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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) has sold the abandoned Mount Nansen Mine to Alexco Environmental Group and JDS Energy and Mining. Mount Nansen is the site of a... — Updated 5/17/2019 Full story

With a pre-feasibility study that details a small but financially robust mine, Alexco Resource Corp. is ready to ramp up mining at its Keno Hill Silver District project in the Yukon. "The results of... — Updated 4/12/2019 Full story

Alexco Resource Corp. Jan. 21 reported that a 26-hole reconnaissance drill has discovered deeper and fault offset extensions of the high-grade silver mineralization at Bermingham, as well as strong... — Updated 1/24/2019 Full story

Alexco Resource Corp. is making headway toward resumption of commercial mining operations at its Keno Hill Silver District project in the Yukon. In May, the company reported completion of an... — Updated 11/23/2018 Full story

More than three dozen explorers chased lucrative mineral deposits in Yukon Territory in 2017 and most of these junior and senior companies returned to the northern jurisdiction this year to take... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

Alexco Resource Corp. Sept. 20 reported that drilling over the past two years has nearly doubled the amount of silver contained in the high-grade Bermingham deposit at the company's Keno Hill Silver... — Updated 9/28/2018 Full story

Alexco Resource Corp. May 2 reported the completion of the Bermingham underground exploration decline and is preparing for an initial 5,000 meters of infill and exploration drilling in and around... — Updated 5/11/2018

Alexco Resource Corp. April 14 provided an update on its progress towards the resumption of mining the high-grade deposits at its Keno Hill Silver District project in the Yukon. Alexco began... — Updated 3/23/2018

Alexco Resource Corp. Dec. 29 said the Yukon Water Board has issued an amendment to the company's Water Use License for the development and operation of an underground mine at the Flame & Moth... — Updated 1/12/2018

Victoria Gold Corp. Nov. 7 said the C$40 million of pre-development activities at its Eagle Gold Mine project in the Yukon are nearly complete. This program, structured to de-risk the earthwork... — Updated 1/13/2018

As some of the world's biggest gold miners nab exciting plays that turned up across Yukon Territory during the past decade, Yukon's mining explorers continue to seek the next generation of mine... — Updated 1/24/2018 Full story

Alexco Resource Corp. holds rights to mineral claims and leases that blanket nearly the entire historic Keno Hill Silver District of central Yukon Territory, including the Bellekeno silver-zinc-lead... — Updated 1/24/2018

Alexco Resource Corp. Aug. 10 reported it has budgeted C$11.9 million for exploration and development expenditures ahead of a decision on resuming production at its Keno Hill silver mine in the... — Updated 1/14/2018

Alexco Resource Corp. Nov. 9 provided an update on its expanded drill program at its Keno Hill Silver District in the Yukon, which included 50 holes totaling 17,300 meters of surface drilling to... — Updated 11/20/2016

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

Alexco Resource Corp. Sept. 13 provided the first round of drill program results in the Bermingham deposit area of its Keno Hill Silver District, Yukon Territory. The company said this drilling has... — Updated 9/18/2016 Full story

Alexco Resource Corp. Aug. 10 reported plans to expand its 2016 summer drill program at the Bermingham deposit at its Keno Hill Silver District to 14,000 meters. The company originally planned to... — Updated 8/21/2016

Alexco Resource Corp. June 1 reported the start of site preparations for an initial 8,000-meter surface drilling program to expand upon the high-grade silver discovery at its Bermingham prospect in... — Updated 6/12/2016 Full story