Articles from the August 9, 2019 edition
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Skeena targets shallow Eskay Creek gold
Skeena Resources Ltd. Aug. 7 announced the start of a roughly 15,000-meters surface drill program at its Eskay Creek gold-silver project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. From 1994 to 2008, Bar... — Updated 9/26/2020
Chance drilling pays off for Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 7 reported that it continues to cut very high-grade silver at the Chance discovery on the company's namesake property in northwestern British Columbia. The Dolly... — Updated 9/26/2020
Drills continue to grow Nuvuyak discovery
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Aug. 6 reported additional high-grade gold intercepts at the Nuvuyak discovery at the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut. The eight holes drilled at Back River... — Updated 9/26/2020
Drilling continues to expand Greens Creek
Hecla Mining Company Aug. 6 reported that drilling at Greens Creek has upgraded and expanded the resources in East Ore, NWW and 9A, zones. East Ore is a zone that comes to surface at the Big Sore ou... — Updated 9/26/2020
Bonanza gold above Eldorado Creek, Yukon
Klondike Gold Corp. Aug. 6 reported a bonanza grade gold and silver intercept from this summer's drilling at Nugget Zone on the company's 576-square-kilometer (217 square miles) Klondike District... — Updated 9/26/2020
White Gold 2019 drill results roll in
White Gold Corp. Aug. 8 reported that initial results from its 2019 drilling have identified at least six high-grade structures at Vertigo and encountered some of the best gold mineralization so... — Updated 9/26/2020
Mineral exploration loses a rising star
The mining sector has lost one of its rising geology superstars to a tragic plane crash in the Yukon. While flying from ATAC Resources Inc.'s Rackla Gold property, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Drills testing Saturn porphyry deposit
PolarX Ltd. Aug. 6 reported that initial data from an induced polarization (IP) geophysical survey over the Saturn target at its Alaska Range project has identified large anomalies which are... — Updated 9/26/2020
Alaska miners lose a friend in Juneau
Alaska's mining community lost a strong champion and friend with the passing of Sen. Chris Birch, R-Anchorage. Must Read Alaska, the first to report on Birch's passing, said the senator from South A... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
More silver, management shift for Hecla
Hecla Mining Company sees higher grades at its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska as a catalyst for higher companywide silver production this year. "Silver production at Greens Creek continued... — Updated 9/26/2020
Ideal time to ramp up Brewery Creek Mine
As the gold price rocketed through US$1,500 per ounce on Aug. 7, Golden Predator Mining Corp. announced it is accelerating the exploration and development drilling needed to restart operations at... — Updated 9/26/2020