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MobileMT EM survey lights up several untested VMS and porphyry targets at Johnson Tract. HighGold Mining Inc. Feb. 28 reported that a property-wide electromagnetic (EM) and magnetic geophysical... — Updated 3/14/2024

With Donlin Gold reentering the feasibility study stage, Ambler Metals waiting on the reevaluation of the permit needed for a road to the Ambler Mining District, and an overall lack of investment... — Updated 2/1/2024 Full story

Launching a multi-year initiative to unlock the potential of its Johnson Tract gold project in Southcentral Alaska, HighGold Mining Inc. began with an exploration and development program in 2023... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

HighGold Mining Inc. Nov. 20 announced an update for its 2023 exploration and development program, as well as the final drill results from its Johnson Tract project in Southcentral Alaska. "We had... — Updated 11/22/2023 Full story

HighGold Mining Inc. Sept. 6 reported another spectacular gold intercept in the initial batch of assays from the 2023 drill program at its Johnson Tract polymetallic project in Southcentral Alaska.... — Updated 11/17/2023

HighGold Mining Inc. Aug. 22 provided an update on the 2023 exploration and development program at the company's Johnson Tract property in Southcentral Alaska, showcasing the methodical efficiency w... — Updated 11/17/2023

With a world now connected by commercial aircraft, defended by sound-breaking jets, and explored by the bizarre rotors of a helicopter, aviation is a concept now often taken for granted but still no... — Updated 9/14/2023 Full story

Explores Ellis Zone expansion; begins groundwork for an underground exploration ramp at JT gold deposit. HighGold Mining Inc. June 29 announced the launch of a roughly 8,000-meter drill program... — Updated 7/27/2023

Gold dominates Alaska mineral exploration, but a critical shift arises. Since the discovery of gold in what is now the Alaska capital city of Juneau, prospectors, geologists, and fortune seekers hav... — Updated 2/2/2023 Full story

After elevating the resource in the JT deposit to above 1 million ounces of gold-equivalent, HighGold Mining Inc. focused its 2022 drilling at its Johnson Tract property in Alaska largely on expandi... — Updated 1/26/2023 Full story

HighGold Mining Inc. Dec. 8 reported that the final batch of assay results from its 2022 drilling of the Ellis Zone discovery provides further evidence of the potential for multiple high-grade gold... — Updated 12/15/2022

HighGold Mining Inc. Nov. 29 reported that one hole drilled this year at JT cut 120.5 meters averaging 18.76 grams per metric ton gold, the best intercept ever encountered at the namesake deposit... — Updated 12/8/2022

HighGold drilling expands gold-rich Ellis Zone north of 1M oz JT Deposit. With the latest batch of assay results showing the drills are continuing to cut broad layers of high-grade gold at Ellis... — Updated 10/6/2022

HighGold Mining Inc. Sept. 12 announced that its 2022 drilling is extending high-grade gold mineralization at Ellis Zone, a recently identified mineralized trend associated with the bonanza-grade... — Updated 9/22/2022

HighGold Mining Inc. July 12 announced a 40% increase in the gold-equivalent resource at the JT deposit on the company's Johnson Tract property in Southcentral Alaska. According to the new... — Updated 7/28/2022

HighGold Mining Inc. June 22 reported that testing shows that conventional metallurgical techniques yield very high-quality copper, zinc, lead, and gold concentrates from the JT deposit on its... — Updated 6/30/2022

HighGold Mining Inc. May 31 announced plans for a US$9 million exploration program at Johnson Tract that will include at least 13,000 meters of drilling to expand upon known polymetallic gold... — Updated 6/9/2022

On March 18, 2022, Alaska's mining community lost Bill Ellis, a close friend and geologist that was universally loved for his kind spirit and optimism, traits that will live on as a legacy as solid... — Updated 3/31/2022 Full story

While copper has the potential to be a major contributor to Alaska's economic future, this "new oil" of the low-carbon economy will be hard-pressed to beat out the old money being produced at... — Updated 2/24/2022 Full story

HighGold Mining Inc. Jan. 25 reported that the geological mapping, geochemical sampling, geophysical surveys, and exploration drilling carried out during 2021 has shown that the strong gold-rich... — Updated 2/10/2022

Assays are pending, the unofficial slogan of the 2021 mineral exploration season across Alaska and Canada's North, is a phrase that continues to echo in a void left by the lack of drill results goin... — Updated 2/3/2022

HighGold Mining Inc. is rapidly unlocking the potential of Johnson Tract, a high-grade polymetallic gold project that exemplifies the exceptional mineral exploration opportunities Alaska has to... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

With more than half of Alaska's entire population living within its region, Cook Inlet Region Inc., more commonly known as CIRI, is the most metropolitan of the 12 landholding Alaska Native... — Updated 1/6/2022 Full story

HighGold Mining Inc. Dec. 21 reported that assay results from the 2021 infill and resource expansion drilling continue to cut broad zones of both precious and base metals in and around the JT deposi... — Updated 12/30/2021 Full story

HighGold Mining Inc. Dec. 2 reported that its first pass drilling at Difficult Creek is beginning to outline the potential for this prospect area on its Johnson Tract property in Alaska to host a... — Updated 12/30/2021