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 By Shane Lasley    In-depth
Molten gold pours into a bar mold at the Fort Knox mine.

Alaska mine value tops $4 billion in 2023

Zinc contributed most to state's mine production value during 2023; gold is poised to take the crown and make run toward 1 million ounces per year. At a value of $1.5 billion, zinc held onto its... — Updated 3/12/2024

 
A truck loaded with Red Dog concentrates leaves the mill during the winter.

Red Dog ends 2023 with solid production

Zinc production is expected to trend downward as ore grades decline over the coming four years. Teck Resources Ltd. Feb. 21 reported that its Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska produced 1.19 billion p... — Updated 3/6/2024

 
A drill on the slopes of Galore Creek Mining Corp.'s Galore Creek project.

Teck explores future after takeover bid

Teck Resources Ltd. went into 2023 with a strategy to better position for the energy transition by spinning its steelmaking coal unit into the newly formed Elk Valley Resources, and advancing its... — Updated 2/8/2024

 
The Red Dog Mine processing facilities reflect off the water on a summer day.

Teck launches Zinc Satellite Initiative

The global transition to renewable energy is demanding enormous quantities of copper and zinc, two metals that are a specialty of Teck Resources Ltd. To help leverage its global portfolio to help... — Updated 2/10/2023

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
A rainbow at the Lik zinc exploration project in Northwest Alaska.

Teck launches Zinc Satellite initiative

With global zinc demand outpacing supply and the transition to renewable energy creating even more need for the galvanizing metal, Teck Resources Ltd. has launched an initiative to realize value... — Updated 6/2/2022

 
Red Dog zinc mine Alaska British Columbia Canada map Galore Creek Schaft

Red Dog a premium zinc district for Teck

While much of Teck Resources Ltd.'s investment and focus during 2021 was on the implementation of its long-term sustainability strategy, the British Columbia-based miner continued to carry out... — Updated 1/26/2022

 
Mining Explorers 2021 Data Mine North of 60 News Hecla zinc Graphite One IEA

Exploring Alaska's industrial metal future

While copper may be the new oil of the green energy revolution, a wide variety of industrial minerals and metals found in abundance in Alaska will be needed to build the envisioned low-carbon... — Updated 1/26/2022

 
Teck Resources Solitario Zinc Lik project Alaska Red Dog Mine drilling program

Teck leads 2021 zinc exploration at Lik

Solitario Zinc Corp. July 8 reported that an exploration program led by Teck Resources Ltd. is now underway at Lik, a high-grade zinc project about 14 miles northwest of Teck's Red Dog Mine in... — Updated 7/29/2021

 
Rainbow at Lik zinc lead silver mineral exploration project Northwest Alaska

Excited about Lik discovery potential

Solitario Zinc Corp. Jan. 27 said it is excited about the preliminary results from Teck Resources Ltd.'s 2019 exploration at Lik, a high-grade zinc project about six miles (10 kilometers) west of... — Updated 9/26/2020

 
 By Curt Freeman    Editorial

Unbridled enthusiasm keeps miners happy

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 evidence at the... — Updated 9/25/2020

 
Zinc lead silver exploration project near Red Dog Mine Northwest Alaska

Lik partners to explore new zinc target

Solitario Zinc Corp. Feb. 19 announced that Teck American Inc., a subsidiary of Teck Resources Ltd., will manage a 2019 exploration program at Lik, a high-grade zinc project near the Red Dog Mine... — Updated 9/25/2020

 
 By Curt Freeman    Editorial
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act rare earth element magnets

Strategic metals ban rallies explorers

Underscoring the interconnected nature of the global mining market, not 48 hours after the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law, the mining industry began wondering... — Updated 9/25/2020

 
Teck Resources Red Dog District zinc lead exploration

Teck takes the exploration lead at Lik

Solitario Zinc Corp. July 23 reported that Teck Resources Ltd. has begun a field program at Lik, a high-grade zinc project near the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska. Solitario gained a 50 percent... — Updated 9/25/2020

 
 By Curt Freeman    Editorial
Zinc exploration Red Dog District, Teck Resources Solitario partnership

Stiff competition for exploration services

An early spring coupled with low snow fall in many parts of Alaska have combined to enable companies large and small to start their summer field programs early this year. As expected, competition is... — Updated 9/25/2020

 
Zinc exploration in the Red Dog District, Solitario, Teck Resources

Teck joins Solitario in Lik exploration

Solitario Zinc Corp. April 3 announced that Teck Resources Ltd. will be co-funding the 2018 exploration program at Lik, marking the first time Teck has been directly involved in advancing the zinc... — Updated 9/24/2020

 

Teck explores Alaska, B.C. for zinc, copper

Teck Resources Ltd.'s northern exploration had two major focal points – ensuring the Red Dog District in Northwest Alaska continues as a significant source of global zinc supply well into the 2... — Updated 8/14/2020

 
Mining Explorers 2018 Alaska mining and mineral exploration

Alaska exploration trends north ... slowly

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 million invested... — Updated 3/1/2019

 
Zinc lead silver exploration drilling Red Dog District Northwest Alaska

ME2018: Teck Resources Ltd.

Teck Resources Ltd. is investing roughly US$110 million on mill upgrades at its Red Dog Mine that will help ensure strong zinc production from this Northwest Alaska zinc operation until at least... — Updated 11/1/2018

 

Mining Explorers 2017: Teck Resources Ltd.

Zinc, copper and gold are the top metals sought by Teck Resources Ltd. In Alaska, this work is dedicated to extending the life of the Red Dog Mine by upgrading high-grade zinc resources near the current mine area and seeking out new deposits... — Updated 1/24/2018

 
 By Shane Lasley    News

Mining Explorers 2017: State witnesses major upturn in activity

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

 
 By Shane Lasley    News

Solitario acquires Lik

The Lik zinc-lead-silver project in Northwest Alaska is under new ownership. Solitario Zinc Corp., the company that will now push Lik towards development, is the result of Solitario Exploration &... — Updated 1/18/2018

 

Solitario considers silver upside at Lik zinc project

Solitario Zinc Corp. Aug. 31 said it is undertaking metallurgical testing to determine the potential of improved silver recoveries from the zinc deposits at its recently acquired Lik project in Northwest Alaska. Lik hosts two deposits separated by... — Updated 1/18/2018

 
 By Curt Freeman    Opinion

Recovery takes center stage in Alaska

If there is anyone still on the fence wondering if the minerals industry has started a recovery from the doldrums of the past four years, this month’s mineral industry activity in Alaska should s... — Updated 1/15/2018

 
 By Curt Freeman    Opinion

Majors drive mineral industry revival

At a recent mining industry panel discussion at the Western States Land Commissioners Association meeting in Anchorage, I was asked if the recent upturn in activity in the Alaska mining industry... — Updated 1/14/2018

 
 By Curt Freeman    Opinion

As winter rolls in, so do field results

As the first snows of the coming winter began to fall at high elevations across Alaska, results of summer programs likewise began to trickle in from far-flung areas of the state. Meanwhile, second-... — Updated 10/1/2017

 

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