(45) stories found containing 'Cassiar Gold'
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Diamonds may be more than pipedreams
Droves of exploration companies have rushed to Yukon Territory in recent years to hunt for sizable deposits of gold, silver, copper, rare earth elements and base metals. Employing the most advanced geophysical and geochemical techniques available,... — Updated 11/20/2011
Junior, investor adopt global strategy
China Minerals Mining Corp., formerly Hawthorne Gold Corp., is gearing up to begin its 2011 exploration program at the company's two northern British Columbia gold properties, Table Mountain and Taurus. China Minerals is the result of a fortuitous... — Updated 7/31/2011
Miners chase myriad BC mineral deposits
Mining exploration activity in northern British Columbia approached record levels in 2010 with explorers setting a new drilling record and spending about C$168 million in pursuit of a wide range of minerals, including gold, copper, silver,... — Updated 1/23/2011 Full story
2010 Mining Explorers: Re-energized miners head north
Efforts to build an electricity transmission line critical to economic development of northwestern British Columbia moved closer to reality in 2010. Cheered by the prospect of access to cheap power, scores of miners flocked to the region to... — Updated 10/31/2010 Full story
2010 Mining Explorers: Ascot Resources Ltd.
AOT: TSX-V President and CEO: John A. Toffan Chief Financial Officer: Robert A. Evans Ascot Resources Ltd., a junior exploration and development company formed in 1986, holds four major properties - the Swamp Point sand and gravel deposit on the... — Updated 10/31/2010
Mining Explorers 2009: B.C. explorers recover slowly
Most of the mining companies looking for minerals in northern British Columbia ushered in 2009 with high hopes and little else. "It's a perfect storm. The credit crunch in the world financial system has led to a worldwide recession and a collapse... — Updated 11/1/2009
Mining Explorers 2009: Hawthorne Gold Corp.
HGC: TSX-V President and CEO: Richard J. Barclay Chairman: Michael Beley Vice President, Mining: Michael Petrina Formed in 2006, Hawthorne Gold Corp. is a gold exploration and development company with three late-state exploration and development pr... — Updated 11/1/2009 Full story
Mineral Roundup in northern B.C.
Producing mines Thompson Creek Metals Co. operates the Endako Mine, a molybdenum producer for more than 40 years. Located near Fraser Lake in northern British Columbia, Endako includes three open pits, a mill and a roasting facility, and is... — Updated 2/22/2009 Full story
New power line may carry Alaska power
The Northwest Transmission Line along Highway 37 is once again on the front burner in British Columbia, and development of the 517-kilometer-long, or 321-mile-long, power line could provide easier access to Lower 48 markets for power generated in... — Updated 10/26/2008 Full story
Southeast Alaskans follow clues in forest
A century ago, gold fever rampaged across Alaska and miners could be found everywhere from the beaches of Nome to the mountains of Juneau. Today there's been another outbreak of the symptoms. Explorers' boots are again trudging through some of the... — Updated 10/29/2006
Cassiar gears up for fall production
You could say David H. Brett has Cassiar Valley gold production in his blood. Brett is president of Cusac Gold Mines Ltd., a company with a history of finding and producing gold in northern British Columbia that dates back half a century. Brett's... — Updated 9/24/2006
Galore Creek crew on top of world
Drop by Galore Creek camp this summer and you're sure to be well fed. A lively bunch of young people load up their plates with steak, shrimp, potatoes, salads and cakes, refueling after another rainy day in the field. The only slight problem for... — Updated 9/24/2006
Bears ready to reclaim Eskay Creek mine
Barrick's Eskay Creek mine in British Columbia isn't a bad place to work underground. The miners are well paid and happy to be doing their jobs alone, without a boss looking over their shoulder all the time. They consider the search for gold an... — Updated 9/24/2006
Alaska miners celebrate Gold Rush heroes
A woman who appears on a "Legends of the West" postal stamp and a man who killed two people in gunfights were inducted into the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame in March. Nellie Cashman and Jack Dalton followed very different paths in life, although... — Updated 4/23/2006 Full story
NovaGold's Galore Creek grows at a gallop
One of British Columbia's largest advanced exploration projects has taken a leap forward this summer, with the camp at Galore Creek expanding from 75 people to 175 people. Vancouver-based NovaGold Resources, well-known in Alaska with its Donlin... — Updated 7/24/2005 Full story
Worst is over at former Yukon asbestos mine
Sawson City, Yukon epitomizes the romance of the Gold Rush, so it was a little surprising that the first field trip arranged as part of this year's Northern Latitudes Reclamation Workshop was to an extremely unglamorous site: the former asbestos... — Updated 6/19/2005
Drills produce "exceptional" results at Galore Creek in remote British Columbia
NovaGold Resources appears to have hit another prospecting grand slam one year after optioning the Galore Creek project in a remote section of northwestern British Columbia. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based junior in August released... — Updated 9/12/2004
Expanding British Columbia's Galore Creek
Already a giant-sized deposit containing lots of gold, silver and copper, Galore Creek's allure is in its undefined expansion potential, according to the property's developer. NovaGold Resources and its Canadian subsidiary, SpectrumGold, have... — Updated 7/11/2004
Major drilling kicks off at Galore Creek
NovaGold Resources and its Canadian subsidiary SpectrumGold are increasing spending this year for the company's Galore Creek property in remote northwestern British Columbia, kicking off a large, aggressive drilling and advanced exploration... — Updated 6/20/2004
Scoping study, drilling planned at Galore Creek
Geologists working for NovaGold Resources are going to be busy across the border in northwestern Canada this summer. The company's Canadian subsidiary, SpectrumGold, plans to spend $5 million for its Galore Creek advanced stage exploration project... — Updated 3/14/2004