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Company expands Keno Hill and Lucky Friday reserves, readies Greens Creek for the next jump. Hecla Mining Company Jan. 13 reported that its 2023 exploration resulted in the second-highest silver res... — Updated 2/29/2024

From the world's largest gold company expanding its production profile in British Columbia's Golden Triangle to a 130-year-old silver mining legend strengthening its foothold in the Yukon and a... — Updated 2/22/2024 Full story

Cascadia Minerals Ltd. Jan. 4 announced an update on the company's Catch property in Canada's Yukon as well as the final diamond drilling results from its 2023 exploration program, culminating in a... — Updated 1/25/2024

Raging wildfires and record hot temperatures challenged the well-laid plans of a score and more of mineral explorers in Canada's Yukon this year as the 2023 field season shifted into high summer.... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Following the acquisition of Alexco Resource Corp. at the end of 2022, Hecla Mining Company has continued to expand its portfolio of gold and silver properties in Canada's Yukon. With the Keno Hill... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

In a win-win deal for both parties, Hecla Mining Company bought out ATAC Resources Corp., keeping two precious metals enriched Yukon exploration properties in its own portfolio and spinning a... — Updated 1/17/2024

From neighboring gold explorers merging to create a district-scale project that will likely be attractive to majors, to Glencore making an aggressive bid to buyout Teck Resources Ltd., 2023 was a... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Cascadia Minerals Ltd. Nov. 16 announced that the first two holes ever drilled at Catch encountered the porphyry copper-gold the company had hoped to find at this project in Yukon, Canada. Earlier... — Updated 11/24/2023

With the acquisition finalized, major invests in spin-out, leaving all parties satisfied. After weeks of deliberation, Hecla Mining Company has finalized the acquisition of ATAC Resources Ltd. and t... — Updated 7/27/2023

Fireweed Metals Corp. July 5 announced that in conjunction with the largest-ever planned drill program at Macmillan Pass, the company will conduct reconnaissance prospecting, mapping, and sampling... — Updated 7/26/2023

Cascadia Minerals Ltd. July 19 announced the results from prospecting and various surveys from the first phase of its 2023 Phase 1 exploration program at the Catch property in Yukon, Canada,... — Updated 7/20/2023

Cantex Mine Development Corp. April 13 announced an update for its North Rackla claim block in Canada's Yukon, reporting results from the latest 21 holes from the company's 2022 drill program.... — Updated 4/20/2023

Hecla Mining Company April 6 announced that after several weeks of deliberation, it has reached a definitive agreement to move forward with the purchase of ATAC Resources Ltd.'s Rackla and... — Updated 4/6/2023

From competing offers for an exploration company with large and intriguing mineral projects in the Yukon, to the world's largest gold miner making a US$17 billion bid to buyout an Australian mining... — Updated 3/23/2023

ATAC Resources Ltd. March 14 announced that it has extended the effective period of the letter of intent with Hecla Mining Company from the initial date of March 15 to April 14. Last month, ATAC... — Updated 3/16/2023

ATAC Resources Ltd. Jan. 23 announced the results from its second phase of exploration at the company's Catch copper-gold property in central Yukon, which identified a high-grade copper and gold... — Updated 3/2/2023

Over a month ago, ATAC Resources Ltd. received a surprise proposal from Yukon neighbor Victoria Gold Corp. to acquire 100% of its shares. Feeling the offer inadequate, the Yukon and British... — Updated 3/2/2023

ATAC Resources Ltd. and Hecla Mining Company Feb. 21 announced the mutual entering of a non-binding letter of intent for Hecla to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of ATAC. Less than a week... — Updated 2/23/2023

Cantex Mine Development Corp. Feb. 9 announced an update from the Main zone on its North Rackla property that, after core analyses, mineralization shows levels of very high germanium content.... — Updated 2/10/2023

Though effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lingered, mineral explorers rushed to the Yukon like moths to a flame during 2022. Mining's most daring sector rallied to generate the busiest field season... — Updated 2/2/2023 Full story

Following the denial of a tote road to its Rackla Gold project in the Yukon, ATAC Resources Ltd. diversified its portfolio and got back into the Canadian mineral exploration fray. "The last two... — Updated 1/18/2023

ATAC Resources Ltd. Nov. 1 reported strong gold intercepts from this year's drilling Osiris deposit, the first drilling to be carried out at the Nadaleen project on the broader Rackla Gold property... — Updated 11/17/2022

Snowline Gold is unveiling an exciting new gold district in Canada’s Yukon. A little over 18 months after its organization, Snowline Gold Corp., a junior mining company with deep prospecting r... — Updated 10/20/2022

ATAC Resources Ltd. Oct. 12 announced that the results of its initial phase of surface exploration at PIL has turned up some of the highest-grade copper ever discovered on this property in the... — Updated 10/13/2022

ATAC Resources Ltd. Aug. 31 reported that it is impressed with the results from its initial phase of 2022 exploration at the Catch property in the Yukon and is mobilizing a reverse circulation... — Updated 9/8/2022