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Alaska, Northern British Columbia, and the Yukon are home to a dozen advanced stage exploration and mine projects hosting billions of pounds of copper ready to deliver to a world... — Updated 4/29/2021 Full story

Pembridge Resources plc Jan. 28 announced that trucks are now delivering copper concentrates from its Minto Mine in the Yukon to the Skagway Ore Terminal in Southeast Alaska. Access to... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Pembridge Resources plc Jan. 22 announced the launch of a 14,000-meter drill program aimed at expanding four deposits at its Minto copper mine in the Yukon. United Kingdom-based... — Updated 9/26/2020

Pembridge Resources plc Dec. 4 announced that its revenue from the restart of operations at the Minto copper mine in the Yukon now exceeds US$7 million. United Kingdom-based Pembridge,... — Updated 9/26/2020

Pembridge Resources plc Nov. 6 reported the first revenue from Minto since the restart of operations at its recently acquired copper mine in the Yukon. Since finalizing a deal in June to... — Updated 9/26/2020

Kutcho Copper Corp. Sept. 17 announced the start of permitting for its Kutcho copper-zinc project in northern British Columbia. The three deposits that make up the Kutcho project ... — Updated 9/26/2020

Yukon Territory, a mineral exploration frontrunner in Canada's North, is witnessing a significant slowdown in 2019. As a result, growth in Yukon's economy is expected to slow this year... — Updated 9/26/2020

Pembridge Resources PLC July 22 announced that it has cut a deal with Sumitomo Corp. for copper concentrates from its newly acquired Minto Mine in the Yukon. Under this offtake... — Updated 9/26/2020

In a deal that is good for the buyer, seller and the Yukon, Capstone Mining Corp. has agreed to sell the Minto copper mine to United Kingdom-based Pembridge Resources PLC. "The sale of... — Updated 9/25/2020

Granite Creek Copper Ltd. Feb. 19 said it has secured a substantial historical database detailing exploration work conducted on the area covered by the company's newly acquired Stu... — Updated 9/25/2020

Kutcho Copper Corp. Oct. 18 said the latest round of drill results at its namesake project in northern British Columbia have confirmed the high-grade mineralization in the Main deposit... — Updated 9/25/2020

Capstone Mining Corp. Oct. 11 announced that it will be shutting down the Minto Mine due to Pembridge Resources' inability to raise the requisite funds to acquire the copper operation in... — Updated 9/25/2020

Kutcho Copper Corp. Oct. 2 said it has received enough information from drilling the Esso deposit to include in a feasibility study for the Kutcho high-grade copper-zinc project in... — Updated 9/25/2020

Kutcho Copper Corp. July 4 named Sue Craig as vice president of community and environment, replacing Allison Armstrong who will be moving into an advisory role for the company. As a... — Updated 9/25/2020

Pembridge Resources plc June 11 announced that it has signed a terms agreement with a leading global Japanese trading house that will provide the England-based company US$30 million in... — Updated 9/25/2020

Kutcho Copper Corp. May 15 reported that crews and equipment are being mobilized for the 2018 field program at its Kutcho Copper project in northwestern British Columbia. "We are excited... — Updated 9/25/2020

Mining is expected to fuel strong economic growth in Nunavut and Yukon in the coming years, according to The Conference Board of Canada's latest Territorial Outlook. "With many new... — Updated 9/25/2020

Kutcho Copper Corp. and Tahltan Central Government April 17 said they have entered into exploration and communication agreements aimed at building a positive and mutually beneficial... — Updated 9/24/2020

Born from an idea to create a vehicle that could provide Alaska businesses lower interest rates offered by tax-exempt financing, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority,... — Updated 9/24/2020 Full story

Kutcho Copper Corp. Feb. 14 announced the resumption of environmental baseline studies at the Kutcho copper project in northern British Columbia. The program will continue with and... — Updated 9/24/2020

Capstone Mining Corp. Feb. 14 announced that it is selling its Minto copper mine in the Yukon to Great Britain-based Pembridge Resources plc. Under the terms of the definitive share... — Updated 9/24/2020

Though mineral exploration in Yukon Territory this year lagged the pace seen in 2018, mine development projects advanced at a steady clip in 2019, while several past-producing mines moved... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

More than three dozen explorers chased lucrative mineral deposits in Yukon Territory in 2017 and most of these junior and senior companies returned to the northern jurisdiction this year... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

In 1918, the Premier gold mine opened a few miles north of Stewart, a mining town that is the southern gateway to British Columbia's famed Golden Triangle. Over the ensuing 34 years,... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

Kutcho Copper Corp. entered British Columbia's minerals exploration scene in 2017 and is already considering the feasibility of developing a mine in the province's northern reaches.... — Updated 11/1/2018 Full story