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Articles from the November 15, 2024 edition


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  • A drill tests for gold under ribbons of green Northern Lights.

    Drills tap high grades at golden Goose

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    B2Gold's 2024 drilling at Back River confirms continuity of high-grade gold within Goose Mine plan, tap higher grades at expansion targets. B2Gold Corp. Nov. 13 reported that the 2024 drill program at Back River has confirmed the continuity of high-grade gold mineralization within the Umwelt deposit that will deliver ore to the Goose Mine mill after operations begin in 2025 and cut high-grade gold in deposits outside of the existing mine plan. Lying in southwestern Nunavut,...

  • Closeup of a metallic silver-colored iron-nickel nugget.

    FPX outlines Baptiste-like nickel in Yukon

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Surface sampling outlines a zone of awaruite mineralization that is comparable in size and grade to B.C. nickel mine project. FPX Nickel Corp. Nov. 14 reported that its summer sampling program at its Mich property in the Yukon has outlined a nickel zone that is comparable in size, grade, and style of mineralization as Baptiste, an advance-staged exploration project in central British Columbia that shows the potential of being a significant future supply of low-carbon nickel...

  • Rock sample mineralized with silver and possibly lead.

    Silver North hits major silver at Main Fault

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Latest Haldane assays elevate priority of new target. Silver North Resources Ltd. Nov. 14 announced results from its 2024 drilling campaign at the Haldane property in Yukon, including the discovery of multiple high-grade silver-bearing structures at the Main Fault, elevating it to a high-priority target for future exploration. Located about 22 kilometers (14 miles) west of Hecla Mining Company's Keno Hill silver mine, the 8,164-hectare (20,174 acres) road-accessible Haldane...

  • Geologist’s hammer on rocky hillside next to oxidized outcrops.

    Yukon Metals triples Birch property claims

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Company expands exploration area to advance copper-gold porphyry discovery. Yukon Metals Corp. Nov. 14 announced the successful staking of additional claims surrounding its Birch property in Yukon, more than doubling the project area from 2,285 hectares to 7,008 hectares in pursuit of a major porphyry and skarn copper-gold discovery. In late May, Yukon Metals acquired a substantial portfolio of properties from the Berdahl family's private prospecting company, 18526 Yukon Inc....

  • Mountains stained dark red from heavily mineralized outcrops.

    Mineral explorer Silver47 emerges in Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Lists on the TSX Venture Exchange with flagship Red Mountain VMS project. Backed by big names in mineral exploration investment, Silver47 Exploration Corp. has emerged on the Alaska scene with a mission to significantly expand upon the 168.6 million ounces of silver-equivalent outlined so far at Red Mountain, a polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulfide project about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of Fairbanks. "The objective of the company is to rapidly grow its resource...

  • Geologists taking surface samples at King Tut property in 2024.

    Onyx Gold ends summer season on high note

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Highlights Ra's high-grade potential and expanded targets for next year's drilling. Onyx Gold Corp. Nov. 11 announced the final results from its 2024 summer field program at the King Tut property in Yukon, Canada, where work on both the Golden Mask and Ra intrusions delivered promising high-grade gold results, setting the stage for a significant drilling campaign in 2025. Located approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) southeast of Mayo, King Tut is a 21,000-hectare...

  • Map of gold-silver deposits on the Lawyers-Ranch property in B.C.

    Thesis discovers new gold zone at Ranch

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Says Ring Zone discovery underscores potential to build upon 4.7 million gold-equivalent oz already outlined at Lawyers-Ranch. Thesis Gold Inc. Nov. 13 reported the discovery of a new zone of near-surface gold mineralization at Lawyers-Ranch that underscores the potential for new deposits to complement those already included in the recently updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for developing a mine on this gold-silver project in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone...

  • Pink flowers in the foreground at Snowline’s camp.

    Snowline expands high-grade Valley gold

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Latest results yield extensive mineralized zones, confirming continuity. Snowline Gold Corp. Nov. 12 announced further impressive results from its 2024 drill program at the Valley deposit on the Rogue project in Yukon, with additional long, consistently mineralized intercepts that highlight the strong continuity and high grades encountered throughout the season. Located within the Selwyn Basin near Yukon's eastern border with Northwest Territories, Rogue is an 11,227-hectare...

  • A Quonset tent camp on a flat, treeless expanse in the Alaska Range.

    PolarX traces Caribou Dome copper deeper

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    One drill hole cuts 11.86 meters of 1.8% copper, tracing Lense 5 to a depth of 300 meters. PolarX Ltd. Nov. 13 reported that the final two holes of the 2024 drill program further extended the high-grade copper mineralization at the Caribou Dome deposit on its district-scale Alaska Range project in Southcentral Alaska. Lying just north of the Denali Highway about 160 miles (250 kilometers) northeast of Anchorage, PolarX's 22-mile-long Alaska Range project hosts Caribou Dome, a...

  • A band of green aurora borealis above a drill on a winter night in Alaska.

    Freegold cuts 42 meters of 3.62 g/t gold

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 11, 2024

    Intercept demonstrates continuity of higher-grade gold at eastern edge of 25-million-oz deposit at Golden Summit. Freegold Ventures Ltd. Nov. 11 reported assays from four holes that demonstrate the strong potential to upgrade and expand the 25-million-ounce Dolphin-Cleary gold deposit on the company's Golden Summit project about 20 highway miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. According to a calculation completed in September, Dolphin-Cleary hosts 23.8 million ounces of open-pit... Full story