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Hecla Mining Company sees higher grades at its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska as a catalyst for higher companywide silver production this year. "Silver production at Greens Creek... — Updated 8/16/2019 Full story

Skeena Resources Ltd. Aug. 7 announced the start of a roughly 15,000-meters surface drill program at its Eskay Creek gold-silver project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. From 1994 t... — Updated 8/16/2019

Earlier this month Reuters reported that several agencies within the U.S. Federal government were "rapidly assessing" our domestic ability to mine and refine rare earth elements and... — Updated 7/26/2019 Full story

Contango ORE Inc. June 11 announced that the sales process for the Peak Gold joint venture has concluded without identifying a buyer for the partnership that owns the high-grade Peak... — Updated 6/21/2019 Full story

Trilogy Metals Inc. May 23 named Janice Stairs as the new chair of its board of directors. Stairs, who has been a director of Trilogy Metals since 2011, graduated from Dalhousie Law... — Updated 5/31/2019

Since its formation in 1999, Seabridge Gold Inc. has amassed very large gold resources and reserves while keeping a watchful eye on the number of shares it has issued. In its 2018 annual... — Updated 5/17/2019 Full story

While neither Barrick Gold Corp. or Novagold Resources Inc. have officially announced plans to proceed with the development of Donlin Gold, there are indications that partners are leaning... — Updated 4/12/2019 Full story

When it comes to attracting mining investment, Alaska, British Columbia and all three Canadian territories rank among the top 20 jurisdictions in the world on the Fraser Institute Survey... — Updated 3/15/2019 Full story

ATAC Resources Ltd. Jan. 28 reported that its initial phase of 2019 exploration will focus on Rau, a 660-square kilometer (255 square miles) property at the western end of the company's R... — Updated 3/15/2019 Full story

Skeena Resources Ltd. Feb. 28 reported an updated open-pit resource for its Eskay Creek gold-silver project in northern British Columbia. Skeena cut a deal with Barrick Gold Corp. late... — Updated 3/15/2019

Following last year's merger with Randgold Resources, Barrick Gold Corp. has now made an offer to acquire Newmont Mining Corp., a deal that would merge the world's two largest gold... — Updated 2/28/2019 Full story

Those of you that attended the recent Cordilleran Roundup Convention in Vancouver can attest to the exuberant, upbeat atmosphere that pervaded the conference and was very much in... — Updated 3/15/2019 Full story

Will the new Barrick Gold Corp. sell its 50 percent stake in the Donlin Gold project? This is the question on the minds of many Donlin Gold stakeholders and Novagold Resources Inc.... — Updated 2/8/2019 Full story

Alaska boasts what many consider the most successful Aboriginal land claims settlement on Earth – a solution that has not only turned out to be a cultural success, but a brilliant busin... — Updated 2/22/2019 Full story

I, for one, feel vindicated, relieved and ready to face the New Year! How so, you ask? Please let me explain. For those of you who remember my column in November, I noted that EY Global... — Updated 1/25/2019 Full story

Skeena Resources Ltd. Jan. 15 reported additional high-grade gold-silver intercepts from the recently completed drill program at the Eskay Creek project in the Golden Triangle of... — Updated 1/25/2019

The American Exploration & Mining Association Dec. 19 announced that it honored Novagold Resources Inc. with the AEMA Platinum Award for Corporate Excellence at the association's... — Updated 12/27/2018 Full story

As the year waned, Alaska's mining industry reported some of the last of its 2018 seasonal field results while the University of Alaska and state of Alaska released some current and... — Updated 1/4/2019 Full story

ATAC Resources Ltd. Dec. 12 reported that Barrick Gold Corp. has terminated its option to acquire an interest in the Orion project, one of three project that makes up ATAC's expansive... — Updated 12/28/2018 Full story

Sojourn Exploration Inc. Dec. 12 reported results from this year's sampling at Todd Creek, a porphyry copper-gold property about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Seabridge Gold Inc.'... — Updated 12/28/2018

Skeena Resources Ltd. Dec. 5 reported gold-silver intercepts from another eight holes drilled at the Eskay Creek project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Skeena cut a deal with... — Updated 12/14/2018 Full story

Skeena Resources Ltd. reported additional strong gold-silver results from its phase-I drill program at Eskay Creek, including one hole that cut 31.5 meters averaging 10.16 grams per... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story

Skeena Resources Ltd. Oct. 31 said long sections of gold-silver mineralization cut in six additional holes from the phase I drilling at Eskay Creek continue to demonstrate the excellent g... — Updated 11/2/2018 Full story

As Alaska's mining industry nears the end of another hectic year during which metals prices and investor sentiments rose and fell as precipitously as the world's major stock exchanges,... — Updated 11/9/2018 Full story

ATAC Resources Ltd.'s Rackla Gold project saw roughly C$13 million of exploration in 2018. Barrick Gold Corp. invested about C$6 million at Orion, a gold project that lies in the middle... — Updated 10/26/2018 Full story