North of 60 Mining News - The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

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 exp... — 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 pla... — 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... — 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... — 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... — 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... — 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... — 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.... — 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 op... — 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... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Calista Corp. and its more than 33,000 Yup'ik, Cup'ik, and Athabascan shareholders are on the cusp of realizing the benefits that will come with the sustainable development of a mine at... — Updated 1/6/2022 Full story

Impressed by the wide sections of high-grade gold encountered by drilling and encouraged by positive input from Alaska stakeholders and regulators, top executives at Barrick Gold Corp.... — Updated 12/30/2021

Skeena Resources Ltd. Dec. 8 reported additional high-grade gold and silver intercepts from further resource evaluation drilling within the Albino Waste Facility at the company's Eskay... — Updated 12/9/2021

Skeena Resources Ltd. Oct. 16 announced that Peru-based Hochschild Mining PLC will begin spending roughly C$100 million to earn a 60% joint venture interest in the Snip gold mine project... — Updated 10/28/2021

Building upon a strong relationship it has made with Doyon Ltd., Tectonic Metals Inc. has entered into an agreement to lease the Flat gold project owned by the Alaska Native Claims... — Updated 10/7/2021

Skeena Resources Ltd. Oct. 4 announced that it has begun a second phase of drilling at the Albino Waste Facility on its Eskay Creek gold-silver project in the Golden Triangle of Northern... — Updated 10/7/2021

With grades as high as 42.2 g/t gold over 5.74 meters, this year's drilling at Donlin Gold continues to tap fantastic zones of mineralization within this 39-million-ounce gold deposit in... — Updated 9/2/2021 Full story

Skeena Resources Ltd. Aug. 4 announced that its 2021 phase-3 infill drilling at Snip has confirmed and upgraded the modeled vein mineralization in the eastern footwall of this high-grade... — Updated 8/5/2021

A prefeasibility study for developing a mine at Eskay Creek has confirmed what most have suspected – robust financial returns to the company that develops an open-pit mine at this histo... — Updated 7/29/2021

Donlin Gold LLC partners Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. are more than 8,650 meters into a 20,000-meter drill program that will likely provide the final data needed for an... — Updated 7/29/2021

Skeena Resources Ltd. July 7 reported that as much as 110.22 grams per metric ton gold over 4.41 meters was encountered in new veins during the phase-3 drilling at Snip, home to a... — Updated 7/8/2021

Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation has upheld a certification of reasonable assurance that the proposed Donlin Gold Mine in western Alaska will comply with the state's... — Updated 7/1/2021

Skeena Resources Ltd. May 31 reported results from four more holes that demonstrate a waste rock storage facility from previous mining at the Eskay Creek project in British Columbia's... — Updated 6/10/2021

Skeena Resources Ltd. May 25 reported that recent drilling indicates that stored waste material from previous mining could be another source of ore material for a future operation at the... — Updated 6/3/2021