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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,... — Updated 1/18/2021 Full story

Following a C$3 million investment by Eric Sprott in July, Grande Portage Resources Ltd. launched a 21-hole drill program at its Herbert Gold project about 16 miles north of Juneau in... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Dec. 14 reports that drilling cut strong gold mineralization at Elusive, the southernmost of eight primary vein structures that have been confirmed at the... — Updated 12/17/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Dec. 9 reported assay results from holes that tapped gold mineralization in the Deep Trench, Ridge and Main veins on its Herbert Gold project in Southeast... — Updated 12/10/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Nov. 11 announced the completion of a roughly 8,500-meter drill program at Herbert Gold that involved 21 holes drilled outside the resource area at this... — Updated 11/12/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Oct. 1 reported that it cut 52.34 grams per metric ton gold across 2.71 meters about 170 meters east of any other drilling into the Goat vein on the... — Updated 10/8/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Aug. 20 reported visible gold in two holes in unexpected veins tapped during the 2020 program at its Herbert Gold project just north of Juneau, Alaska.... — Updated 9/26/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. June 30 announced the start of an 18- to 20-hole drill program that includes resource expansion and exploration drilling at its Herbert Gold project in South... — Updated 9/26/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. May 7 said it plans to move ahead with 2020 exploration at its Herbert gold project near Juneau, Alaska and is taking the necessary steps to organize for a... — Updated 9/26/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. April 8 announced it has received regulatory approval for a 2020 drill program at its Herbert Gold project within the Juneau Gold Belt in Southeast Alaska.... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

As the year winds down, mineral industry evaluations for 2019 are being published at a rapid rate. One of the most interesting such global reviews is EY Global Mining and Metals' annual... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Nov. 19 reported that recent metallurgical tests show that gravity plus floatation has the potential to recover more than 97 percent of the gold and 90... — Updated 9/26/2020

An abnormally long fall has allowed the Alaska mining industry to extend seasonal work well into mid-October, creating a lot of new information about project work conducted around the... — Updated 9/26/2020

As the rest of the country suffers through the Dog Days of summer, Alaska is approaching the end of a topsy-turvy summer season that saw unseasonably hot, dry weather in some parts of the... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. July 29 announced the start of a summer field program at its Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska that includes trenching and channel sampling across... — Updated 9/26/2020

In the famous words of Sherlock Holmes, the game is afoot! After seasonally slower news from Alaska's mining industry in March and April, the dam has broken with over two dozen Alaska... — Updated 9/25/2020 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. May 7 announced a significant expansion of resources at its high-grade Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska. Herbert Gold now hosts 1.88 million metric... — Updated 9/25/2020

Seeking economic and cultural prosperity for its more than 22,000 Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian shareholders while also looking to provide even greater benefits for future generations,... — Updated 9/25/2020 Full story

Those of you that attended the recent Cordilleran Roundup Convention in Vancouver can attest to the exuberant, upbeat atmosphere that pervaded the conference and was very much in... — Updated 9/25/2020 Full story

I, for one, feel vindicated, relieved and ready to face the New Year! How so, you ask? Please let me explain. For those of you who remember my column in November, I noted that EY Global... — Updated 9/25/2020 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Jan. 8 announced the discovery of a new gold zone directly beneath a drill pad used to target the high-grade gold veins at the company's Herbert Gold... — Updated 9/25/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Jan. 3 reported that drilling has cut gold in the North Vein, which marks the fifth subparallel gold structure confirmed with drilling on the company's... — Updated 9/25/2020

As the year waned, Alaska's mining industry reported some of the last of its 2018 seasonal field results while the University of Alaska and state of Alaska released some current and... — Updated 9/25/2020 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Nov. 27 reported another high-grade gold intercept for this year's drilling at the Goat Vein on the company's Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska. Hole... — Updated 9/25/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Oct. 29 said drilling has tapped high-grade gold in the Goat vein on the Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska. Earlier this year, Grande Portage reported... — Updated 9/25/2020