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A new Australian company has entered the Alaska gold exploration scene with a deal to acquire Monte Cristo, a 125-square-mile (324 square kilometers) underexplored project in the Kahiltna Terrane... — Updated 7/22/2021

GoldMining Inc. June 21 published an updated mineral resource estimate for its Whistler gold-silver-copper project adjacent to Nova Minerals Ltd.'s Estelle gold project in Southcentral Alaska.... — Updated 7/1/2021

Nova Minerals Ltd. June 16 announced the start of drilling at RPM, a potentially higher-grade zone that represents the next stage of growth on the company's Estelle gold property in Alaska.... — Updated 6/24/2021

Nova Minerals Ltd. June 8 reported strong gold mineralization encountered during infill drilling at the Korbel Main deposit at the company's Estelle gold property in Southcentral Alaska. Situated... — Updated 6/24/2021 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. April 7 announced an updated and expanded resource for the Korbel Main gold deposit on its Estelle project in Alaska. According to the new calculation, Korbel Main hosts 4.7... — Updated 4/15/2021

Nova Minerals Ltd. March 15 said it is encouraged by the results from ore sorting tests completed on material sourced from the Korbel Main deposit on its Estelle gold project in Alaska. According... — Updated 3/18/2021

Nova Minerals Ltd. Feb. 8 reports that it has extended the gold mineralization tapped with drilling at the Korbel Main deposit on its Estelle project in Alaska to 1,600 meters along strike and... — Updated 2/18/2021

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 Full story

Australian explorer Nova Minerals Ltd. is rapidly building on the multi-million-ounce gold resource it has outlined on its flagship Estelle project in Alaska. Located about 100 miles (160 kilometers... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. Dec. 18 reported that initial tests indicate that ore sorting could significantly upgrade the feed for a mill and heap leach facility at a future mine on the Estelle gold project... — Updated 12/30/2020

Due to their vital importance to American manufacturing and the fact that 100% of U.S. supply comes from overseas, primarily China, rare earth elements top the list of minerals and metals deemed... — Updated 12/23/2020 Full story

As Americans were preparing for the most unusual Thanksgiving holiday in memory, Australia-based Nova Minerals Ltd. announced results from the "most important" hole drilled to date at Estelle and th... — Updated 12/10/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 22 reported impressive high-grade gold in rock samples collected from the RPM target on its 85-square-mile (220 square kilometers) Estelle gold property in Alaska. Located... — Updated 11/12/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 5 reported a 3.3-million-ounce gold resource for the Korbel deposit on the company’s Estelle gold project in Alaska. According to this updated calculation, Block B at Korbel... — Updated 10/15/2020

Australia-based Nova Minerals Ltd. Aug. 31 announced it has plenty of cash in the bank to advance Korbel resource blocks A and B at its Estelle gold project in Alaska through the preliminary... — Updated 9/26/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. Aug. 26 reported high-grade gold samples collected from an outcrop at Cathedral, an exploration target about 1,200 meters southwest of Korbel Block B on the company's Estelle... — Updated 9/26/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. Aug. 19 said the 2020 drill program in Alaska continues to expand a very large and continuous gold system at the Korbel resource area toward the north end of the Australian... — Updated 9/26/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. July 15 reported long intercepts of gold mineralization in two more holes drilled into Korbel resource block B at its 54,400-acre (220 square kilometers) Estelle project in... — Updated 9/26/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. July 23 reported more very wide gold intercepts in the first two 2020 holes drilled into the Korbel target on the Australian junior's Estelle gold property in Alaska. Located... — Updated 9/26/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. May 24 said visual observation of core from this year's drilling at its Estelle project in Alaska indicates that mineralization extends beyond the inaugural 2.5-million-ounce... — Updated 9/26/2020

4 is shaping up to be the best year for Alaska's mineral exploration sector in a decade – that was the message delivered by North of 60 Mining News in January. Now, just four months and one C... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. April 20 announced that the Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority (AIDEA) has approved a resolution authorizing an agreement to advance studies of the West Susitna... — Updated 9/26/2020

In what appears to be a positive turn for the 2020 exploration season in Alaska, Nova Minerals Ltd. is preparing to have drills turning again soon at its 2.5-million-ounce Estelle gold project. The... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. Feb. 17 announced the start of a 18,500-meter 2020 phase-1 program at its Estelle gold project in Alaska. "We are pleased to have commenced the 2020 drill program so early on in... — Updated 9/26/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. Jan. 15 announced it has raised A$4.3 million (US$3 million) to fund the early 2020 exploration program at its Estelle gold project in Alaska. Located about 100 miles northwest... — Updated 9/26/2020