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Ascot Resources Ltd. Sept. 5 reported that initial results from this year's drilling at Silver Coin provide further evidence that this recently acquired project will be a significant... — Updated 9/13/2019

Ascot Resources Ltd. Sept. 19 reported high-grade gold intercepts from drilling down-dip of historically mined areas at the past producing Premier Mine about 25 kilometers (16 miles) nort... — Updated 9/19/2019

StrikePoint Gold Inc. Aug. 13 announced the start of a second phase of drilling a Willoughby, a gold-silver project about seven kilometers (four miles) east of Ascot Resources Ltd.'s Red... — Updated 8/23/2019

StrikePoint Gold Inc. July 22 announced that it has raised C$2 million, providing funds to begin exploring its newly acquired Willoughby property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle.... — Updated 8/2/2019 Full story

Ascot Resources Ltd. July 17 reported another set of results from the roughly 20,000 meters of drilling carried out this year at the Big Missouri Ridge area of its Premier gold project... — Updated 7/26/2019

Ascot Resources Ltd. June 27 reported that it is making significant headway towards its goal of resuming operations at its past producing Premier gold mine and developing new mines on... — Updated 7/12/2019

StrikePoint Gold Inc. June 13 announced the formation of a technical advisory committee to assist and provide technical guidance to the management team regarding all aspects of... — Updated 6/21/2019

In the famous words of Sherlock Holmes, the game is afoot! After seasonally slower news from Alaska's mining industry in March and April, the dam has broken with over two dozen Alaska... — Updated 5/30/2019 Full story

Decade Resources Ltd. May 2 announced results from sampling completed at its recently acquired Crest gold property near the town of Hyder in Southeast Alaska. Lying just across the... — Updated 5/10/2019 Full story

Ascot Resources Ltd. April 24 announced the start of a 15,000-meter drill program at its Premier gold-silver project near Stewart, British Columbia. Ascot's landholdings in the Stewart... — Updated 5/10/2019 Full story

Ascot Resources Ltd. and Nisga'a Nation April 10 announced the signing of a benefits agreement for Red Mountain, an underground gold project roughly 15 kilometers (nine miles) northeast... — Updated 4/19/2019 Full story

Northern British Columbia is known for its remote and rugged towns and few places can match that description as well as Stewart, a community at the southern tip of the province's famed... — Updated 4/5/2019 Full story

StrikePoint Gold Inc. March 20 announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Willoughby, a gold-silver project about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Stewart, from... — Updated 3/29/2019 Full story

IDM Mining Ltd. and Ascot Resources Ltd. are joining forces to create a premier mine development and exploration company with two high-grade gold-silver mine projects near Stewart, a... — Updated 1/18/2019 Full story

StrikePoint Gold Inc. Jan. 9 reported that a 25-hole drill program at Porter has cut high-grade silver mineralization within and beyond the historical resource area on this past... — Updated 6/13/2019 Full story

Through a combination of management cutting deals at the negotiating table and drills cutting gold-silver across an expanding property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, Ascot... — Updated 12/14/2018 Full story

Decade Resources Ltd. Nov. 6 announced it has staked 19 claims covering the Crest high-grade gold prospect near the town of Hyder in Southeast Alaska. Situated just across the border... — Updated 11/16/2018 Full story

Ascot Resources Ltd. Nov. 1 reported that drilling has encountered additional high-grade gold in the Unicorn area of Big Missouri ridge has intercepted high-grade gold mineralization.... — Updated 11/16/2018

Ascot Resources Ltd. Oct. 29 announced it has completed the acquisition of Silver Coin, an advanced stage, gold-silver property immediately adjacent to Ascot's Big Missouri project and... — Updated 11/2/2018 Full story

Ascot Resources Ltd. brought on a new chairman, president and CEO, and chief operating officer towards the end of 2017. With this new leadership came a new vision for resuming operations... — Updated 10/22/2018 Full story

In 1918, the Premier gold mine opened a few miles north of Stewart, a mining town that is the southern gateway to British Columbia's famed Golden Triangle. Over the ensuing 34 years,... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

StrikePoint Gold Inc. Sept. 17 reported samples with as much as 1,432 ounces per metric ton silver, 16.9 grams per metric ton gold and 3.57 percent copper in the first round of assay... — Updated 9/28/2018

Ascot Resources Ltd. Sept. 19 said drilling to the west of the 602 and 609 zones at its Premier project near Stewart British Columbia has extended gold-silver mineralization 150 meters... — Updated 9/28/2018

Ascot Resources Ltd. Aug. 13 reported that it has entered into definitive agreements with Jayden Resources Inc. and Mountain Boy Minerals Ltd. to acquire a full ownership of Silver Coin,... — Updated 8/24/2018