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

"During the two decades preceding and those following World War I, when the United States produced more than half the world's copper, the mines at Kennecott, Alaska were among the... — Updated 1/14/2022

Kicking off the new year, Banyan Gold Corp. Jan. 11 released the analytical results from the next five diamond drill holes drilled during the 2021 exploration campaign at the rapidly... — Updated 1/13/2022

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Jan. 12 makes its first announcement of the year with assay results from a hole that cut 6.92% zinc, 5.03% lead, and 48.7 grams per metric ton silver at Tom East, the... — Updated 1/13/2022

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Jan. 11 reported plans to complete up to 10,000 meters of drilling this year at its Herbert Gold project near Juneau, Alaska. According to a calculation... — Updated 1/13/2022

Banyan Gold Corp. Dec. 14 announced the latest round of assay results from eight diamond drill holes of the phase 2 exploration campaign at the company's rapidly developing Powerline... — Updated 12/30/2021

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. Dec. 1 announced its statement regarding the Nov. 17 press release by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in which the governmental agency extended... — Updated 12/30/2021

ATAC Resources Ltd. Dec. 15 reported an update on the grassroots exploration it carried out this year at Rosy, a gold-silver project 77 kilometers (48 miles) east of Whitehorse, Yukon. "G... — Updated 12/16/2021

Osisko Metals Inc. Nov. 24 reported the latest results from the current in-fill drill program at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories, Canada, including an intersect that cut... — Updated 12/9/2021

Spread across the Tanana Valley foothills, accessible by road, rail, and air, Fairbanks is called Alaska's Golden Heart City for a reason. Laying claim to a colorful history, the city at... — Updated 12/9/2021

Banyan Gold Corp. Dec. 7 announced results from this year's exploration drilling at the Aurex Hill zone on the company's AurMac property in the Yukon. "Results from 17 holes of the 2021... — Updated 12/9/2021

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Nov. 18 reported significant copper mineralization encountered in a step-out hole drilled in the Boundary Zone at Macmillan Pass, bringing a new metal into play at... — Updated 12/2/2021

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Nov. 23 announced an update from the 2021 drilling program at Macmillan Pass in Yukon, Canada, with a substantial intersect cutting 16.1 meters of 10.4% zinc and 15.7... — Updated 12/2/2021

Found within the newest territory of Canada, Nunavut may seem barren and inhospitable, yet it has provided resources and succor to its First Peoples for thousands of years. While... — Updated 11/18/2021

Banyan Gold Corp. Nov. 9 reported its third-quarter exploration update for its AurMac project in the Yukon, expanding the program to three drills working onsite and culminating in... — Updated 11/18/2021

In an announcement with language indicative of a predetermined decision, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nov. 17 announced it has set a timeframe for considering new information... — Updated 11/18/2021

With such incredible technologies at mankind's disposal today, it is easily forgotten the ingenuity and sheer gumption that our predecessors brought to solving some of the more rigorous a... — Updated 10/29/2021

Continued efforts by Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. to advance its Pebble project has led to the company filing a motion to the court to set a schedule requiring the U.S. Environmental... — Updated 10/28/2021

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. Oct. 4 reports that it has concluded its 2021 field program at the company's Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in Southwest Alaska. The... — Updated 10/28/2021

Avidian Gold Corp. Oct. 21 announced that it has wrapped up 2021 exploration at Golden Zone, a gold-rich polymetallic exploration project strategically located midway between Anchorage... — Updated 10/21/2021

Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd., Oct. 18 announced that initial reconnaissance exploration at the company's Cantoo property just north of Hyder, Alaska, and Stewart, British Columbia,... — Updated 10/21/2021

Throughout the relatively short modern history of Alaska, many nameless and oft unrecognized explorers have contributed to the Last Frontier state in ways that future generations will... — Updated 9/30/2021

Banyan Gold Corp. Aug. 23 reported assay results for the next five drill holes at Powerline, returning more strong results and further demonstrating the size potential of this gold... — Updated 9/16/2021

Reminiscent of America's gilded age, the world is priming itself for a new era of technology and energy centered on the electricity that sparked the imaginations of visionaries such as... — Updated 9/16/2021

Banyan Gold Corp. Sept. 8 announced the results of the final 15 holes for the 2021 phase 1 drill program at the Powerline deposit at its AurMac property in Canada's Yukon, increasing the... — Updated 9/9/2021

The Environmental Protection Agency Sept. 9 announced its intention to reinitiate the process of making a Clean Water Act Section 404(c) determination to protect certain waters in the... — Updated 9/9/2021