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From a world-class graphite deposit in the Northwest to rare earths on the Southeast Panhandle, Alaska has the potential to offer a sustainable and secure supply to meet the coming explosive demand... — Updated 4/29/2021 Full story

Benchmark Metals Inc. March 31 said shallow zones of strong gold and silver mineralization tapped with 2020 drilling at the AGB zone indicate the potential for this deposit to be the site of early... — Updated 4/15/2021

This article originally appeared in the March 3, 2021 edition of Metal Tech News, a Data Mine North LLC publication focused on mining technologies and technology metals. To find out more, visit the... — Updated 3/18/2021 Full story

Benchmark Metals Inc. March 3 announced plans to explore several precious metal discovery targets across the wider Lawyers property in Northern British Columbia. A road accessible property about 45... — Updated 3/11/2021

Like nearly every other aspect of human existence, the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the mineral exploration industry in Canada and Alaska. The Association for Mineral Exploration... — Updated 2/25/2021 Full story

Benchmark Metals Inc. Feb. 3 reported that bulk tonnage and high-grade gold intercepts in the southern portion of Cliff Creek has expanded the length of this deposit area on the company's Lawyers... — Updated 2/11/2021

Challenged by a global pandemic and a particularly wet summer, many of Northern British Columbia's mineral explorers became adept to adjusting on the fly as they endeavored to unlock the rich precio... — Updated 2/4/2021 Full story

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of... — Updated 1/18/2021 Full story

Benchmark Metals Inc. Jan. 4 announced plans for up to a C$30 million 2021 exploration and drilling program focused on advancing its road accessible Lawyers gold-silver project in northcentral... — Updated 1/14/2021

After raising a staggering C$50 million through a financing led by Sprott Capital Partners, more than twice the C$21 million original 2020 offering, Benchmark Metals Inc. announced plans to... — Updated 1/14/2021 Full story

Benchmark Metals Inc. Nov. 9 reported that long sections of gold and silver mineralization tapped at the southern end of Cliff Creek has underscored the resource building potential of this zone on... — Updated 11/19/2020

Benchmark Metals Inc. Nov. 4 reported the discovery of significant new mineralized zones that may develop into future satellite deposits along a 20-kilometer- (12.4 miles) long mineralized trend on... — Updated 11/12/2020

Benchmark Metals Inc. Aug. 24 said it plans to complete up to 100,000 meters of drilling this year and 200,000 meters during 2021 at its Lawyers gold-silver project in northern British Columbia.... — Updated 9/26/2020

Benchmark Metals Inc. Aug. 6 reported that drilling has tapped a wide section of gold-silver mineralization that includes a parallel zone outside the known resource area of the Cliff Creek zone on... — Updated 9/26/2020

Benchmark Metals Inc. June 17 said it has begun mobilizing drill rigs and crews for a planned 50,000-meter drill program at its Lawyers gold-silver project in northern British Columbia. This... — Updated 9/26/2020

Fortune Minerals Ltd. May 7 announced that it continues to make progress on a new mine plan for its Nico cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project in Northwest Territories during the coronavirus pandemic.... — Updated 9/26/2020

Benchmark Metals Inc. Nov. 21 reports that it continues encounter strong gold-silver mineralization with drilling at the Amethyst Gold Breccia (AGB) Zone at its Lawyers project in northern British... — Updated 9/26/2020

As the year winds down, mineral industry evaluations for 2019 are being published at a rapid rate. One of the most interesting such global reviews is EY Global Mining and Metals' annual "risk... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Benchmark Metals Inc. Oct.7 reported that its first 2019 hole at the Phoenix zone on its fully owned Lawyers project in northern British Columbia cut 2.87 meters averaging 46.9 grams per metric ton... — Updated 9/26/2020

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) have teamed up to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing America's "Achilles' heel" – a heavy dependence on f... — Updated 9/25/2020

Benchmark Metals Inc. April 22 announced it plans to complete 14,000 to 25,000 meters of drilling during the 2019 exploration program at the Lawyers gold-silver project in northern British... — Updated 9/25/2020

Benchmark Metals Inc. April 10 said assay results from resampling core from historical drilling at Lawyers continues to demonstrate the potential for a large bulk tonnage target encompassing the... — Updated 9/25/2020

U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a renewed interest in critical minerals and metals when he issued an executive order calling on federal agencies to devise a strategy to ensure the United States... — Updated 7/10/2020 Full story

At least 125 million electric vehicles are expected to be traveling global highways by 2030, which means the world is going to need a lot more graphite in the coming decade and beyond. This is... — Updated 6/22/2020 Full story

Cobalt is a critical safety ingredient in the cathodes of lithium-ion batteries powering the ever-increasing number of electric vehicles traveling global highways and a plethora of cordless... — Updated 6/22/2020 Full story