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

The North of 60 Mining area hosts billions of pounds of copper ready to be delivered to a world craving this metal in sky-high demand for wiring the electric vehicles and renewable energy... — Updated 5/11/2023 Full story

Copper Fox Metals Inc. March 2 outlined a C$17.2 million (US$12.5 million) program for its Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in Northern British Columbia that will include 9,000 met... — Updated 3/17/2023

British Columbia's Golden Triangle is poised for a mining boom that raises the bar when it comes to achieving the higher environmental, social, and guidance expectations for companies that produce... — Updated 3/2/2023

The global transition to renewable energy is demanding enormous quantities of copper and zinc, two metals that are a specialty of Teck Resources Ltd. To help leverage its global portfolio to help... — Updated 2/10/2023

Though effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lingered, mineral explorers rushed to the Yukon like moths to a flame during 2022. Mining's most daring sector rallied to generate the busiest field season... — Updated 2/2/2023 Full story

Copper Fox Metals Inc. Jan. 18 reported that initial assays from the 2022 drill program at Schaft Creek extend near-surface higher-grade zones with the large porphyry copper-gold deposit at this min... — Updated 1/19/2023

Mining activity in Northwest Territories held steady in 2022 despite constraints imposed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as a cadre of mainly junior mining companies took up the international... — Updated 1/17/2023 Full story

Copper Fox Metals Inc. April 19 reported plans to carry out 5,000 meters of drilling this summer at the Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle.... — Updated 4/28/2022

Copper Fox Metals Inc. March 7 reported that the 2021 metallurgical drilling carried out at Schaft Creek cut both bulk tonnage and higher-grade mineralization at this large porphyry copper-gold-moly... — Updated 3/10/2022

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Mineral exploration activity in Northwest Territories showed signs of revival in 2021, coming on the heels of the slowest year in recent memory. Excited by renewed interest in gold deposits in and... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Despite a season challenged by heavy rains and an early snowstorm, the massive amount of exploration carried out in Northern British Columbia during 2021 piled loads of drill core and surface... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

While much of Teck Resources Ltd.'s investment and focus during 2021 was on the implementation of its long-term sustainability strategy, the British Columbia-based miner continued to carry out... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Triumph Gold Corp. June 29 announced the start of a comprehensive exploration program focused on expanding and upgrading resources and developing zones of mineralization outside the deposit areas... — Updated 7/8/2021

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 demanding massive... — Updated 5/27/2021

Copper Fox Metals Inc. March 22 published an updated resource estimate for Schaft Creek, a large porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project advanced under a joint venture between Teck Resources... — Updated 4/29/2021

Copper Fox Metals Inc. March 3 announced plans for a C$3.4 million 2021 program for Schaft Creek that is slated to include a 4,000-meter metallurgical and geotechnical drill program at this... — Updated 4/1/2021

For many mining companies eyeing prospects in Canada's far north, 2020 presented insurmountable challenges. But for the few explorers and producers focused on Northwest Territories, the year proved... — Updated 1/28/2021 Full story

Copper Fox Metals Inc. Nov. 24 reported that it is having a preliminary economic assessment completed for Schaft Creek, a copper-gold-molybdenum project in northwestern British Columbia being... — Updated 12/4/2020

Explorers seeking new mineral discoveries in the Northwest Territories are expected to spend less in 2018 than the C$90 million they shelled out collectively last year. Natural Resources Canada... — Updated 10/28/2020 Full story

While mining activity remained strong in the Northwest Territories in 2019, industry and government officials alike worried that the robust sector, driven largely by production at three diamond... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

Whether it be precious metals such as gold and silver, base metals like copper and zinc, or battery metals like nickel and cobalt, northern British Columbia is rich in the type of metal deposits... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

Teck Resources Ltd.'s northern exploration had two major focal points – ensuring the Red Dog District in Northwest Alaska continues as a significant source of global zinc supply well into the... — Updated 8/14/2020 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, this... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

Teck Resources Ltd. is investing roughly US$110 million on mill upgrades at its Red Dog Mine that will help ensure strong zinc production from this Northwest Alaska zinc operation until at least... — Updated 11/1/2018 Full story