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

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

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 2... — Updated 8/14/2020

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

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

While most mining jurisdictions have seen sharp drops in mineral exploration spending, such investments in Northwest Territories has largely held steady at about C$100 million annually during the... — Updated 2/3/2018

When judging the health of global mineral exploration, British Columbia seems to be the perfect model. In 2015, roughly C$272 million was invested in discovering and delineating mineral deposits in... — Updated 2/3/2018

Instead of putting up taller fences along the roughly 800-mile (1,300 kilometers) border between Alaska and British Columbia, the neighbors are building a larger negotiating table to work out... — Updated 1/27/2018

The Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern British Columbia has received final approvals necessary for commercial operation, marking the sixth new mine to open in the western province since... — Updated 1/26/2018

Alaska’s congressional delegation is once again eliciting greater Obama Administration involvement in the potential development of numerous mines being considered on northwestern British Columbia w... — Updated 1/26/2018

With world-class mineral deposits, paved roads and commercial power, northern British Columbia is considered by many as a great place to achieve a mining explorer's ultimate goal – find a mine. "... — Updated 1/24/2018

Copper Fox Metals Inc. Feb. 2 announced a C$900,000 program for Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum project in northwestern British Columbia. This program will include a remodeling of the resource,... — Updated 2/12/2017

Copper Fox Metals Inc. March 30 said the Schaft Creek Joint Venture - Copper Fox (25 percent) and Teck Resources Ltd. (75 percent) have budgeted C$700,000 for the 2016 work program at the Schaft... — Updated 4/3/2016

Mineral and coal exploration spending in British Columbia has dropped nearly 30 percent a year since reaching a pinnacle of C$680 million in 2012, mirroring the downward trend seen during the same... — Updated 11/1/2015

British Columbia Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett spent the week of Aug. 23 working to build bonds with Southeast Alaskans worried about potential downstream effects of mining copper- and... — Updated 8/30/2015

Copper Fox Metals Inc. May 6 said the summer field program for the Schaft Creek copper-gold project in northwestern British Columbia is expected to start in early June. The Schaft Creek joint ventur... — Updated 5/17/2015

Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott spent this week getting a firsthand look at trans-boundary water issues from the British Columbia side of the border, where a number of mines are being proposed on... — Updated 5/10/2015

From Washington D.C. and Ottawa to Juneau and Victoria, Alaska officials are engaging their Canadian counterparts about new generation of northwestern British Columbia mines that could potentially b... — Updated 4/5/2015

Copper Fox Metals Inc. March 17 provided an outline of the C$4.8-million program it plans for the Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum project in northwestern British Columbia. During 2014, the... — Updated 3/22/2015

A design flaw resulting from an inadequate understanding of the glacial lake sediments that formed a portion of the foundation on which the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine located in... — Updated 2/8/2015

To further strengthen neighborly bonds, British Columbia Minister of Mines Bill Bennett met with miners, fishermen, legislators and state regulators during an early November trip to Alaska. "I... — Updated 11/23/2014

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