Articles from the October 30, 2011 edition
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Alaska accepts rare earth challenge
Alaska officials are seeking to turn the national challenge of securing domestic supplies of critical minerals into an opportunity. "Alaska has accepted the challenge," Gov. Sean Parnell told participants in the Strategic and Critical Minerals... — Updated 10/30/2011
Recent activity covers entire spectrum
As termination dust settles over Alaska, the diversity of mineral exploration, development and production news this month covers the entire spectrum of mining industry activities. The last of the seasonal early-stage exploration projects are... — Updated 10/30/2011 Full story
Superior Court hands down Pebble ruling
In an exhaustive 154-page decision disposing of all claims against the State of Alaska, Superior Court Judge Eric A. Aarseth found that, in conjunction with the Pebble Project in Southwest Alaska, t... — Updated 10/30/2011
China moves to gain high-tech dominance
Leveraging its global dominance in the realm of rare earth elements, China has set in motion a strategy to gain supremacy in manufacturing the vast array of technologically advanced products that... — Updated 10/30/2011 Full story
New Gold agrees to buy Silver Quest
New Gold Ltd., less than six months after gaining majority ownership of the Blackwater Gold Project in central British Columbia, has moved to consolidate its control of the project. The mid-tier gold producer reported Oct. 17 it had entered into... — Updated 10/30/2011
Board seeks path to more timely reviews
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board released an external report in early October that potentially could lead to significant improvements in the environmental assessment process for mineral exploration and development in a large,... — Updated 10/30/2011
NANA, NovaGold sign landmark agreement
NovaGold Resources Inc. and NANA Regional Corp. have forged a landmark partnership to explore and develop the Ambler Mining District - a region of Northwest Alaska renown for a 110-kilometer- (70... — Updated 10/30/2011
Pebble, opposition each chalk a win
Opponents of the controversial Pebble Project and the companies that hope to someday develop the massive copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska, each claimed a... — Updated 10/30/2011 Full story
Sunken gold draws global miners to Nome
An offshore lease sale held in late September by Alaska Department of Natural Resources did not draw the typical crowd of explorers seeking oil and gas in state waters. Instead, local residents and... — Updated 10/30/2011 Full story
Hunt for diamonds heats up in territory
East of the hub of Canadian production in Northwestern Territories, diamond exploration intensified this year in far-flung corners of neighboring Nunavut. Ongoing work at the Chidliak Project to the east and the Jericho Mine to the west dominated... — Updated 10/30/2011
Junior cuts bonanza grades at Brucejack
Pretivm Resources Inc. reported considerable exploration progress this field season at its high-grade gold Brucejack Project in northern British Columbia. The explorer Oct. 17 said it concluded exploration drilling at Brucejack for the season,... — Updated 10/30/2011
