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Triumph Gold Corp. Oct. 2 announced the retirement of Paul Reynolds, who served as president and CEO of the Yukon-based mineral exploration company for the past five years. Former Triumph Gold Vice... — Updated 9/26/2020

The World Gold Council Sept. 12 launched its Responsible Gold Mining Principles, which lays out a framework that provides investors and downstream gold supply chain customers with clear... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Evrim Resources Corp. Sept. 5 said its 2019 drilling and sampling continues to affirm the gold potential along a 10-kilometer (six miles) structural corridor at its Astro project in the Northwest... — Updated 9/26/2020

Yukon Territory, a mineral exploration frontrunner in Canada's North, is witnessing a significant slowdown in 2019. As a result, growth in Yukon's economy is expected to slow this year but rebound... — Updated 9/26/2020

Northway Resources Corp., a new company with two gold exploration properties in Alaska, Aug. 26 announced the completion of an initial public offering and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. "We... — Updated 9/26/2020

GT Gold Corp. Aug. 12 announced that Paul Harbidge, former senior vice president of exploration for Goldcorp Inc., will be taking over as the president and CEO of GT Gold on Sept. 3. Harbidge's... — Updated 9/26/2020

Thanks to the start-up of new mines, The Conference Board of Canada forecasts the economies of Canada's territories to grow significantly over the next two years. In Territorial Outlook Economic... — Updated 9/25/2020

Contango ORE Inc. June 11 announced that the sales process for the Peak Gold joint venture has concluded without identifying a buyer for the partnership that owns the high-grade Peak Gold project... — Updated 9/25/2020

Triumph Gold Corp. is making significant, new strides toward unlocking the geological secrets of Freegold Mountain, a district-scale property that could produce one of the richest copper-gold... — Updated 9/25/2020

GT Gold Corp. May 20 announced plans for a 10,000-meter initial phase of 2019 drilling primarily focused on the Saddle North gold-copper target on its Tatogga property in British Columbia's Golden... — Updated 9/25/2020

With at least five companies investing heavily in securing ground, acquiring royalties and drilling at and around the Pogo Mine, Goodpaster Mining District has emerged as the hottest destination for... — Updated 9/25/2020

Tectonic Metals Inc. plans to leverage Alaska's underexplored gold potential to create "the number one mineral exploration company in the world." While this is a lofty goal, Tectonic Metals is led b... — Updated 9/25/2020

GT Gold Corp. May 9 announced that Newmont Goldcorp Corporation has agreed to invest C$17.6 million into an upcoming financing, a strategic investment that will accelerate the exploration and... — Updated 9/25/2020

Since its formation in 1999, Seabridge Gold Inc. has amassed very large gold resources and reserves while keeping a watchful eye on the number of shares it has issued. In its 2018 annual report,... — Updated 9/25/2020

With 12.5 million acres of land spanning Alaska's Interior, Doyon Ltd. is the largest private landholder in the state and one of the largest in the nation. For mining and mineral exploration... — Updated 9/25/2020 Full story

White Gold Corp. plans to invest C$13 million this year on exploration across its 439,000 hectares (1.1 million acres) of lands that blanket some 40 percent of Yukon's famed White Gold District.... — Updated 9/25/2020

When it comes to attracting mining investment, Alaska, British Columbia and all three Canadian territories rank among the top 20 jurisdictions in the world on the Fraser Institute Survey of Mining... — Updated 9/25/2020 Full story

Following last year's merger with Randgold Resources, Barrick Gold Corp. has now made an offer to acquire Newmont Mining Corp., a deal that would merge the world's two largest gold mining companies... — Updated 9/25/2020

In a move many considered the stuff of science fiction or fantasy just 20 years ago, junior miner Auryn Resources Inc. has used artificial intelligence to help identify gold deposits at the... — Updated 9/25/2020

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. Jan. 24 reported that Newmont Mining Corp. has ended its option to earn an interest in Goldstrike's Plateau gold property in the Yukon. Under an agreement struck with... — Updated 9/25/2020

Will the new Barrick Gold Corp. sell its 50 percent stake in the Donlin Gold project? This is the question on the minds of many Donlin Gold stakeholders and Novagold Resources Inc. shareholders... — Updated 9/25/2020

Newmont Mining Corp. and Goldcorp Inc. are joining forces to create the largest gold mining company on Earth. This deal will also bring two exciting gold projects in the Yukon, Goldcorp's Coffee Gol... — Updated 9/25/2020

White Gold Corp. Jan. 8 reported near surface gold mineralization in several rotary-air-blast holes drilled along the Coffee Creek fault that extends eastward from Goldcorp Inc.'s Coffee Gold... — Updated 9/25/2020

New gold mines are expected to drive strong economic growth in Nunavut and Yukon over the next several years, according to the latest Territorial Outlook published by The Conference Board of... — Updated 9/25/2020

The proposed combination of Newmont Mining Corp. and Goldcorp Inc. has raised questions about the future of the companies' gold assets in the Yukon and investments in other junior mining companies a... — Updated 1/25/2019 Full story