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Ucore launches program to advance Bokan
With its Alaska Strategic Metals Complex on pace for completion in 2024, Ucore Rare Metals Inc. has launched a trenching and bulk sampling program at Bokan Mountain that will provide the... — Updated 5/12/2022 Full story
Dukes Ridge delivering gold at Lawyers
Benchmark Metals Inc. April 29 reported that strong results from this year's resource expansion drilling at Dukes Ridge indicates that this deposit still has gold and silver to... — Updated 5/12/2022
NorZinc's Prairie Creek mine inches ahead
NorZinc Ltd. May 4 announced progress on the permitting and updated feasibility for an expanded operation at its Prairie Creek zinc project in Canada's Northwest Territories. According... — Updated 5/12/2022
Discovery Alaska begins work at Chulitna
Discovery Alaska Ltd. May 4 announced that an airborne geophysical survey is underway at the Partin Creek gold-silver-copper prospect on its Chulitna project in Alaska. Discovery Alaska... — Updated 5/12/2022
Felix Gold begins 2022 Alaska drilling
Millrock Resources Inc. May 4 announced that Felix Gold Ltd. has begun drilling on the Treasure Creek gold project north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Early in 2021, Felix entered into an... — Updated 5/12/2022
Goodpaster adds 1.1M oz gold to Pogo
Northern Star Resources Ltd. May 3 announced a 20% increase in the gold reserves at its Pogo Mine and a maiden resource for the Goodpaster discovery about 2,000 meters north of the curren... — Updated 5/12/2022
An early start to 2022 Premier drilling
Ascot Resources Ltd. May 9 announced an earlier than expected start to the 2022 exploration drill program at its Premier gold-silver mine project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle.... — Updated 5/12/2022
Fort Knox gold production drops during Q1
Kinross Gold Corp. May 10 reported that its Fort Knox Mine in Alaska produced 54,803 ounces of gold during the first quarter of 2022, which is nearly a 26% drop from the 73,830 oz produce... — Updated 5/12/2022 Full story
Resolution to drill 64North gold prospect
Millrock Resources Inc. May 11 reported that Resolution Minerals Ltd. plans to complete roughly 2,200 meters of drilling in five holes at Tourmaline Ridge, a prospect on the 64North... — Updated 5/12/2022 Full story
Dunleavy sees bright Alaska mining future
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (May 10, 2022) – "We truly have a bright future for mining in the state if we are allowed to pursue it," was the message Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivered to the... — Updated 5/12/2022 Full story
Illinois Creek exploration now underway
Western Alaska Minerals Corp. May 5 announced that is has raised C$5 million (US$3.9 million) to fund its 2022 exploration program at the Illinois Creek project in Alaska, which is... — Updated 5/6/2022 Full story
A nuclear option for mines in the North
What if remote mines and communities across Alaska and Canada's North could plug into batteries the size of cargo containers that could deliver multi-megawatt levels of zero-carbon... — Updated 5/6/2022 Full story
Red Dog generates strong Q1 revenues
With zinc prices on the rise and strong production of the galvanizing metal, the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska generated strong profits for Teck Resources Ltd. and revenues for NANA... — Updated 5/5/2022
Testing confirms Ucore rare earths tech
Independent testing commissioned by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority demonstrates that Ucore Rare Metals Inc.'s RapidSX rare earth elements separation technology is... — Updated 5/5/2022
Even more high-grade assays from Arctic
Trilogy Metals Inc. April 20 reported that high-grade copper and zinc, reinforced with strong gold and silver, was cut in all the final nine holes from the 2021 drill program at the... — Updated 5/5/2022
Ucore regroups and advances Alaska SMC
In preparation of bringing its Alaska Strategic Metals Complex online in 2024, Ucore Rare Metals Inc. has streamlined its management and technical teams and secured new feedstock for the... — Updated 4/28/2022
AIDEA eyes Ambler mine-to-port route
At a time when the state is looking at being infused with billions of federal dollars to invest in upgrading roads, bridges, rails, ports and other infrastructure, the Alaska Industrial... — Updated 4/28/2022
Schaft Creek JV preps for summer program
Copper Fox Metals Inc. April 19 reported plans to carry out 5,000 meters of drilling this summer at the Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in British Columbia's Golden... — Updated 4/28/2022
Alaska, Yukon make Fraser Survey top ten
With its world-class mineral potential and favorable mining policies, Western Australia reclaimed the crown as the best place to discover, permit, and build a mine, according to the... — Updated 4/28/2022
Kinross backs Indigenous Studies Center
Kinross Alaska has donated $1 million to support the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center, a 34,000-square-foot facility to be built on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus that w... — Updated 4/28/2022
Coeur drills gold in Alaska, silver in BC
Coeur Mining Inc. April 28 reported that its first-quarter exploration has made an intriguing new resource expansion discovery at the Silvertip Mine project in Northern British Columbia,... — Updated 4/28/2022
More work to deliver on Pogo potential
Northern Star Resources Ltd. April 27 reported that while gold production is increasing and costs are coming down at Pogo, the Australian company's Alaska gold mine continues to... — Updated 4/28/2022
Brucejack makes a difference in 22 days
Contributing 17,001 ounces of gold over the first 22 days after Newcrest Mining Ltd. acquired Brucejack Mine, this high-grade underground operation in British Columbia's prolific Golden T... — Updated 4/28/2022 Full story
Seabridge adds 12 million oz gold at KSM
Seabridge Gold Inc. April 14 announced that Mitchell and East Mitchell, two of the five deposits on the company's KSM project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, host a combined 72... — Updated 4/21/2022
Fortune drills expansion targets at Nico
Fortune Minerals Ltd. April 20 reported that its 2021 drilling cut strong cobalt-gold-bismuth mineralization in the Peanut Lake zone on its Nico project in Canada's Northwest... — Updated 4/21/2022