Articles from the October 2, 2016 edition
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Largest new diamond mine opens in NWT
The De Beers Group Sept. 20 reported the opening of Gahcho Kué, the world's largest new diamond mine. A joint venture between De Beers (51 percent) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49 percent), the Gahcho Kué Mine in Northwest Territories is e... — Updated 2/5/2018
Digging deeper at Unga
With a new top executive and financial backing from one of the most respected investors in the mining space, Redstar Gold Corp. is taking a fresh look at Unga, a high-grade gold property that is... — Updated 2/5/2018
Producers explore for gold closer home
Reuters recently reported that the 10 largest gold-producing companies worldwide have steadily increased their near-mine exploration budgets over the past few years to 56 percent in 2015 from 45... — Updated 2/5/2018
Little Squaw placer gold mine hits production highs in 2016
Goldrich Mining Co. Sept. 26 provided an update on 2016 operations at the Little Squaw placer mine in northern Alaska. Through Aug. 31, 8,570 ounces of alluvial gold, for approximately 7,000 oz. of fine gold, has been recovered from the mine in... — Updated 2/5/2018
Independent analysis verifies SuperLig dysprosium recoveries
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Sept. 26 said an independent third-party review has confirmed previously reported operational success of the SuperLig-One pilot plant near Salt Lake City, Utah. Under the observation of Ed Bentzen of Resource Development... — Updated 2/1/2018
Vista begins geophysical surveys at Stellar project
Millrock Resources Inc. Sept. 22 said induced polarization geophysical surveys are underway at its Stellar gold-copper project located near the Denali Highway in central Alaska. This IP survey -... — Updated 10/2/2016
White Rock identifies new drill targets at Red Mountain
White Rock Minerals Ltd. Sept. 13 said it has identified a number of high-priority volcanogenic massive sulfide targets at its expanded Red Mountain project in the Bonnifield District of central... — Updated 10/2/2016
Klaza drilling expands open-pit potential
Rockhaven Resources Ltd. Sept. 26 reported another batch of results from a recently completed drill program at its Klaza gold-silver property in southern Yukon Territory. Highlights from this... — Updated 10/2/2016
Goldstrike finds new Lucky Strike gold zone
Goldstrike Resources Ltd. Sept. 26 reported that trenching at its Lucky Strike property, located in the heart of Yukon's White Gold District, has returned values of 0.42 g/t gold over 154 meters,... — Updated 10/2/2016
Klondike hits Nugget gold; Lone Star next
Klondike Gold Corp. Sept. 27 reported results from drill at the Nugget zone on its Klondike gold project near Dawson City, Yukon Territory. Highlights from drilling at Nugget include 11.93 meters... — Updated 10/2/2016
Millrock readies BC property for drilling
Millrock Resources Inc. Sept. 26 said a ZTEM airborne geophysical survey is underway at its Oweegee Dome project in the Golden Triangle area of northwestern British Columbia. ZTEM, Z-Axis Tipper... — Updated 10/2/2016
Exceptional diamond, plant restarts at Ekati
Dominion Diamond Corp. Sept. 22 reported the restart of the process plant at its Ekati Mine and the sale of an exceptional diamond recovered at the Northwest Territories operation. The Ekati... — Updated 10/2/2016
TerraX expands gold discovery at Mispickel
TerraX Minerals Inc. Sept. 22 reported results from the first four holes of a planned 27,000-meter drill program at it Yellowknife City Gold Project, immediately north of the Northwest Territories... — Updated 10/2/2016