(76) stories found containing 'Lik'
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When the dust settles
Alaska's mining industry captured the attention, not only of Alaskans but also the country during the past year when a controversy over the proposed Pebble Project in Southwest Alaska bubbled to... — Updated 2/1/2018
2010 Mining Explorers: Zazu Metals Corp.
STOCK SYMBOL: ZAZ Chairman and CEO: Gil Atzmon Vice President, Exploration: Joe Britton Vice President, Business Development: Matthew Ford Zazu Metals Corp. is exploring what it believes is one of the largest undeveloped zinc-lead deposits in the w... — Updated 10/31/2010
Kensington joins ranks of big producers
Two seminal events related to the Alaska mining industry occurred in the past month. First, in late June, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. reported the commencement of production at it Kensington gold... — Updated 7/25/2010
Gold demand could shake world markets
As Alaska's mining industry moves into the frenetic summer exploration and development season, the rest of the world is being buffeted by wild financial and commodity "mood swings" that are... — Updated 4/25/2010
Statistics show mining matters to Alaska
The Alaska Miners Association recently released an economic benefits summary of the Alaska mining industry. This summary indicated that in 2009 the Alaska mining industry provided 3,300 direct jobs... — Updated 2/28/2010
Terrane wreck lures explorers to Alaska
Geologically, Alaska is a terrane wreck, with multiple tectonic plates dumping their mineral payloads over the landscape. Geologists are still sifting through the wreckage in many places across the... — Updated 2/28/2010
New year, decade brings opportunities
As we plunge headlong into a new year and a new decade, the broad economic indicators for the mining industry suggest continued strong prices for most commodities in 2010 followed by slightly lower... — Updated 1/17/2010
Zazu orders Lik transportation study
Zazu Metals Corp. has signed an agreement with the state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export Agency to complete due diligence for transportation infrastructure needed to support a mine at... — Updated 1/17/2010
Miners, like boats, rode tide in 2009
Although commodities prices have improved for the mining industry over the past year, 2009 has been the kind of year most of us hope not to repeat. The best analogy I can come up with is the one... — Updated 12/20/2009
Mining Explorers 2009: Junior scopes massive zinc deposit
Zazu Metals Corp. is exploring what it believes is one of the largest undeveloped zinc-lead deposits in the world. Lik, the zinc-lead-silver-rich property that the Vancouver B.C.-based junior is lau... — Updated 11/1/2009
Alaska explorers hit potential pay dirt
They say when it rains, it pours, and that is just what is happening with news from field programs all over Alaska. Results from summer 2009 programs are pouring in from the Brooks Range to Prince... — Updated 8/30/2009
Estimate: Lik among world's largest
Zazu Metals Corp. May 28 reported completion of a current NI 43-101 resource estimate for the Lik zinc-lead-silver project in Northwest Alaska that confirms it as being one of the largest undeveloped zinc deposits in the Western Hemisphere. The... — Updated 6/28/2009
Miners miss out on ample opportunities
I have been reading the tea leaves and think there is an extremely important sequence of events unfolding that represents a golden opportunity for Alaska. Please bear with me as I try to wade... — Updated 6/28/2009
Mining pay ranks No. 2 after oil and gas
There are some new stats out from the State of Alaska that I thought you might like to see. For 2008, the Alaska mining industry accounted for 3,500 direct jobs and 5,500 indirect jobs. The industry... — Updated 3/29/2009
Alaska mining project roundup
Alaska saw robust mining activity in 2008 across the full spectrum of the industry, from small placer operations to major producers, and from exploration programs to advanced development projects. Here is a look at companies reporting significant... — Updated 1/25/2009
Zazu Metals drills in Red Dog neighbor
Zazu Metals Corp. is exploring what it believes is one of the largest undeveloped zinc-lead deposits in the world. Lik, the zinc-lead-silver-rich property that the Vancouver B.C.-based junior is... — Updated 1/25/2009
2008: A truly memorable year for mining
As 2008 winds inexorably to a close, I found myself looking for words adequate to describe what will go down in history as one of the most memorable years in many a moon. Words like tumultuous,... — Updated 12/28/2008
Alaska mining industry faces credit crunch
Let me start this month's mining update by saying I am not a chartist nor do I believe economic cycles are controlled by cosmic forces known only to the mystics. That said, I do believe in cycles... — Updated 11/30/2008
Alaska mining industry faces credit crunch
The national sucking sound of venture capital exiting the mining industry has now expanded to a worldwide sucking sound as virtually all of the world's economies fight the massive, unprecedented... — Updated 10/26/2008
Junior mining companies active in Alaska exploration
Full Metal Minerals Ltd. has 11 exploration projects spanning Alaska. The company's two primary projects are the Lucky Shot high-grade gold property about 90 miles north of Anchorage, and the LWM zinc-lead-silver prospect at its 40 Mile property... — Updated 10/26/2008
Opportunities will mushroom for the bold
With termination dust settling ever lower throughout Alaska, the bulk of the 2008 exploration season has been completed, but lots of results are still pending from projects around the state. As the... — Updated 9/28/2008
No better place for gold discoveries
Everyone who is planning to work on Alaska mineral projects in 2008 is busy doing just that as the longest day of summer quickly approaches. Programs ranging from grass-roots prospecting to multimillion-dollar feasibility studies are spread over... — Updated 6/29/2008
Drills turn on projects across Alaska
The game is afoot all across Alaska with the drills turning to the right on projects all across the state. The operating mines turned in strong first-quarter results and several new acquisitions, joint ventures and new players were announced in... — Updated 5/25/2008
Zazu Metals Corp. wins permit for drilling at Lik deposit
Zazu Metals Corp. May 13 said it has received a Title 9 Permit from the Northwest Arctic Borough for an exploration and development program this year on the 26.7-million-metric-ton Lik zinc-lead-silver deposit, 22 kilometers, or about13.5 miles,... — Updated 5/25/2008
Zazu Metals explores Red Dog's neighbor
After purchasing a 50 percent interest in the Lik in Northwest Alaska last year, Zazu Metals Corp. has begun to explore the zinc-lead-silver-rich property. In 2007, the Vancouver, B.C.-based junior... — Updated 4/27/2008