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With a pre-feasibility study that details a small but financially robust mine at its Keno Hill Silver District project in the Yukon, Alexco Resource Corp. focused its summer 2019 work on... — Updated 5/29/2020

Though mineral exploration in Yukon Territory this year lagged the pace seen in 2018, mine development projects advanced at a steady clip in 2019, while several past-producing mines moved... — Updated 5/29/2020 Full story

More than a century-old silver discovery turned settlement may see a revitalization with recent exploration efforts at the Keno Hill District. Lying within the traditional land of the... — Updated 4/30/2020 Full story

One of the most prospective, if not the potentially richest, recent gold discoveries in Yukon Territory is changing owners. Seabridge Gold has agreed to purchase the 3 Aces Project in... — Updated 4/30/2020 Full story

Alexco Resource Corp. March 30 reported a slowing of mine development and exploration activities at its Keno Hill Silver District due to the uncertainty and unpredictable impacts of the... — Updated 4/3/2020

After being stalled for decades, hardrock gold mine development in Yukon Territory appears to be picking up speed, as one company rockets toward full mine production by mid-2020, while... — Updated 1/30/2020 Full story

North of 60 Mining News is proud to introduce 20 questions for 2020. Over the course of this series, Mining News will interview mining and political leaders from Alaska, British... — Updated 1/30/2020 Full story

The Canadian government has dedicated C$2.2 billion to clean up contaminated mine sites in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The eight projects to be addressed with this investment... — Updated 9/26/2019 Full story

Yukon Territory, a mineral exploration frontrunner in Canada's North, is witnessing a significant slowdown in 2019. As a result, growth in Yukon's economy is expected to slow this year... — Updated 9/26/2019

Banyan Gold Corp. July 16 announced the completion of a 1,000-meter drill program at its Aurex-McQuesten gold project near the community of Mayo, Yukon. Banyan had two objectives for its... — Updated 7/26/2019

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... — 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.... — Updated 4/12/2019 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... — Updated 3/1/2019 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... — 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... — Updated 11/23/2018 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... — 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... — 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... — Updated 3/23/2018

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... — Updated 1/24/2018

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... — Updated 1/24/2018 Full story

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... — Updated 1/14/2018

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... — Updated 1/13/2018

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... — Updated 1/12/2018