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Luckystrike Resources Ltd. Aug. 19 announced the completion of a 1,106-meter drill program targeting the expansion of the Monte Carlo zone on the Lucky Strike property in Yukon's White Gold District... — Updated 9/26/2020

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

Luckystrike Resources Ltd. said its 2018 exploration program at Lucky Strike continues to demonstrate that this property in the heart of the White Gold District has the ingredients to develop into... — Updated 9/25/2020

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. June 27 said drills are turning on its 156-square-kilometer (60 square miles) Lucky Strike gold property in the heart of the Yukon's White Gold District. Following up on... — Updated 9/25/2020

ATAC Resources Ltd. June 18 reported a 1.69-million-ounce maiden gold resource for Osiris, one of three projects that make up the 1,700-square-kilometer (656 square miles) Rackla Gold property in... — Updated 9/25/2020

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. June 11 reported that a planned 10,000-meter drill program being funded and operated by Newmont Mining Corp. is now underway at the 662-square-kilometer (256 square miles)... — Updated 9/25/2020

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. May 22 said it is mobilizing for the 2018 exploration program at Lucky Strike and other properties it holds in Yukon's White Gold District. This year's exploration will... — Updated 9/25/2020

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. May 16 announced plans to spin its six properties in Yukon's White Gold District, Yukon into a subsidiary to be known as Luckystrike Resources Ltd. Goldstrike said... — Updated 9/25/2020

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. April 30 reported that Newmont Mining Corp. is funding up to 10,000 meters of drilling at the expansive Plateau gold property in the Yukon. Early last year, Newmont cut a... — Updated 9/25/2020

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. Jan. 17 reported that the final hole of its 2017 drill campaign at the Lucky Strike property in Yukon's White Gold District cut 7.73 meters averaging 3.04 grams per metric... — Updated 9/24/2020

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 toward res... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

The two mega-mergers that hit the gold mining sector early in 2019 – Barrick Gold Corp. combining with Randgold Resources Ltd. and Newmont Mining Corp. acquiring Goldcorp Inc. – is forever... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

Since its formation in 2018, Luckystrike Resources Ltd. has been exploring Yukon gold properties spun out of Goldstrike Resources Ltd., with a primary focus on its flagship Lucky Strike gold... — Updated 8/14/2020

More than three dozen explorers chased lucrative mineral deposits in Yukon Territory in 2017 and most of these junior and senior companies returned to the northern jurisdiction this year to take... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

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

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. might be feeling lucky, but that doesn't mean the Canadian gold explorer is easing up in its aggressive push into Yukon Territory. Instead of kicking back and reveling in... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story

Roads to some of Yukon's richest mining districts are getting more than C$360 million in upgrades. Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rolled out the plans to invest in modern transportation... — Updated 1/24/2018 Full story

Goldcorp Inc.’s half-a-billion-dollar purchase of Kaminak Gold Corp. and the Coffee Gold project in Yukon Territory in 2016 marked a major shift for North of 60 mining explorers. Junior mining... — Updated 1/24/2018 Full story

As some of the world's biggest gold miners nab exciting plays that turned up across Yukon Territory during the past decade, Yukon's mining explorers continue to seek the next generation of mine... — Updated 1/24/2018 Full story

Following up on the discoveries made during a C$1 billion exploration explosion in the Yukon from 2007 until 2013, five of the world's largest gold producers are leading a second wave of the 21st... — Updated 1/24/2018 Full story

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. July 5 announced that a 10,000 line-kilometer airborne magnetic survey and a district-scale geochemical program have been completed at Plateau and drilling is now underway... — Updated 1/14/2018

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. Dec. 11 reported that Newmont Mining Corp. plans to complete up to 10,000 meters of drilling during the 2018 program at the Plateau gold property in the Yukon. In March,... — Updated 1/13/2018