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Solving Shorty Creek
Freegold Ventures Ltd. is testing the idea that a large and previously unrecognized porphyry deposit could lie beneath its Shorty Creek property in the Livengood Mining District of Interior Alaska.... — Updated 1/28/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2014: A quiet year for Alaska explorers
Mineral exploration spending in Alaska will likely struggle to top US$80 million for 2014, a dramatic fall from the US$365.1 million pinnacle reached in 2011. "The din of mineral industry activity t... — Updated 1/26/2018
Mining Explorers 2015: NWT exploration dips sharply
Mineral exploration spending in Northwest Territories dipped sharply in 2015. While the final numbers are not in, Natural Resources Canada predicts exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures in... — Updated 11/1/2015 Full story
Mining Explorers 2015: Freegold Ventures Ltd.
FVL: TSX President and CEO: Kristina Walcott VP, Exploration and Development: Alvin Jackson In recent years, Freegold Ventures Ltd. has focused its exploration primarily on Golden Summit, a 6-million-ounce bulk-tonnage gold project located roughly... — Updated 11/1/2015
Junior seeks to revive historic Apex-El Nido
Millrock Resources Inc. has cut a deal to buy the Apex-El Nido property, home to two historical high-grade gold mines in Southeast Alaska that have largely been forgotten. Located on Chichagof... — Updated 10/4/2015
Royal Gold ups ante
If another US$4 million investment by Royal Gold Inc. is any indication, drilling so far this season at the Tetlin gold property in Interior Alaska is a success. In January, Royal Gold and Contango... — Updated 9/13/2015
Diamonds remain territory's best friend
Thanks to recent progress in development of several major projects in 2014, the outlook for diamond mining in Northwest Territories is suddenly a lot brighter. This is especially good news for the territory's mining industry, which is largely... — Updated 12/21/2014 Full story
Mining Explorers 2014: Diamonds draw industry interest
After ushering in devolution in concert with implementing the first phase of a well-reasoned mineral development strategy, the Northwest Territories is eager to attract new mineral resource investment in 2014 in hopes of building on an uptick in... — Updated 11/2/2014
Royal Gold agrees to invest in Tetlin
Two companies that trace their roots to the oil and gas sector have agreed to form an alliance to continue exploration at the Tetlin gold-copper-silver property in Alaska's eastern Interior. In earl... — Updated 10/26/2014
Mineral-rich territory seeks explorers
With devolution around the corner and a well-reasoned mineral development strategy in place, government and industry officials in Northwest Territories are making a concerted effort to alert the world to the mineral resource and investment... — Updated 1/26/2014
Mining Explorers 2013: Unique explorer, distinct deposit
Led by a petroleum engineer with a 25-year history in the oil and gas industry, Contango ORE Inc., known as Core, may be the most unconventional mineral exploration company working in Alaska. Yet,... — Updated 11/3/2013
Mining Explorers 2013: Rich resources spur project investment
Northwest Territories continued to benefit in 2013 from a recent surge of exploration interest. A vast expanse of mountains, forests and tundra that is roughly two-thirds the size of Alaska, the territory covers 1.17 million square kilometers... — Updated 11/3/2013
Unique explorer, distinct mineralization
With a marketing campaign seemingly designed to send investors and their money running, Contango ORE Inc., also known as Core, may be the most unconventional mineral exploration company working in... — Updated 5/26/2013
BC exploration spending shatters record
VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Territory - the headliners of the Association for Mining Exploration British Columbia's 2013 Mineral Exploration Roundup - tallied more than C$1... — Updated 2/24/2013 Full story
Wildcat hole hits high-grade gold-copper
Lacking the fanfare emblematic of an explorer hot on the trail of a high tenor gold-copper-silver deposit, Contango Ore Inc. recently posted results from its Tetlin project that include a... — Updated 1/27/2013 Full story
2013: A golden year for Alaska miners
Alaska miners are on the cusp of topping 1 million ounces of gold produced, an annual milestone that has not been achieved since Gold Rush pioneers recovered copious amounts of alluvial aurum at... — Updated 1/27/2013
Territory sees spurt in mining activity
A challenging economic climate in 2012 failed to impede growth in mining activity in Northwest Territories. As miners struggled to fund their work programs, numerous companies managed to plow ahead in the wake of regulatory improvements, advancing... — Updated 12/30/2012
Mining Explorers 2012: Alaska exploration takes a hit
Ending a streak of robust growth, mineral exploration spending in Alaska during 2012 took a downward turn from the record US$300 million spent a year earlier. "More advanced-stage projects that adde... — Updated 11/11/2012
Mining Explorers 2012: CORE eyes Interior Alaska gold
With its sights set on gold, Contango Ore Inc. raised US$8.8 million in March to fund a US$6.75 million exploration program on its Alaska projects during the 2012 field season - the bulk of which... — Updated 11/11/2012 Full story
Mining Explorers 2012: Mining remains key to NWT's future
The Northwest Territories has been closely linked with the mining industry ever since B.A. Blakeney, a prospector on his way to the Klondike, staked the first gold mining claim here in 1898. And although the focus has shifted from gold to... — Updated 11/11/2012
Mining Explorers 2012: Slow, steady growth marks 2012
Northwest Territories, a vast expanse of mountains, forests and tundra, has been slower to experience the surge in mineral exploration and development activities that has swept across Yukon Territory and Nunavut in recent years. But the mining... — Updated 11/11/2012
Alaska geologists unearth rare earths
Putting Alaska on the map as a domestic source of rare earth elements and other strategic and critical minerals is a priority of Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell. During the 2012 budget cycle, Alaska... — Updated 7/29/2012
Mining Explorers 2011: NWT: A treasure house of opportunity
The vast landscape of the Northwest Territories is blessed with an abundance of resources. It is a land filled with opportunity, and much of the mineral wealth remains untapped. Mineral explorers and producers are making best efforts to unlock... — Updated 11/6/2011 Full story
Tri-Valley options Richardson to US Gold
Tri-Valley Corp., a California-based oil explorer, has cut an exploration-purchase deal with US Gold Corp. on the Richardson gold property, one of Tri-Valley's two mineral exploration properties in... — Updated 7/31/2011
Fire River resumes mining at Nixon Fork
Less than two years after completing its initial public offering, Fire River Gold Corp. is positioned to commence production at its Nixon Fork Gold Mine in Interior Alaska. Building stockpiles of... — Updated 3/27/2011 Full story
