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

Alaska's largest mine and the world's largest producer of zinc counters its national top ranking by the Environmental Protection Agency for toxic releases, saying that the agency's decision to count naturally occurring metals contained in unmilled... — Updated 7/11/2004

Golden Summit gave up some of its glory in high-grade gold samples taken during a 4,900-foot drill program completed this spring at the gold property about 25 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Partners in the hard-rock property, Freegold Ventures... — Updated 7/11/2004 Full story

Two Fairbanks-based exploration geologists trapped in a remote camp threatened by a huge wild-lands fire burning out of control in Alaska's Interior were rescued by a helicopter pilot dispatched from the Pogo construction camp. Shortly after their... — Updated 7/11/2004 Full story

The evidence continues to indicate that British Columbia's mining industry is on the road to recovery. Exploration spending edged up last year to C$55 million, from C$40 million in 2002 and a rock-bottom C$25 million in 1999, although the B.C.... — Updated 7/11/2004

A proposal to create Canada's fourth largest gold miner has unraveled, with shareholders of Iamgold rejecting a controversial C$2.3 billion merger with Wheaton River Minerals. Iamgold shareholders voted 58 percent against the plan July 6, reviving... — Updated 7/11/2004

In the final hot and dry days of June, the Boundary wild lands fire was burning its way across rolling hills in Alaska's Interior three to five miles from the Fort Knox gold mine, although workers couldn't see its proximity due to smoke shrouding... — Updated 7/11/2004

Canada's diamond industry has had its wings clipped, just as it was taking flight. The Yellowknife operations of Sirius Diamonds and Arslanian Cutting Works NWT, holding a combined C$17.2 million in government loan guarantees, were forced into... — Updated 7/11/2004

Alaska state and federal regulators overseeing the proposed Kensington Gold Mine project 45 miles northwest of Juneau have released draft permits, public notices and state decisions for public review and comment. Released on June 21 were draft... — Updated 7/11/2004

The skies north of Lake Iliamna in southwest Alaska are buzzing with helicopters that are supporting numerous drill crews working on exploration projects at and surrounding the Pebble gold-copper-molybdenum-silver deposit. Leading this summer's... — Updated 7/11/2004 Full story

Already a giant-sized deposit containing lots of gold, silver and copper, Galore Creek's allure is in its undefined expansion potential, according to the property's developer. NovaGold Resources and its Canadian subsidiary, SpectrumGold, have... — Updated 7/11/2004

Despite a permitting delay to restart mining in the underground, shuttered Nixon Fork gold-copper mine in central Alaska, developers hope to begin producing gold from existing mine tailings this fall. Mystery Creek Resources Inc., a wholly owned... — Updated 7/11/2004

In addition to its Pebble South property, Full Metal Minerals is actively working on two other exploration properties in Alaska this summer. The Vancouver, British Columbia, junior began drilling in mid June on its Gunsite gold copper porphyry prop... — Updated 7/11/2004

The partnership between Vancouver, British Columbia, junior Rimfire Minerals and global mining giant AngloGold (U.S.A.) Exploration continues to grow, as the two companies announced in late June their third property option agreement for a prospect... — Updated 7/11/2004