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A century of Premier northern BC mining
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, this... — Updated 12/29/2018 Full story
Explorers seek big finds in north country
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 to... — Updated 12/29/2018 Full story
ME2018: Kutcho Copper Corp.
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. Under... — Updated 11/1/2018 Full story
Refining the metallurgy at Kutcho Copper
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 and... — Updated 10/26/2018
Minto sale falls through, mine to close
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 the... — Updated 10/19/2018 Full story
Kutcho Copper advances toward feasibility
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 northern... — Updated 10/12/2018
Women in Mining Trailblazer joins Kutcho
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 7/13/2018
Japan firm agrees to terms for Minto copper
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 6/22/2018
Mobilizing to Kutcho Copper feasibility
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 to... — Updated 5/25/2018
Mining fuels economic growth in the North
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 mining... — Updated 5/11/2018 Full story
Kutcho, Tahltan build working relationship
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 working... — Updated 4/27/2018
A great Alaska AIDEA
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, or... — Updated 10/25/2018 Full story
UK-based Pembridge to buy Minto Mine
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 purchase... — Updated 2/23/2018
Kutcho advances north BC copper project
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 confirm... — Updated 2/23/2018
Minto copper output slips as mine upgrades
Capstone Mining Corp. Oct. 11 reported that its Minto Mine in the Yukon produced 3,400 metric tons of copper during the third quarter, a 23 percent drop from the 4,400 metric tons produced there during the second quarter, and a 38 percent... — Updated 1/13/2018
Desert Star cuts deal to acquire Kutcho, BC
Desert Star Resources Ltd. June 15 reported that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire full ownership of Capstone Mining Corp.'s Kutcho copper-zinc-gold-silver project in northern British Columbia. To acquire Kutcho Copper Corp.,... — Updated 1/15/2018
Minto output down as mine looks beyond 2017
Capstone Mining Corp. April 11 reported that its Minto Mine in the Yukon produced 5,500 tons of copper during the first quarter. The company said grade for the quarter was lower than originally planned due to mine plan sequencing changes... — Updated 1/16/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: 2016 brings late season surge
Mineral exploration in Yukon began 2016 much like it finished 2015... Challenging equity market conditions and cautious investors meant junior exploration companies started the season conservatively. The industry got a boost early in the... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Golden Predator Mining Corp.
Golden Predator Mining Corp. focused its 2016 exploration on 3 Aces and Brewery Creek, two of the company's five mineral properties in the Yukon Territory. At 3 Aces, a high-grade gold project located in southeastern Yukon, the company... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Capstone seeks high-grade ore to delay closure of Minto mine
Capstone Mining Corp. said Oct. 25 it is looking for new sources of high-grade ore that will allow the company to continue operations at its Minto copper mine in the Yukon through the end of 2017. Earlier this year, Capstone announced plans... — Updated 2/5/2018
Minto posts robust copper output in Q3
Capstone Mining Corp. Oct. 13 reported higher than planned copper production at its Minto Mine resulting from the processing of high-grade ore from the Minto North deposit. At mid-year,... — Updated 2/5/2018
Millrock nabs Pogo area claims
Millrock Resources Inc. Oct. 5 said it has assembled a large land position covering high-potential gold targets near Sumitomo Metal Mining Company's Pogo gold mine in the Goodpaster Mining... — Updated 10/9/2016
Higher grade ore is boosting copper output at Minto Mine
Capstone Mining Corp. July 26 reported that strong mill throughput and recoveries resulted in better than planned second-quarter copper production at its Minto Mine in the Yukon Territory. Mi... — Updated 7/31/2016
Weak metals prices limit growth in Canada's territories
The Conference Board of Canada Feb. 24 said declining metal and mineral prices, rising global inventories of most mining commodities and easing growth in the Chinese economy will weigh on... — Updated 2/28/2016
Yukon's only operating lode mine set to close; re-opening dependent on copper market outlook
Capstone Mining Corp. Jan. 18 said it plans to temporarily halt operations at its Minto copper mine in Yukon Territory in 2017. The planned closure is part of an overall cost-cutting... — Updated 1/24/2016 Full story
