Articles from the January 8, 2017 edition
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MSHA data: Mining among safest U.S. jobs
According to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration, 25 miners died in work-related accidents in the United States during 2016. This is the... — Updated 1/24/2018 Full story
Golden Predator adds properties near 3 Aces
Golden Predator Mining Corp. Jan. 3 said it has entered into an agreement to acquire Bearing Resources Ltd.'s interest in mineral claims in the Upper Hyland River area of Southeastern Yukon. The claims included in the agreement are HY-Jay, a... — Updated 1/24/2018
Tower Hill raises $22M; Paulson executive to serve as chairman
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. Dec. 28 closed a US$22 million financing that involved the issuance of 45.83 million shares at US48 cents each. As a result of the financing, Paulson & Co. Inc., Tocqueville Asset Management, L.P. and AngloGold... — Updated 1/24/2018
Alexco adds 12.1M oz silver to Bermingham
Alexco Resource Corp. Jan. 3 reported a major expansion of the Bermingham deposit at its Keno Hill Silver District in the Yukon. Bermingham now hosts 868,000 metric tons of indicated resource averaging 628 grams per metric tons silver. The 17.3 mil... — Updated 1/24/2018
Colorado raises $950k
Colorado Resources Ltd. Dec. 29 reported the closing of a C$950,000 financing that involved the issuance of 3.8 million flow-through units at C25 cents each. Each unit consists of one flow-through common share and a warrant that entitles the... — Updated 1/24/2018
On frozen ground
While the mineral exploration season in Interior Alaska typically runs from the time the ground dries in the spring, usually mid-May, until snow and cold weather make logistics too cumbersome and... — Updated 1/15/2018
Back River decision postponed to 2017
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Dec. 29 said a federal decision on its Back River gold project in Nunavut has been postponed to sometime in 2017. Late in 2015, Sabina submitted an environmental impact... — Updated 1/8/2017
Imperial raises $65M
Imperial Metals Corp., owner of the Red Chris and Mount Polley copper-gold mines in British Columbia, Dec. 30 closed a C$65 million private placement financing. The financing involved the issuance... — Updated 1/8/2017