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Mines drive growth across Canada's North
New gold mines are expected to drive strong economic growth in Nunavut and Yukon over the next several years, according to the latest Territorial Outlook published by The Conference Board of... — Updated 9/25/2020
Mining fuels economic growth in the North
Mining is expected to fuel strong economic growth in Nunavut and Yukon in the coming years, according to The Conference Board of Canada's latest Territorial Outlook. "With many new mining projects... — Updated 9/25/2020
A great Alaska AIDEA
Born from an idea to create a vehicle that could provide Alaska businesses lower interest rates offered by tax-exempt financing, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, or AIDEA,... — Updated 9/24/2020 Full story
UK-based Pembridge to buy Minto Mine
Capstone Mining Corp. Feb. 14 announced that it is selling its Minto copper mine in the Yukon to Great Britain-based Pembridge Resources plc. Under the terms of the definitive share purchase... — Updated 9/24/2020
Explorers seek big finds in north country
More than three dozen explorers chased lucrative mineral deposits in Yukon Territory in 2017 and most of these junior and senior companies returned to the northern jurisdiction this year to take... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Golden Predator Mining Corp.
Golden Predator Mining Corp. focused its 2016 exploration on 3 Aces and Brewery Creek, two of the company's five mineral properties in the Yukon Territory. At 3 Aces, a high-grade gold project located in southeastern Yukon, the company completed a... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: 2016 brings late season surge
Mineral exploration in Yukon began 2016 much like it finished 2015... Challenging equity market conditions and cautious investors meant junior exploration companies started the season conservatively. The industry got a boost early in the season... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2015: Yukon exploration jumps 20%
As exploration across most of the North continues to trend downward, the Yukon Territory is celebrating the second straight year of increased spending. Early estimates put exploration in Yukon at... — Updated 1/15/2018
Minto copper output slips as mine upgrades
Capstone Mining Corp. Oct. 11 reported that its Minto Mine in the Yukon produced 3,400 metric tons of copper during the third quarter, a 23 percent drop from the 4,400 metric tons produced there during the second quarter, and a 38 percent decline... — Updated 1/13/2018
Weak metals prices limit growth in Canada's territories
The Conference Board of Canada Feb. 24 said declining metal and mineral prices, rising global inventories of most mining commodities and easing growth in the Chinese economy will weigh on the... — Updated 2/28/2016
Bokan, Niblack funding bill advances
The Bokan Mountain and Niblack mineral projects are attracting substantial support from Alaska lawmakers. This vote of confidence may result in a financial boost needed to develop the Prince of Wale... — Updated 4/27/2014 Full story
Copper miner wins prestigious PDAC award
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada bestowed its prestigious "Viola R. MacMillan Award" on Capstone Mining Corp., owner and operator of the Minto Mine in central Yukon Territory at its annual convention in Toronto on March 3. The... — Updated 3/30/2014
Premier orders review of BC EA process
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark ordered a review of the Canadian province's environmental assessment process in January, saying the current system has become too cumbersome. Clark provided few details when she announced the initiative at... — Updated 2/23/2014
Merger deal brightens juniors' horizons
Striving to mix up a batch of lemonade from the unrelenting string of lemons dished out recently by the chronically depressed capital markets, three junior mining companies with promising assets in Yukon Territory are joining forces to protect... — Updated 1/26/2014 Full story
Mining Explorers 2013: Mining faces global, local challenges
In 2013, the mineral industry globally has been buffeted by financial challenges. Development infrastructure has seen major cost increases. Multinational corporations have had major write-downs of assets associated with falling mineral prices.... — Updated 11/3/2013 Full story
Mining Explorers 2013: Explorers scale back programs in 2013
Asubstantial amount of exploration activity continued apace in Yukon Territory this season despite the truncated budgets that forced most mining companies to juggle their projects and priorities. Some exploration companies found creative ways to... — Updated 11/3/2013 Full story
AIDEA projects buoy Alaska mining jobs
From Kotzebue to Ketchikan, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is using its financial muscle and its ability to build and operate large infrastructure projects to help mining... — Updated 10/27/2013
Quiet season eclipses hectic activity
A substantial amount of mining activity continued apace in Yukon Territory this season even though most mining companies are shying away from the anorexic capital markets. Many exploration companies raised funds in other ways, turning out their poc... — Updated 8/25/2013
Early birds take flight in Far North
There's nothing like getting an early start, especially when it comes to mining exploration in Canada's Far North. Literally, there's nothing like the 2013 program that Prosperity Goldfields Corp. kicked off in late February at its Kiyuk Lake... — Updated 3/31/2013
Far North producers deliver in 2012
While others may have encountered insurmountable challenges, the new producers of precious and base metals in Canada's Far North achieved solid and, in some cases outstanding, performance results in 2012. The Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut and the thre... — Updated 2/24/2013 Full story
BC exploration spending shatters record
VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Territory - the headliners of the Association for Mining Exploration British Columbia's 2013 Mineral Exploration Roundup - tallied more than C$1... — Updated 2/24/2013 Full story
Wellgreen heats up, despite cool market
A reporter recently asked Greg Johnson, the newly appointed president and CEO of Prophecy Platinum Corp., if he was committed enough to his new role as head honcho of the company's emerging Wellgreen Project in southwestern Yukon Territory to stick... — Updated 11/18/2012
Mining Explorers 2012: Local resources, global reach
Mining continues to be a cornerstone of Yukon's economy, with extraordinary mineral deposits, including both precious and non-precious metals. The Government of Yukon is committed to providing an internationally competitive investment climate. To... — Updated 11/11/2012
Infrastructure tips scale for projects
Location, location, location," the old adage goes, summing up the opportunities and challenges faced by the real estate industry. Well, "infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure," can offer the same insights into the problems of modern mining... — Updated 9/30/2012
Mines target mill capacity, better cons
Capstone Mining Co., Alexco Resource Corp. and Yukon Zinc Corp. have crossed the Rubicon. Unlike other mining companies in Yukon Territory who continue to grapple with the complexities and uncertainties of exploration and development, the... — Updated 9/30/2012 Full story
