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The six platinum group elements – platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, and osmium – are amongst the rarest metals on Earth. This scarcity, coupled with PGEs' uses in the... — Updated 7/26/2019 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. Aug. 12 reported that the preliminary resource drill program at its Estelle gold project in Alaska has been completed on time and under budget. As a result of the accel... — Updated 8/15/2019

GT Gold Corp. Aug. 12 announced that Paul Harbidge, former senior vice president of exploration for Goldcorp Inc., will be taking over as the president and CEO of GT Gold on Sept. 3.... — Updated 8/15/2019 Full story

Thanks to the start-up of new mines, The Conference Board of Canada forecasts the economies of Canada's territories to grow significantly over the next two years. In Territorial Outlook... — Updated 7/19/2019 Full story

Contango ORE Inc. June 11 announced that the sales process for the Peak Gold joint venture has concluded without identifying a buyer for the partnership that owns the high-grade Peak... — Updated 6/21/2019 Full story

Crystal Lake Mining Corp. June 12 said a large copper-gold porphyry target area with high-grade gold potential, known as Chachi Corridor, has been outlined on the eastern side of its Newm... — Updated 6/21/2019

With at least five companies investing heavily in securing ground, acquiring royalties and drilling at and around the Pogo Mine, Goodpaster Mining District has emerged as the hottest dest... — Updated 7/5/2019 Full story

Tectonic Metals Inc. plans to leverage Alaska's underexplored gold potential to create "the number one mineral exploration company in the world." While this is a lofty goal, Tectonic Meta... — Updated 5/24/2019 Full story

Since its formation in 1999, Seabridge Gold Inc. has amassed very large gold resources and reserves while keeping a watchful eye on the number of shares it has issued. In its 2018 annual... — Updated 5/17/2019 Full story

With 12.5 million acres of land spanning Alaska's Interior, Doyon Ltd. is the largest private landholder in the state and one of the largest in the nation. For mining and mineral... — Updated 4/26/2019 Full story

An alliance formed nearly two years ago between Evrim Resources Corp. and a Newmont Mining Corp. subsidiary may be paying off for the busy junior, given Newmont's recent decision to... — Updated 5/10/2019 Full story

Crystal Lake Mining Corp. April 1 announce the closing of a C$4.6 million financing, which will primarily be used to fund a 2019 drill program at the Newmont Lake gold-copper-silver... — Updated 4/12/2019

When it comes to attracting mining investment, Alaska, British Columbia and all three Canadian territories rank among the top 20 jurisdictions in the world on the Fraser Institute Survey... — Updated 3/15/2019 Full story

Following last year's merger with Randgold Resources, Barrick Gold Corp. has now made an offer to acquire Newmont Mining Corp., a deal that would merge the world's two largest gold... — Updated 2/28/2019 Full story

Will the new Barrick Gold Corp. sell its 50 percent stake in the Donlin Gold project? This is the question on the minds of many Donlin Gold stakeholders and Novagold Resources Inc.... — Updated 2/8/2019 Full story

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. Jan. 24 reported that Newmont Mining Corp. has ended its option to earn an interest in Goldstrike's Plateau gold property in the Yukon. Under an agreement... — Updated 2/8/2019

Newmont Mining Corp. and Goldcorp Inc. are joining forces to create the largest gold mining company on Earth. This deal will also bring two exciting gold projects in the Yukon, Goldcorp's... — Updated 1/25/2019 Full story

The proposed combination of Newmont Mining Corp. and Goldcorp Inc. has raised questions about the future of the companies' gold assets in the Yukon and investments in other junior mining... — Updated 1/25/2019 Full story

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. might be feeling lucky, but that doesn't mean the Canadian gold explorer is easing up in its aggressive push into Yukon Territory. Instead of kicking back and... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story

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... — Updated 11/1/2018 Full story

Novagold Resources Inc. took several giant steps this year toward its ultimate goal – developing a world-class mine at its 50-percent-owned Donlin Gold project in Southwest Alaska. The... — Updated 11/1/2018 Full story

In 1918, the Premier gold mine opened a few miles north of Stewart, a mining town that is the southern gateway to British Columbia's famed Golden Triangle. Over the ensuing 34 years,... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

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... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

Welcome to the 10th anniversary of Mining Explorers! While there have been tectonic shifts in the mineral exploration markets over the past decade, two things have remained rock solid... — Updated 5/31/2019 Full story

Novagold Resources Inc. Oct. 2 reported that it is well-funded to see the Donlin Gold project in Southwest Alaska to a construction decision but provided very few clues as to when to... — Updated 10/12/2018