Articles from the April 16, 2017 edition
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Constantine, Dowa to test new high-grade prospects at Palmer
Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. April 12 announced plans for 7,000 meters of drilling this year at the Palmer project, Alaska in Southeast Alaska. This will mark the first program under the newly formed joint venture between Constantine (51... — Updated 3/14/2018
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May we always live in interesting times
I must be getting old because I remember when, in 1966, Robert Kennedy first uttered the so-called Chinese curse about living in interesting times. It is probably one of his more memorable lines;... — Updated 1/28/2018
South32 looks north
South32 Ltd., a coal and base metals miner spun out of BHP Billiton in 2015, has cut a US$150 million deal with Trilogy Metals Inc. to earn up to a 50 percent interest in the Upper Kobuk Mineral... — Updated 1/16/2018
Barrick makes move on Atac's Carlin-type gold
Atac Resources Ltd. April 10 announced that Barrick Gold Corp. has signed an agreement to earn up to a 70 percent stake in the Orion project, which blankets the central section of Atac's Rackla Gold property in the Yukon Territory. This deal consis... — Updated 1/16/2018
Minto output down as mine looks beyond 2017
Capstone Mining Corp. April 11 reported that its Minto Mine in the Yukon produced 5,500 tons of copper during the first quarter. The company said grade for the quarter was lower than originally planned due to mine plan sequencing changes affecting... — Updated 1/16/2018
Coventry publishes high-grade CU resource for Caribou Dome
Coventry Minerals Ltd. April 5 published a mineral resource estimate for Caribou Dome and said it has begun a preliminary scoping study to evaluate the viability of developing an open-pit mine at this high-grade copper project in Southcentral... — Updated 1/16/2018
BLM extends Ambler Road scoping
U.S. Bureau of Land Management April 7 announced a nine-month extension of the scoping period for the Ambler Road project, a proposed 211-mile road that would run west from the Dalton Highway along the southern foothills of the Brooks Range to the... — Updated 1/16/2018
Kensington gold production dips
Coeur Mining Inc. April 7 reported decreased gold production at its Kensington Mine in Southeast Alaska. Kensington recovered 26,197 ounces of gold during the first quarter, a 22 percent drop from the previous quarter and 18 percent less than the... — Updated 1/16/2018
DNR adds financial, reclamation requirements to Pebble permit
Alaska Department of Natural Resources April 11 announced significant new requirements in a land-use permit authorizing the Pebble Limited Partnership to continue care, maintenance and reclamation on its mining claims in the Bristol Bay region.... — Updated 1/16/2018
