- Whitehorse confirms Skukum gold-silver
- Scratching the surface at Newmont Lake
- Kutcho Copper expands, upgrades resource
- Thick Eskay Creek gold-silver intercepts
- New Macmillan Pass zinc zone discovered
- StrikePoint drills Edge gold-silver zone
- Impressive deposits shaping up at Lawyers
- Mountain Province diamond prices jump
- Westward expansion of gold at Premier
- Connecting Brewery Creek gold deposits
- Whitehorse drills tap more Skukum gold
- Tahltan, Coeur sign Silvertip agreement
- Alexco drills bonanza silver at Keno Hill
- Pretium hits gold targets at Brucejack
- Sabina expands Back River by 2M oz gold
- Sampling turns up new Porter silver veins
- Notorious JP Ross gold targets expanded

The only city in Northwest Territories
Far to the north lies the second largest of Canada's three territories, simply named the Northwest Territories, and within this vast region of more than 400,000 square miles lies its... — Updated 3/25/2021 Full story
Reports contrast role of fishing, mining
In February, the Alaska Miners Association (AMA) released its annual report on the Economic Benefits of Alaska's Mining Industry. That report highlighted the fact that 4,700 direct and... — Updated 4/1/2021 Full story
Freegold strikes bonanza gold in Alaska
Freegold Ventures Ltd. struck gold in Alaska, both literally and figuratively, during 2020. While it is no surprise that the Vancouver, British Columbia-based mineral explorer tapped... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story
Alaska exploration recovers from COVID-19
Strong metal prices and an infusion of cash from notable resource investors helped to salvage much of a 2020 mineral exploration season in Alaska that became lethargic with disruptions,... — Updated 2/4/2021 Full story
Huge financing, exploration for Benchmark
After raising a staggering C$50 million through a financing led by Sprott Capital Partners, more than twice the C$21 million original 2020 offering, Benchmark Metals Inc. announced plans... — Updated 1/14/2021 Full story
Nova Minerals excited about Estelle gold
Australian explorer Nova Minerals Ltd. is rapidly building on the multi-million-ounce gold resource it has outlined on its flagship Estelle project in Alaska. Located about 100 miles... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story
- Garibaldi explores spectacular Nickel Mtn
- Yukon explorers rally after late start
- An exploration season of light and darkness
- WAC&G consolidates Illinois Creek District
- HighGold drill results excite investors
- NWT miners clear 2020 hurdles
- Millrock generates Alaska gold projects
- Adding gold, silver to Klaza Mine plan
- Donlin Gold's world-class value increases
- Few seek new mineral deposits
- Avidian explores Fort Knox-area projects
- Newcrest digs deeper into Red Chris Mine
- Kinross Alaska excites gold exploration
- Alexco sprints to Keno Hill mine restart
- A new vison for Brewery Creek gold mine
- Expanding gold, drilling at Indin Lake
- BC explorers adapt to challenging 2020
- White Rock discovers Last Chance gold
- Tectonic builds Alaska partnerships, lands
- Enduro Metals arises from Crystal Lake
- GT Gold explores wider Tatogga potential
- Livengood arises alongside gold prices
- ATAC explores Rau's gold-rich Airstrip
- Constantine explores Porcupine Creek gold
- Fall drilling of MacMillan Pass Boundary
- Revisiting iconic Golden Triangle mines
- Revisiting underexplored Freegold targets
- Hecla slows exploration during pandemic
- Teck scales back exploration due to COVID
- Junior eyes fabled gold camp
- Partners explore wider Peak Gold potential
- Sprott invests in Grande Portage drilling
- Resolved to make 64North gold discovery
- Pandemic interrupts Agnico Nunavut plans
- Banyan expands Yukon gold, properties
- White Gold focuses on discovery targets
- Sabina uncovers higher grades at Goose
- New Heatherdale explores Niblack VMS
- Raven exemplifies Dublin Gulch potential
- StrikePoint expands Stewart area projects
- Targeting high-grade Dolly Varden silver
- Klondike explores legendary Yukon district
- PEA outlines robust Pine Point zinc mine
- Coeur invests heavily in 2020 exploration
- Northern Star readies Pogo for next 4M oz
- Bonanza gold in Premier extension zones
- Seabridge explores Iskut, acquires 3 Aces
- Blue Star adds gold to Ulu, Flood River
- PolarX returns to Zackly high-grade skarn