North of 60 Mining News - The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

The State of Alaska has established clear ownership of two historic trails in northern Alaska under a settlement reached with federal and Native corporation officials of the state's claim to the trails under federal law RS 2477, a top Palin... — Updated 1/28/2007

With gold prices near historic highs, Little Squaw Mining Co. is busy laying the groundwork for exploring its vast mining property for gold in the highly prospective Chandalar district about 200 miles north of Fairbanks. The Spokane-based junior... — Updated 6/25/2006

Preparations for exploration and development activities ramped up again in the last month as budgets were approved and committed on projects extending from Southeast Alaska to the Seward Peninsula to Interior Alaska. Commodity and equity markets fo... — Updated 3/26/2006

In the waning days of the Klondike Gold Rush, the Arctic tundra far to the north gave birth to another Alaska gold mining legend. Japanese sailor Frank Yasuda left a whaling vessel to make his home among the Inupiat people at Point Barrow. A few... — Updated 6/19/2005

By suing the U.S. Department of Interior for quiet title to the state's rights of way for the Coldfoot-Chandalar Lake, Caro-to-Coldfoot and Wiseman-to-Chandalar trails, the state of Alaska may breathe new life into a century-old gold mining... — Updated 4/24/2005

On the cusp of what promises to be one of the busiest mineral exploration and development seasons in the last 20 years, the mineral industry is madly preparing its personnel and equipment all across the state. Despite the late season snows and... — Updated 4/24/2005

Little Squaw Gold Mining Co. released results in early May from an independent geological analysis of the company's holdings in the Chandalar Mining district, which include both lode and placer prospects. Recommendations for future lode... — Updated 6/20/2004