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

In the days before Fairbanks' rise to prominence as the economic and transportation hub of Interior Alaska, a small trade camp about five miles downriver was already attracting all the attention.... — Updated 3/2/2023 Full story

Gold dominates Alaska mineral exploration, but a critical shift arises. Since the discovery of gold in what is now the Alaska capital city of Juneau, prospectors, geologists, and fortune seekers hav... — Updated 2/2/2023 Full story

As a project-generating exploration company, Millrock Resources Inc. identifies and secures grassroots mineral projects and brings on partners to fund the high-risk early stages of exploration.... — Updated 1/18/2023 Full story

With the January completion of an A$10 million (U$7.1 million) initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange, Felix Gold Ltd. went into 2022 well-positioned to begin... — Updated 1/18/2023

Millrock Resources Inc. Nov. 21 reported that the 2022 drilling being carried out by Felix Gold Ltd. continues to cut significant near-surface gold mineralization in multiple zones on the Treasure C... — Updated 12/2/2022

Felix hits gold at Treasure Creek; Resolution awaits more assays from Tourmaline Ridge   Australian mineral exploration companies have been busy this summer with drill programs targeting gold p... — Updated 9/22/2022

Felix Gold Ltd. Aug. 1 announced additional near surface gold intercepts from the 15,000-meter drill program being carried out this year on the Treasure Creek project about 20 miles north of... — Updated 8/11/2022

Cutting 28.9 meters averaging 1.43 grams per metric ton gold in its second hole, Felix Gold Ltd. is off to a strong start at its Treasure Creek project a few miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Felix... — Updated 6/23/2022

Felix Gold Ltd. May 25 announced that it has leased 6,203 acres of gold prospective properties in the Fairbanks Mining District from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office. Lying between Felix'... — Updated 5/26/2022

Millrock Resources Inc. May 4 announced that Felix Gold Ltd. has begun drilling on the Treasure Creek gold project north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Early in 2021, Felix entered into an alliance with... — Updated 5/12/2022

From an expected multimillion-dollar exploration program on the hardrock sources of the placer gold discovered by Felix Pedro in the Fairbanks Mining District 120 years ago to preliminary... — Updated 3/4/2022

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 Full story

Felix Gold Ltd. Jan. 31 announced the completion of an A$10 million (U$7.1 million) initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ASX symbol FXG. "This is a... — Updated 2/10/2022

As a project-generating exploration company, Millrock Resources Inc. identifies and secures grassroots mineral projects and brings on partners to fund the high-risk early stages of exploration. In... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. Nov. 30 announced that its exploration partner in the Fairbanks Mining District, Felix Gold, has filed a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission... — Updated 12/9/2021

Spread across the Tanana Valley foothills, accessible by road, rail, and air, Fairbanks is called Alaska's Golden Heart City for a reason. Laying claim to a colorful history, the city at the center... — Updated 12/9/2021 Full story

HOPE, Alaska – An Alaska partnership between Trout Unlimited and Kinross Gold Corp. demonstrates that cooperation and collaboration are more powerful than conflict and polarization when it comes... — Updated 9/30/2021

Accounting for at least US$100 million invested in mineral exploration and mine development in Alaska during 2021, Australian companies continue to work along the entire breadth of the Last... — Updated 8/26/2021

An Alaska-based mineral explorer that has long attracted Australian companies to projects it has generated, Millrock Resources Inc. is actively working with two such companies on gold exploration... — Updated 8/26/2021

Millrock Resources Inc. July 7 provided an update on the Alaska gold exploration programs being carried out in partnership with two Australia-based mineral explorers – Felix Gold Ltd. in the Fairb... — Updated 7/29/2021

Millrock Resources Inc. Feb. 13 announced that it has expanded its Fairbanks Mining District gold properties and its partner Felix Gold Ltd. has added David Larimer to lead the exploration of the... — Updated 4/22/2021

Millrock Resources Inc. Feb. 10 announce that it has staked 208 new state mining claims associated with the Treasure Creek and Ester Dome gold properties, expanding its total land position in the... — Updated 2/11/2021

Millrock Resources Inc. Jan. 12 announced that it has vended three of its Alaska gold exploration projects – Treasure Creek, Ester Dome, and Liberty Bell – to Alaska-based subsidiaries of Felix... — Updated 1/22/2021

As a project generating exploration company, Millrock Resources Inc. identifies and secures grassroots mineral projects and brings on partners to fund the high-risk early stages of exploration.... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story

A true northern pioneer far from his Eastern European home, 'Wise' Mike Stepovich, settles in a new land and leaves behind a historic legacy in Alaska's Golden Heart City. The history of Fairbanks... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story