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Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. Feb. 23 announced the first update of the year with highly encouraging surface sample assay results from 2021 reconnaissance exploration programs at its Southeast... — Updated 2/16/2023

Newcrest Mining Ltd. Nov. 16 announced the restart of operations at Brucejack following a more than three-week shutdown to investigate the cause of an Oct. 22 fatality at the high-grade underground... — Updated 11/17/2022

Miner fatality at Brucejack puts a hold on plans to ramp up Golden Triangle mining. Newcrest Mining Ltd.'s Red Chris and Brucejack mines in British Columbia's Golden Triangle produced 101,636... — Updated 11/3/2022

Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. July 19 announced the acquisition of yet another property through staking, the Rooster property, its fifth claim group in the Golden Triangle area and the company's... — Updated 7/21/2022

While Golden Triangle is an apt and easily marketable moniker for northwest British Columbia's incredible mineral endowment, Tahltan Territory more accurately and thoroughly encapsulates the rich... — Updated 5/5/2022

Contributing 17,001 ounces of gold over the first 22 days after Newcrest Mining Ltd. acquired Brucejack Mine, this high-grade underground operation in British Columbia's prolific Golden Triangle is... — Updated 4/28/2022 Full story

Brucejack Mine in British Columbia's Golden Triangle is expected to push Newcrest Mining Ltd.'s annual gold production north of 2 million ounces per year, and that does not include the likely... — Updated 3/21/2022

Seabridge Gold Inc. March 1 announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, KSM Mining ULC, has signed an agreement with British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority to supply the world-class KSM... — Updated 3/17/2022

In a move that will help ensure that the First Nations people and communities in British Columbia's Golden Triangle benefit from the rising mining activity in their incredibly mineral-rich... — Updated 2/24/2022

In a bid to add the Brucejack Mine to its operations in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, Newcrest Mining Ltd. has entered into an agreement to pay roughly C$3.5 billion (US$2.8 billion) to... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Pretium Resources Inc.'s 2021 resource expansion and exploration drill program at Brucejack cut spectacular gold and silver grades, even for this Northern British Columbia project world-renowned... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Despite a season challenged by heavy rains and an early snowstorm, the massive amount of exploration carried out in Northern British Columbia during 2021 piled loads of drill core and surface... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

In a bid to add the Brucejack Mine to its operations in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, Newcrest Mining Ltd. has entered into an agreement to pay roughly C$3.5 billion (US$2.8 billion) to... — Updated 12/2/2021

Pretium Resources Inc. Oct. 25 announced that its 2021 exploration drilling has cut bonanza-grade gold mineralization at Golden Marmot, a discovery zone about 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) northwest... — Updated 11/18/2021

A fleet of battery-powered Sandvik Z50 electric haul trucks charged with hydroelectric power will be hauling high-grade gold ore at Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack Mine in Northern British... — Updated 7/15/2021

Pretium Resources Inc. June 18 reported some impressive high-grade results from the 83 holes completed during the second phase of North Block resource expansion drilling at Brucejack, even by the... — Updated 7/8/2021

The formation of bonanza-grade gold veins like those running through the ore at Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack Mine in Northern British Columbia, Canada has long baffled scientists. Given the... — Updated 6/24/2021

Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. June 10 reported that it has staked mining claims over numerous historic, high-grade gold-silver prospects and mines in Southeast Alaska. Situated near the mining... — Updated 6/17/2021

Despite being challenged with a COVID-19 outbreak, Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack Mine in Northern British Columbia was able to produce enough gold to turn a profit during the first quarter of... — Updated 5/13/2021

Long before COVID-19 became a household name for a global pandemic, remote mining camps have needed to take precautions to ensure more common illnesses did not spread amongst the crewmembers that... — Updated 3/4/2021 Full story

Pretium Resources Inc. Jan. 18 reported that its Brucejack Mine in Northern British Columbia produced 347,743 ounces of gold during 2020, slightly above the midpoint of the company's 325,000 to 365,... — Updated 2/25/2021

Tahltan Nation and Coeur Mining Inc. Jan. 19 announced the signing of a comprehensive impact and benefit agreement in connection with Coeur's Silvertip silver-zinc-lead mine located in Northern... — Updated 2/18/2021

Pretium Resources Inc. Dec. 16 said the discovery of high-grade gold within broad intervals of bulk tonnage mineralization at the Hanging Glacier zone about four kilometers (2.5 miles) northwest of... — Updated 12/23/2020

Seabridge Gold Inc. has added 25.9 million ounces of gold to its 49.7 million oz of gold in measured and indicated resources at its already world-class KSM project in British Columbia's Golden Trian... — Updated 12/10/2020 Full story

Skeena Resources Ltd. June 4 announced it is implementing a vigorous infection prevention and control strategy ahead of resuming exploration and development activities at its Eskay Creek and Snip... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story