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PolarX Ltd. Jan. 20 announced that trenching, mapping and sampling has identified a potential 600-meter extension of the thick and high-grade copper-gold skarn mineralization it... — Updated 1/24/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. Dec. 9 announced that it has defined targets for a roughly 25,000-meter resource expansion and exploration drill program at its Estelle gold project in Alaska. Located... — Updated 1/7/2020 Full story

Resolution Minerals Ltd. (formerly Northern Cobalt Ltd.) Dec. 16 announced that it has formally entered into an option to joint venture Millrock Resources Inc.'s 64North gold project in... — Updated 12/20/2019 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. Nov. 4 reported that all the pieces are falling in place for an early 2020 drill program at West Pogo, one of nine blocks of claims that make up the company's... — Updated 11/22/2019

PolarX Ltd. Sept. 14 reported that this summer's drilling has encountered strong near-surface copper-gold mineralization at Zackly East, extending this emerging new resource area on the... — Updated 9/17/2020 Full story

Resolution Minerals Ltd. Sept. 17 reported that the seventh hole of the 2020 season at 64North project has tapped a seven-meter-thick quartz vein at Aurora indicative of the Pogo-style... — Updated 9/17/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. Sept. 10 provided results from two more holes drilled at 64North and an update on other exploration activities being carried out... — Updated 9/10/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. Aug. 17 reported that drilling is now underway at the Echo target on the 64North gold project in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District.... — Updated 8/21/2020 Full story

The Goodpaster Mining District in Interior Alaska adds credence to the sourdough mining adage "gold is where you find it." Unlike the 8.3 million ounces of placer gold recovered from the... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

EMX Royalty Corp., a company that has found success in generating royalties through low-cost property acquisition and early-stage exploration, nabbed significant royalties on properties... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

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 Full story

Resolution Minerals Ltd. July 27 said it is positioned to carry out the full US$5 million program this year at 64North, a gold exploration project next to Northern Star Resources Ltd.'s... — Updated 7/30/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. July 29 reported it has secured exclusive rights to the Treasure Creek and Ester Dome gold exploration projects in the Fairbanks Mining District, adding to the... — Updated 7/30/2020 Full story

PolarX Ltd. June 18 said it has secured the funds needed to carry out its 2020 drill program at Zackly East and plans to have drills turning on this high-grade gold-copper skarn in about... — Updated 6/26/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. have resumed the highly anticipated drilling at the 64North project in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District. The exploration partners g... — Updated 6/11/2020 Full story

PolarX Ltd. May 19 announced plans to carry out a roughly 3,000-meter drill program to test the high-grade copper and gold previously encountered in the Zackly East skarn deposit on its... — Updated 5/29/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. May 13 announced the balance of assay results from winter drilling at the 64North project in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District and... — Updated 5/14/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. April 27 provided preliminary results from the 2020 drilling at 64North and plans for resumption of the program that was cut short... — Updated 4/30/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. March 30 announced a temporary COVID-19-related suspension of drilling at the 64North gold project adjacent to the Pogo Mine property... — Updated 4/25/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. March 2 reported that a camp and drill rig are being mobilized to support the upcoming drill program at 64North, a gold exploration project that is just west of... — Updated 3/6/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. are gearing up for an early March start of drilling on the West Pogo property, part of the larger 64North gold project in Alaska's Int... — Updated 2/7/2020 Full story

With two Australian companies making major investments and several exploration companies from Down Under chomping at the bit to get into the field, 2020 is shaping up to be the best year... — Updated 1/17/2020 Full story

In November 1996, a little over 23 years ago, I began writing quarterly mining news summaries for the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). Shortly after that, I began writing monthly... — Updated 1/2/2020 Full story

As the year winds down, mineral industry evaluations for 2019 are being published at a rapid rate. One of the most interesting such global reviews is EY Global Mining and Metals' annual... — Updated 12/20/2019 Full story

Northern Cobalt Ltd. (now Resolution Minerals Ltd.) Nov. 22 reported that the West Pogo access road has reached high-priority drill targets at Aurora Creek and a well is being drilled in... — Updated 12/4/2019 Full story