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The glimmer of gold and robust Coffee provided North of 60 mining explorers with a much needed pick-me-up in 2016. At the dawn of the year, Alaska and northern Canada’s mining sectors were being d... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story

When Kaminak Gold Corp. cut a deal with Shawn Ryan, an enterprising prospector in Yukon Territory, to option the Coffee gold project in 2009, the exploration company had a hunch it nabbed the best... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story

Like a gong proclaiming the end of the long and arduous bear market for North of 60 mining explorers, the May 12 news that Goldcorp Inc. would buy Kaminak Gold Corp. for roughly C$500 million... — Updated 2/3/2018

As a follow-up to last month's realization that once again "the game is afoot" in the mining industry, major gold producer Goldcorp recently presented some arresting statistics at the Bank of... — Updated 1/26/2018

White Gold Corp. Feb. 15 provided an overview of the 2017 exploration program at its 297,000-hectare (734,000 acres) land package in the White Gold District, Yukon. This program will be carried out... — Updated 1/18/2018 Full story

Sparked by the discovery of the White Gold district and fueled by investors' appetite for mining stocks, the Yukon experienced a modern era gold rush in 2007 that included nearly C$1 billion of... — Updated 1/15/2018

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. May 29 announced the completion of a C$4 million initial public offering and the start of trading on the TSX Venture Exchange. Fireweed is a new exploration company that has an... — Updated 6/11/2017

G4G Capital Corp. Dec. 20 announced the appointment of renowned Yukon prospector Shawn Ryan to its board of directors. In recent years Ryan has made a number of important gold discoveries in the... — Updated 12/25/2016

Silver Range Resources Ltd. Sept. 7 said it has staked and conducted preliminary exploration at the Quartzite gold property in Nunavut's Kivalliq region. Located near Kaminak Lake, 130 kilometers (8... — Updated 9/11/2016

Goldcorp Inc. July 20 said it has completed the acquisition of Kaminak Gold Corp. in an all-shares deal valued at roughly C$401 million when you consider the value of the Goldcorp shares on the day... — Updated 7/24/2016

Independence Gold Corp. July 7 reported the completion of its phase-1 exploration program the Boulevard and Moosehorn projects in the White Gold District, Yukon Territory. This work included... — Updated 7/17/2016 Full story

Independence Gold Corp. June 20 reported that Goldcorp Inc. intends to buy 10,884,880 flow-through shares of Independence for net proceeds of C$1,959,278.40. Upon completion of this private... — Updated 6/26/2016

Stakeholder Gold Corp. June 14 reported that exploration is underway at its Ballarat gold project, located about 16 kilometers (10 miles) northeast of Kaminak Gold's Coffee project in the White... — Updated 6/19/2016

Kaminak Gold Corp. June 9 reported the start of a C$2.6 million initial phase of the 2016 exploration program at the Coffee Gold project in the Yukon Territory. The program is designed to test... — Updated 6/19/2016 Full story

Kaminak Gold Corp. May 12 reported that Goldcorp Inc. has agreed to acquire the junior mining company in an all-share transaction. The total consideration offered for the Kaminak shares is roughly... — Updated 5/22/2016 Full story

Kaminak Gold Corp. May 5 posted a C$29 million budget for the 2016 program at its Coffee Gold project in Yukon Territory. Nearly half of the 2016 budget (C$13.9 million) has been allocated to mine p... — Updated 5/15/2016 Full story

Stakeholder Gold Corp. May 5 said GroundTruth Exploration Inc. will be carrying out exploration at its Ballarat gold project located in the White Gold District of Yukon Territory. The work will... — Updated 5/8/2016 Full story

Independence Gold Corp. April 27 reported an initial C$1.5 million exploration budget for 2016, which will fund roughly 1,500 meters of reverse circulation drilling at its Boulevard project, trenchi... — Updated 5/1/2016

Kaminak Gold Corp. Jan. 6 said a recently finished feasibility study indicates that its Coffee gold project in the Yukon Territory represents a robust, high-margin open pit mining and heap leach... — Updated 1/10/2016

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. Dec. 4 reported that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a 3 percent net smelter returns royalty on the Lucky Strike gold property, located in the Yukon's White... — Updated 12/13/2015

Independence Gold Corp. Nov. 18 reported results from an eight-hole (1,093 meters) reverse circulation drill program at the Sunrise zone of its Boulevard gold project located about 135 kilometers (8... — Updated 11/29/2015