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

A 65,000-metric-ton-per-day operation at the Livengood mine project in Alaska would produce 6.4 million ounces of gold over a 21-year span, or an average of around 304,750 oz per year,... — Updated 11/11/2021

After years of quietly and efficiently optimizing a mine plan for Livengood, International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is now ready to incorporate this work into an updated pre-feasibility stud... — Updated 1/17/2021

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. Jan. 12 announced that its board of directors has approved a 2021 budget of US$5.6 million for a work program that will primarily be focused on the... — Updated 1/14/2021

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. July 15 announced it has finalized the key contracts for completion of a pre-feasibility study for developing a mine at its 11.5-million ounce... — Updated 9/26/2020

White Rock Minerals Ltd. June 10 said a team of geologists is slated to explore the Last Chance prospect in preparation for the first drilling at this gold discovery on the company's Red... — Updated 9/26/2020

After years of quietly and efficiently optimizing a plan for Livengood, International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is now moving ahead with new pre-feasibility study for developing a mine at... — Updated 9/26/2020

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. March 10 announced that its board has approved US$2.6 million for the 2020 work program at its 11.5-million-ounce Livengood gold project in Interior... — Updated 9/26/2020

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 dest... — Updated 9/25/2020

As is usually the case this time of year, the mining industry is awash in backward-looking statements designed to allow for more accurate forward-looking statements. Prime among them is o... — Updated 9/25/2020

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. March 15 said it is continuing metallurgical work to define and refine the project flowsheet for its 11.5-million-ounce Livengood gold project located... — Updated 9/25/2020

Freegold Ventures Ltd. Aug. 24 announced the start of a modest drill program at its Shorty Creek Project property in Interior Alaska, where previous drilling has cut long sections of... — Updated 9/25/2020

One of the most common complaints I hear from companies and individuals working in the mineral industry in Alaska is our deplorable lack of modern, usable-scale digital geophysical and... — Updated 9/25/2020

Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. May 1 said it intends to raise C$10 million through a non-brokered private placement that will include a major strategic investment from Electrum... — Updated 9/25/2020

In 2017 Alaska’s mineral exploration industry saw its first up-tick in exploration spending since 2011, an increase that S&P Global Market Intelligence’s “World Exploration Trends... — Updated 9/24/2020

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. March 14 announced that it has raised US$12 million to continue the optimization and environmental baseline studies for its Livengood gold project in I... — Updated 9/24/2020

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. continued metallurgical work to define and refine the project flowsheet for its Livengood gold project located along a paved highway about 70 miles... — Updated 8/14/2020

Primarily focused on gold, copper and silver, Millrock Resources Inc. is a project generating mineral exploration company that has built a large portfolio of highly prospective mineral... — Updated 8/14/2020

Since investing roughly US$70 million to acquire a 28 percent stake in Novagold Resources Inc. in 2009, American billionaire Thomas Kaplan and his Electrum Group of companies have taken a... — Updated 3/1/2019

Thanks largely to increased investments from Aussie mining explorers, mineral exploration spending across Alaska topped US$100 million in 2018. This is well above the roughly US$95... — Updated 3/1/2019

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. continued optimization and environmental baseline studies at Livengood, an 11.5-million-ounce gold project located along a paved highway about 70... — Updated 11/1/2018

Three world-class deposits in Alaska – Pebble, Donlin Gold and Livengood – are far enough advanced to be considered beyond the exploration stage but not quite ready to break ground on... — Updated 1/24/2018

Alaska's minerals exploration sector is on an upswing, thanks to Australian mining explorers looking north and mining majors upping their activities in the state. South32 Ltd., a Perth,... — Updated 1/24/2018

With the opening late last month of a public comment period for the environmental impact statement on the proposed Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project, I am cautiously... — Updated 1/18/2018

As the Alaska mining industry prepares for and kicks off exploration, development and production activities for 2017, the question on everyone’s lips at the recent Cordilleran Roundup... — Updated 1/13/2018

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. Feb. 1 said it has paid the U$14.7 million payment due on certain claims associated with its Livengood gold project in Interior Alaska. Following the... — Updated 2/5/2017