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Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Nov. 7 reported that its 2022 drilling cut strong silver mineralization at Torbrit, the largest of three deposits that host the high-grade resource at the Dolly Varden at t... — Updated 11/10/2022

For this special spooky edition, North of 60 Mining News is revisiting some of the most bizarre and disturbing ghost towns in its northern coverage area. From one of the most haunted places in... — Updated 10/10/2022 Full story

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Sept. 13 reported that this year's drilling has encountered significant silver mineralization in an extension of Wolf Vein, prompting the company to focus the rest of its 2... — Updated 9/15/2022

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 10 announced that drilling has cut a wide section of high-grade silver mineralization outside the resource area of the Kitsol Vein near the historic Torbrit Mine on... — Updated 8/18/2022

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. May 17 announced that crews are gearing up for an initial 30,000-meter drill program that will focus on upgrading and expanding the resources at Dolly Varden and Homestake... — Updated 5/19/2022

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Jan. 31 reported wide sections of silver mineralization from the 2021 drilling of several zones that make up Torbrit, the largest of the four deposits on the Dolly Varden... — Updated 2/10/2022

Building on the success of its 2020 program, Dolly Varden Silver Corp. carried out a 10,506-meter drill program that focused largely on Torbrit, the largest and most advanced deposit on the... — 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

Following a year that saw Hecla Mining Company scale back exploration as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Idaho-based silver miner is beginning to get back to its tradition of... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Dec. 20 said high-grade silver encountered during drilling at the Wolf deposit provides another encouraging sign that strong mineralization continues north from the... — Updated 1/6/2022

In a deal that will consolidate two advanced mineral exploration properties in the Kitsault Valley area south of Stewart, British Columbia, Dolly Varden Silver Corp. has agreed to acquire Fury Gold... — Updated 12/16/2021

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. June 11 announced that Eric Sprott and Hecla Mining Company participated in two private placement financings that raised C$7.68 million, which will primarily go towards fur... — Updated 12/7/2021

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 4 announced that a 10,000-meter exploration and resource expansion drill program is now underway on its Dolly Varden silver property in northwestern British Columbia.... — Updated 12/7/2021

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Oct. 7 reported high-grade silver intercepts from infill and resource expansion drilling at the Torbrit deposit on the company's Dolly Varden project in Northwest British... — Updated 12/7/2021

A more than 10,000-meter drill program focused on exploring new zones of high-grade silver and expanding the resources already outlined was the centerpiece of Dolly Varden Silver Corp.'s 2020... — Updated 12/7/2021 Full story

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. May 7 announced the start of a 2021 exploration program that includes a planned 10,000 meters of drilling that will initially focus on upgrading and expanding the Torbrit s... — Updated 12/7/2021

Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. July 6 reported that it has expanded its portfolio of mineral projects in Southeast Alaska with the staking of Casey, a high-grade gold-silver volcanogenic massive... — Updated 7/15/2021

Challenged by a global pandemic and a particularly wet summer, many of Northern British Columbia's mineral explorers became adept to adjusting on the fly as they endeavored to unlock the rich precio... — Updated 2/4/2021 Full story

Continuing a tradition of growth, Hecla Mining Company entered 2020 with 37.08 million metric tons of proven and probable reserves averaging 212.2 million ounces of silver, 2 billion pounds of... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story

Mining found its way to the remote Kitsault Valley in northwestern British Columbia around 1910, bringing with it the ups and downs typical of mining regions in a bygone era. Roughly 29 miles... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. said the work it carried out in 2019 has positioned its namesake high-grade silver project in British Columbia for additional growth in 2020. Located at the southern tip... — Updated 9/26/2020

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Nov. 19 reported that reconnaissance drilling on its namesake property in northern British Columbia has discovered silver mineralization in five of the targets tested this... — Updated 9/26/2020

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 7 reported that it continues to cut very high-grade silver at the Chance discovery on the company's namesake property in northwestern British Columbia. The Dolly... — Updated 9/26/2020

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

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. is focused on expanding the high-grade silver resources at its namesake silver property south of Stewart, British Columbia. The deposits outlined so far at Dolly Varden... — Updated 8/14/2020