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Skeena Resources Ltd. Sept. 5 announced a 237% increase in the amount of gold in the indicated resource category at its Snip project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Located about 35 kilometer... — Updated 9/7/2023

Skeena Resources Ltd. June 20 announced an upgraded and expanded resource estimate for Eskay Creek that will likely convert into new reserves of gold and silver with an updated feasibility study... — Updated 6/29/2023

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. June 6 announced the start of its 2023 drilling program, which aims for 20,000 meters in 15 to 20 holes at the company's Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska.... — Updated 6/8/2023

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

Banyan Gold Corp. March 6 announced the start of its 2023 exploration program at the company's AurMac property in Yukon, Canada, as well as the addition of Brad Thrall as technical advisor for... — Updated 3/23/2023

Barrick, Novagold now considering updated feasibility study for world-class gold project. To round out a large and highly-successful 2022 program at Donlin Gold, project partners Novagold Resources... — Updated 2/10/2023

Gold dominates Alaska mineral exploration, but a critical shift arises. Since the discovery of gold in what is now the Alaska capital city of Juneau, prospectors, geologists, and fortune seekers hav... — Updated 2/2/2023 Full story

With drills tapping up to 42.3 meters of 30.68 grams per metric ton gold, the 2022 exploration season at the world-class Donlin Gold mine project in Southwest Alaska has been exciting and rewarding,... — Updated 1/18/2023 Full story

With a propensity to attract major mining companies to the mineral exploration projects it generates, Kenorland Minerals Ltd. cut a deal in 2022 to option its Tanacross project in eastern Alaska to... — Updated 1/18/2023

With the September completion of a feasibility study that details a very economically robust gold-silver mine at Eskay Creek, Skeena Resources Ltd. has focused its drilling on near-surface mineraliz... — Updated 1/18/2023

Start with the biggest deposit of gold ever reported, add in a dash of remote, inaccessible jungles of Indonesia, and let simmer for almost a decade, and you have a recipe for the largest... — Updated 1/5/2023 Full story

PhotonAssay tech offers a modern, faster alternative to fire assaying for gold analysis. Assays are the very crux of mineral exploration – timely results returned from the lab help guide the... — Updated 12/3/2022

Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. Nov. 1 reported intercepts of up to 42.3 meters averaging 30.68 grams (0.99 ounces) per metric ton gold from the 2022 drilling at the Donlin Gold... — Updated 11/17/2022

Rare metalloid is key element of CdTe thin-film solar cell tech The rising popularity of thin-film solar cells as a highly effective means of converting sunlight into electricity is creating... — Updated 9/15/2022

Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. July 28 reported intercepts of up to 52.3 meters averaging 14.63 grams per metric ton gold from the first batch of assay results from an expanded 2022... — Updated 8/4/2022

Tahltan Central Government, Skeena Resources Ltd., and British Columbia have signed a landmark agreement that reshapes the mine permitting process in Tahltan Territory, the province, and... — Updated 6/16/2022

Skeena Resources Ltd. March 24 announced that it has received an extra C$30.4 million from the exercise of 2.8 million warrants held by Barrick Gold Corp. at C$10.80 per share. Skeena plans to use t... — Updated 3/24/2022 Full story

With intercepts such as 19 meters averaging 18.23 grams per metric ton gold, the final batch of drill results from the 2021 program at Donlin Gold continue to show the strength of mineralization of... — Updated 3/17/2022

While copper has the potential to be a major contributor to Alaska's economic future, this "new oil" of the low-carbon economy will be hard-pressed to beat out the old money being produced at... — Updated 2/24/2022 Full story

With its sights set on revitalizing the historic Eskay Creek and Snip gold mines, Skeena Resources Ltd. is expanding resources and building strong partnerships at these exceptional precious metal... — Updated 2/18/2022 Full story

Following the completion of a robust 2021 program that culminated in a decision to move forward with updating the feasibility study for developing a mine at Donlin Gold, Novagold Resources Inc.... — Updated 2/10/2022

As final assays of its productive 2021 exploration program roll in, Gold Terra Resource Corp. is working on a plan to boost the 1.2-million-ounce inferred resource of its Yellowknife City Gold... — Updated 2/10/2022

The Association for Mineral Exploration will recognize 11 leaders who have made significant contributions to the mineral exploration and development industry during the AME Roundup 2022. "The AME... — Updated 2/10/2022

Donlin Gold LLC partners Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. completed a roughly 24,200-meter drill program during 2021 that will likely provide the final data needed for an optimized pla... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

For Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., 2021 proved to be a transformative year at its operations in Nunavut. The gold miner acquired a third mine in the Far North Canadian territory, completed extensive... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story