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Fireweed Zinc adds Gayna River project
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. May 10 announced the staking of the Gayna River project in Northwest Territories, Canada, adding a prospective zinc-gallium-germanium-lead-silver project to its... — Updated 5/12/2022
Giant Yukon zinc project taking shape
On the heels of a productive exploration season in 2021 at the MacMillan Pass Project in Yukon Territory, Fireweed Zinc Ltd. has attracted additional capital from lead shareholders,... — Updated 4/8/2022
Assays complete for Fireweed's Boundary
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Mar. 10 announced the results from the last two holes at the Boundary West target – a recent discovery at the company's MacMillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in... — Updated 3/10/2022
Fireweed Zinc is pushing the Boundary
After tapping an intriguing discovery hole from its most recent Boundary West target, Fireweed Zinc Ltd. has further expanded efforts to explore the company's Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-sil... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story
2021 Yukon exploration bounces back
Mining exploration and production activity soared in Yukon Territory in 2021 thanks to high metals prices, pro-industry government policies, and mounting successes in the field. Bouncing... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story
Tom East gives high-grade cut for Fireweed
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Jan. 12 makes its first announcement of the year with assay results from a hole that cut 6.92% zinc, 5.03% lead, and 48.7 grams per metric ton silver at Tom East, the... — Updated 1/20/2022
Fireweed Zinc cuts first copper discovery
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Nov. 18 reported significant copper mineralization encountered in a step-out hole drilled in the Boundary Zone at Macmillan Pass, bringing a new metal into play at... — Updated 12/2/2021
Boundary West reveals more consistent cuts
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Nov. 23 announced an update from the 2021 drilling program at Macmillan Pass in Yukon, Canada, with a substantial intersect cutting 16.1 meters of 10.4% zinc and 15.7... — Updated 12/2/2021
Base metals projects post strong results
Drill results from mineral exploration programs in Canada's Yukon Territory this year are beginning to roll in as numerous companies wind down 2021 field operations in what some describe... — Updated 10/28/2021
Fireweed drills three Boundary zinc zones
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Sept. 16 reported that the second hole drilled this year at the Boundary West target at its Macmillan Pass project in eastern Yukon has cut three distinct zones of zinc... — Updated 9/30/2021
Fireweed cuts strong zinc at Boundary West
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Aug. 17 reported that its first 2021 hole at Macmillan Pass cut a wide zone of strong zinc mineralization at the Boundary West discovery, including a very high-grade... — Updated 8/26/2021
Fireweed Zinc drills encouraging rocks
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. July 27 reported wide zones of mineralization have been encountered in the first three holes drilled this year at the Boundary West discovery on the company's... — Updated 8/5/2021
New Macmillan Pass zinc zone discovered
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Feb. 3 reported a long intercept of strong zinc and silver mineralization in the discovery hole at Boundary West, a resource expansion target on the company's... — Updated 2/11/2021
Fall drilling of MacMillan Pass Boundary
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. targeted the expansion of known zones of high-grade zinc mineralization and exploration of new targets during a late-2020 season program at its 544-square-kilometer... — Updated 1/18/2021 Full story
Fireweed nearly doubles Macmillan Pass
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Nov. 23 announced that it has nearly doubled its land position in the Macmillan Pass area of eastern Yukon through the acquisition of two claim blocks that cover zinc,... — Updated 12/4/2020
Fireweed Zinc ramps up Yukon exploration
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Aug. 19 announced it is ramping up a late season drilling and exploration program at its Macmillan Pass zinc project in eastern Yukon. This program, which will include... — Updated 9/26/2020
Pact paves way for Yukon road upgrades
Government of Yukon and the Ross River Dena Council First Nation March 3 announced an agreement in principle has been reached for roughly C$71 million in upgrades to the North Canol Road... — Updated 9/26/2020
Expanding Boundary at Macmillan Pass
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Nov. 5 reported that drills cut 230 meters averaging 4.14 percent zinc from a depth of eight meters at Boundary, a zone currently not included in the resource for the... — Updated 9/26/2020
Junior awakens MacMillan Pass giant
Another slumbering zinc giant is being awakened in Canada's far north. The MacMillan Pass project, a venture targeting an extensive package of mining claims assembled recently by junior... — Updated 9/26/2020
Boundary zinc could boost Macmillan Pass
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Oct. 16 reported that drills cut 250 meters averaging 3.44 percent zinc from the surface at Boundary, a zone currently not included in the resource for the company's... — Updated 9/26/2020
Zinc intercepts confirm, expand Tom North
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Aug. 20 reported results from the first five holes drilled at the company's Macmillan Pass zinc project in eastern Yukon. Two deposits at Macmillan Pass – Tom and... — Updated 9/26/2020
Fireweed eyes more zinc, new targets
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. June 12 announced that crews have begun work in preparation for the 2019 exploration program at Macmillan Pass, a 544-square-kilometer (210 square miles) zinc-lead... — Updated 9/25/2020
Teck to up its stake in Fireweed Zinc
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Jan. 18 announced that Teck Resources Ltd. has put in a lead order to acquire shares during Fireweed's upcoming C$5 million private placement financing. Teck, which... — Updated 9/25/2020
Mineral riches lure explorers to Yukon
Though mineral exploration in Yukon Territory this year lagged the pace seen in 2018, mine development projects advanced at a steady clip in 2019, while several past-producing mines moved... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story
Fireweed drills zinc deposit extensions
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. focused its 2019 exploration on continuing to add high-grade resources at Macmillan Pass, a 544-square-kilometer (210 square miles) zinc-lead-silver project in eastern... — Updated 8/14/2020