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Minto production exceeds expectations
Capstone Mining Corp. April 13 reported that its copper production for the three months ending March 31 totaled 23,700 metric tons, with by-products of zinc, molybdenum, lead, silver and gold. The... — Updated 4/19/2015
North offers great rocks, some concerns
Alaska and Yukon Territory share more than a 750-mile border in the eyes of the 485 mining executives that participated in Fraser Institute's Survey of Mining Companies 2014. This group of miners,... — Updated 3/8/2015
Capstone questions Minto economics
Capstone Mining Corp. Feb. 17 reported that its Minto Mine in Yukon Territory produced 18,411 metric tons of copper in concentrates during 2014 at a C1 cash cost of US$2.33 per pound of payable copp... — Updated 3/1/2015
Mining Explorers 2014: NTL powers Northwest exploration
Mineral and coal exploration in British Columbia, which peaked at C$680 million in 2012, retreated to roughly C$476 million in 2013. This drop is on par with the roughly 30 percent decrease in... — Updated 11/2/2014
Mining Explorers 2014: Government funding bolsters exploration
In 2014, many junior exploration companies work to preserve capital by undertaking modest exploration programs. The injection of funding into the Yukon Mineral Exploration Program continues to be a valuable source of seed money for prospectors and... — Updated 11/2/2014
Yukon mines grapple with big challenges
Yukon Territory, lauded in recent years for its mine-friendly business climate, boast three operating mines coming online in the past seven years as well as strong prospects for more than doubling that number by 2020. Yet all three mines have hit... — Updated 10/26/2014
Bokan, Niblack funding bill advances
The Bokan Mountain and Niblack mineral projects are attracting substantial support from Alaska lawmakers. This vote of confidence may result in a financial boost needed to develop the Prince of Wale... — Updated 4/27/2014
Copper miner wins prestigious PDAC award
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada bestowed its prestigious "Viola R. MacMillan Award" on Capstone Mining Corp., owner and operator of the Minto Mine in central Yukon Territory at its annual convention in Toronto on March 3. The... — Updated 3/30/2014
Premier orders review of BC EA process
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark ordered a review of the Canadian province's environmental assessment process in January, saying the current system has become too cumbersome. Clark provided few details when she announced the initiative at... — Updated 2/23/2014
Merger deal brightens juniors' horizons
Striving to mix up a batch of lemonade from the unrelenting string of lemons dished out recently by the chronically depressed capital markets, three junior mining companies with promising assets in Yukon Territory are joining forces to protect... — Updated 1/26/2014
Mining Explorers 2013: Mining faces global, local challenges
In 2013, the mineral industry globally has been buffeted by financial challenges. Development infrastructure has seen major cost increases. Multinational corporations have had major write-downs of assets associated with falling mineral prices.... — Updated 11/3/2013
Mining Explorers 2013: Explorers scale back programs in 2013
Asubstantial amount of exploration activity continued apace in Yukon Territory this season despite the truncated budgets that forced most mining companies to juggle their projects and priorities. Some exploration companies found creative ways to... — Updated 11/3/2013
AIDEA projects buoy Alaska mining jobs
From Kotzebue to Ketchikan, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is using its financial muscle and its ability to build and operate large infrastructure projects to help mining... — Updated 10/27/2013
Quiet season eclipses hectic activity
A substantial amount of mining activity continued apace in Yukon Territory this season even though most mining companies are shying away from the anorexic capital markets. Many exploration companies raised funds in other ways, turning out their poc... — Updated 8/25/2013
Mining incentives may be project savers
In the best of times, a government-sponsored mining incentives program could be a wise investment of public revenue to stimulate economic development in a mining-intensive jurisdiction like Yukon Territory. In a sustained capital drought like the o... — Updated 7/28/2013
Early birds take flight in Far North
There's nothing like getting an early start, especially when it comes to mining exploration in Canada's Far North. Literally, there's nothing like the 2013 program that Prosperity Goldfields Corp. kicked off in late February at its Kiyuk Lake... — Updated 3/31/2013
Far North producers deliver in 2012
While others may have encountered insurmountable challenges, the new producers of precious and base metals in Canada's Far North achieved solid and, in some cases outstanding, performance results in 2012. The Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut and the thre... — Updated 2/24/2013
BC exploration spending shatters record
VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Territory - the headliners of the Association for Mining Exploration British Columbia's 2013 Mineral Exploration Roundup - tallied more than C$1... — Updated 2/24/2013
Wellgreen heats up, despite cool market
A reporter recently asked Greg Johnson, the newly appointed president and CEO of Prophecy Platinum Corp., if he was committed enough to his new role as head honcho of the company's emerging Wellgreen Project in southwestern Yukon Territory to stick... — Updated 11/18/2012
Mining Explorers 2012: Local resources, global reach
Mining continues to be a cornerstone of Yukon's economy, with extraordinary mineral deposits, including both precious and non-precious metals. The Government of Yukon is committed to providing an internationally competitive investment climate. To... — Updated 11/11/2012
Mining Explorers 2012: Exploration rush slows in 2012
While the frenzy of activity that engulfed the Yukon Territory in 2011 did not re-emerge this season, scores of players, from upstart juniors to global mining firms mounted impressive mineral exploration campaigns throughout the territory. Gold... — Updated 11/11/2012
Mining Explorers 2012: Capstone Mining Corp.
CS: TSX President and CEO: Darren Pylot Senior Vice President and COO: Gregg B. Bush, B.Sc. (Metallurgical Eng.) Vice President, Exploration: Brad Mercer, P. Geol. Capstone Mining Corp. is focused on operating, expanding and exploring its assets,... — Updated 11/11/2012
Haines offers deep-water port of dreams
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest is a man on a mission, getting the word out to mining companies in Yukon Territory that the deep-water port in his sleepy Alaska community of 1,811 souls could well be the answer to their prayers. Unlike the... — Updated 9/30/2012
Mines target mill capacity, better cons
Capstone Mining Co., Alexco Resource Corp. and Yukon Zinc Corp. have crossed the Rubicon. Unlike other mining companies in Yukon Territory who continue to grapple with the complexities and uncertainties of exploration and development, the... — Updated 9/30/2012
Northern Freegold doubles resource base
As Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. heads into a fifth season of exploration on the Freegold Mountain Project in central Yukon Territory, a picture is slowly emerging of yet another large natural repository of precious and base metals in the... — Updated 3/25/2012
