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

With intercepts such as 19 meters averaging 18.23 grams per metric ton gold, the final batch of drill results from the 2021 program at Donlin Gold continue to show the strength of mineralization of... — Updated 3/17/2022

While copper has the potential to be a major contributor to Alaska's economic future, this "new oil" of the low-carbon economy will be hard-pressed to beat out the old money being produced at... — Updated 2/24/2022

Following the completion of a robust 2021 program that culminated in a decision to move forward with updating the feasibility study for developing a mine at Donlin Gold, Novagold Resources Inc.... — Updated 2/10/2022

Building upon the success from systematic exploration carried out over the previous two seasons, Tectonic Metals Inc. focused its 2021 program on testing high-grade and bulk tonnage gold targets on... — Updated 1/26/2022

Donlin Gold LLC partners Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. completed a roughly 24,200-meter drill program during 2021 that will likely provide the final data needed for an optimized pla... — Updated 1/26/2022

Alaska boasts what many consider the most successful aboriginal land claims settlement on Earth – a solution that has not only turned out to be a cultural success but a brilliant business move f... — Updated 1/6/2022

Tectonic Metals Inc. heads into the new year eagerly awaiting the results from roughly 85% of the 5,018 meters of drilling completed at its Tibbs gold project in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District... — Updated 1/6/2022

Calista Corp. and its more than 33,000 Yup'ik, Cup'ik, and Athabascan shareholders are on the cusp of realizing the benefits that will come with the sustainable development of a mine at the... — Updated 1/6/2022

From the wide distribution of the massive resources provided by a bowhead whale harvested in the icy waters of the Beaufort Sea to sharing the catch from successful fishing in the Gulf of Alaska,... — Updated 1/6/2022

Impressed by the wide sections of high-grade gold encountered by drilling and encouraged by positive input from Alaska stakeholders and regulators, top executives at Barrick Gold Corp. and Novagold... — Updated 12/30/2021

Valhalla Metals Inc., a privately held junior mining company focused on the exploration of the Sun and Smucker properties in Alaska's Ambler Mining District, may soon have easier access to funding... — Updated 12/9/2021

Building upon a strong relationship it has made with Doyon Ltd., Tectonic Metals Inc. has entered into an agreement to lease the Flat gold project owned by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act... — Updated 10/7/2021

Following the model set by other successful generals such as George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight Eisenhower, after having essentially won the War in Europe, went on to... — Updated 9/30/2021

With grades as high as 42.2 g/t gold over 5.74 meters, this year's drilling at Donlin Gold continues to tap fantastic zones of mineralization within this 39-million-ounce gold deposit in the... — Updated 9/2/2021

Donlin Gold LLC partners Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. are more than 8,650 meters into a 20,000-meter drill program that will likely provide the final data needed for an optimized... — Updated 7/29/2021

Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation has upheld a certification of reasonable assurance that the proposed Donlin Gold Mine in western Alaska will comply with the state's water quality... — Updated 7/1/2021

With the final assay results now in, Donlin Gold LLC partners Barrick Gold Corp. and Novagold Resources Inc.'s 2020 drill program exceeded the high geological bar set for their 39-million-ounce... — Updated 5/27/2021

Administrative Law Judge Kent Sullivan from the Alaska Office of Administrative Hearings has proposed that there is no "reasonable assurance" that the Donlin Gold Mine in western Alaska will comply... — Updated 5/6/2021

Donlin Gold LLC, Calista Corp. and The Kuskokwim Corporation are seeking the perspectives and local knowledge of people living in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region when it comes to subsistence and the... — Updated 4/29/2021

Mining and mineral exploration helped to bolster an Alaskan economy plagued by COVID-19 during 2020. According to a report prepared by the McKinley Research Group, a renowned Alaska-based research... — Updated 3/25/2021

Western Alaska Copper & Gold Feb. 3 reported an updated mineral resource estimate for Illinois Creek project that includes calculations for the heap leach pad and unmined resources on the western... — Updated 2/25/2021

Strong metal prices and an infusion of cash from notable resource investors helped to salvage much of a 2020 mineral exploration season in Alaska that became lethargic with disruptions, delays, and... — Updated 2/4/2021

While 103.9-meter drill intercepts averaging 6.1 grams per metric ton gold continues to demonstrate the robustness of mineralization at Donlin Gold, completing a 23,400-meter drill program during... — Updated 1/28/2021

Western Alaska Copper & Gold focused it's 2020 program on investigating the potential of restarting operations at the past producing Illinois Creek gold-silver mine near the Yukon River about 65... — Updated 1/17/2021

Donlin Gold LLC, a joint venture partnership owned equally by Barrick Gold Corp. and Novagold Resources Inc., completed 23,400 meters of drilling this year to gain a better understanding of the... — Updated 1/14/2021