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Mining Explorers 2016: Coffee, gold wake mining explorers
The glimmer of gold and robust Coffee provided North of 60 mining explorers with a much needed pick-me-up in 2016. At the dawn of the year, Alaska and northern Canada’s mining sectors were being d... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Unlocking mineral potential in NWT
As the summer’s midnight sun gives way to aurora-filled winter night skies, seasons are once again changing in Canada’s Northwest Territories. And, much like the seasons, our resource ind... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. took healthy strides in 2016 towards developing Amaruq as a satellite to its Meadowbank gold mine in Nunavut. The company acquired Amaruq, a previously undrilled gold... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Approaching golden destination
TMAC Resources Inc. is closing in on the final destination on the “path to production” at its Hope Bay gold project in northwestern Nunavut. "We remain on track and on budget with our progress to... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Working ahead of the curve
Nunavut seems to be ahead of the curve when it comes to recovering from the global downturn in mineral exploration spending. An estimated C$202.5 million was invested in unlocking this Canadian... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: A land of opportunities
Endowed with some of the largest undeveloped mineral belts in the world, investment in public geoscience has shown the potential of Nunavut. The 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles)... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Stakeholder Gold Corp.
Stakeholder Gold Corp. has nabbed the expertise of renowned Yukon prospector Shawn Ryan to explore the potential of the Ballarat gold project in the Yukon Territory. Ryan, who discovered Kinross Gold's White Gold project and Goldcorp's Coffee... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: ATAC Resources Ltd.
Atac Resources Ltd.'s 2016 program included work at both the Rau and Nadaleen trends on its Rackla gold project, an extensive land package that stretches roughly 185 kilometers (114 miles)... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Independence Gold Corp.
Independence Gold Corp. is exploring a growing portfolio of gold projects in Yukon Territory and British Columbia. Boulevard, a gold property that lies immediately south and west of Goldcorp Inc.'s recently acquired Coffee gold mine project, has... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Goldcorp grabs a robust Coffee
When Kaminak Gold Corp. cut a deal with Shawn Ryan, an enterprising prospector in Yukon Territory, to option the Coffee gold project in 2009, the exploration company had a hunch it nabbed the best... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: 2016 brings late season surge
Mineral exploration in Yukon began 2016 much like it finished 2015... Challenging equity market conditions and cautious investors meant junior exploration companies started the season conservatively. The industry got a boost early in the season... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Goldcorp grabs Coffee project
Like a gong proclaiming the end of the long and arduous bear market for North of 60 mining explorers, the May 12 news that Goldcorp Inc. would buy Kaminak Gold Corp. for roughly C$500 million... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Skeena Resources Ltd.
Under the direction of legendary mining explorer Ron Netolitzky, Skeena Resources Ltd. is investigating the gold and copper potential of three highly prospective properties in the Golden Triangle region of British Columbia - Spectrum, Snip and GJ.... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Teck Resources Ltd.
Zinc and copper are among the top commodities sought by Teck Resources Ltd. In Alaska, this work is dedicated to extending the life of the Red Dog Mine by upgrading high-grade zinc resources near the current mine area and seeking out new deposits... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: The alchemy of turning paper to gold
Seabridge Gold Inc. has a straightforward strategy for exploring its projects in British Columbia and Northwest Territories – transform paper currency into gold. "At Seabridge, we like to think of o... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: B.C. mining proves resilient
British Columbia is internationally recognized as a center of expertise in mineral exploration and mining, and is home to the world's largest concentration of professional geoscientists – hosting m... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: B.C. exploration turns north
When judging the health of global mineral exploration, British Columbia seems to be the perfect model. In 2015, roughly C$272 million was invested in discovering and delineating mineral deposits in... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Freegold Ventures Ltd.
After raising C$7.3 million in May, Freegold Ventures Ltd. returned to work at its Shorty Creek and Golden Summit projects in Interior Alaska. The company kicked off drilling at Shorty Creek, a 26,000-acre porphyry copper-gold project located near... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Constantine Metal Resources Ltd.
Over the past four years, Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. has been able to carry out roughly US$20 million of exploration at its Palmer copper- and zinc-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide project in Southeast Alaska. This steady exploration... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Millrock Resources Inc.
As a project generator, Millrock Resources Inc. is leveraging the notoriously cyclical mining markets to its advantage by acquiring promising mineral properties at rock bottom prices when the bears reign and ready them for robust exploration when... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Mining brightens Alaska economy
The State of Alaska’s mining industry continues to be a bright spot for Alaska’s economy during difficult fiscal times. Thanks to our world-class natural resource endowment, investors continue to be interested in new exploration and dev... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Mineral exploration comes to life
Mineral exploration spending in Alaska hit an apex of US$365 million in 2011, but as venture capital for mining explorers dried these expenditures plummeted 78 percent to US$80 million in 2015. Howe... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Trilogy Metals Inc. (formerly NovaCopper Inc.)
TSX/NYSE-MKT: TMQ Chairman: Gerald McConnell President and CEO: Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse Exploration Business Manager: Frank Gish While its name has changed, Trilogy Metals Inc.'s goal remains the same - unlock the potential of the world-class base an... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Peak Gold accelerates into 2016
While many of Alaska's mining explorers were riding the brakes on their promising projects going into 2016, Royal Gold and Contango Ore put their figurative foot to the accelerator at the... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Coventry Resources Inc.
ASX:CYY Chairman: Mark Bojanjac President and CEO: Michael Haynes Chief Financial Officer: Ian Cunningham Coventry Resources Inc. is an Australia-based explorer focused on expanding zones of high-grade copper at Caribou Dome, a road-accessible... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
