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 By Shane Lasley    News Nuggets 
Loose rocks and soil known as talus at the base of rock slopes at Monte Cristo.

Ragusa explores Monte Cristo gold project

Ragusa Minerals Ltd. May 22 announced that sampling carried out toward the end of the 2022 exploration season has identified and confirmed two gold targets on the Monte Cristo project about 100... — Updated 5/22/2023

 
A geologist investigates a band of oxidized mineralization on a mountain ridge.

Nova ramps up 2023 Estelle exploration

Nova Minerals Ltd. May 16 announced that crews and equipment have been mobilized to Estelle for a planned 15,000-meter drill program that will primarily target the higher-grade gold identified in... — Updated 5/18/2023 Full story

 
A drill rig tests the high-grade RPM North gold deposit in the Alaska Range.

Estelle resource reaches 9.9M oz gold

Nova Minerals Ltd. April 10 announced that the Estelle project in Alaska now hosts 9.9 million ounces of gold in 1.1 billion metric tons of global resource averaging 0.3 grams per metric ton gold.... — Updated 5/17/2023

 
Clouds encompass a drill testing for copper and gold from a mountainside perch.

Whistler owner closes $20 million IPO

U.S. GoldMining Inc. April 24 announced that it has closed a US$20 million initial public offering that provides the newly minted company with funds for the exploration and development of the... — Updated 4/27/2023

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Two snowcats plow snow for winter road to gold project in Alaska.

West-Su Road unlocks AK opportunities

Extending Alaska's limited road network 100 miles northwest from the Port MacKenzie area near Anchorage into the West Susitna area would open up a new area for Alaskans to visit the great outdoors,... — Updated 4/8/2023

 
A driller tests for gold as the first 2022 snow coats the ground at Estelle.

Korbel-style gold drilled at Cathedral

Nova Minerals Ltd. March 9 announced wide gold intercepts from the first ever drilling at Cathedral, a discovery about 1,500 meters southwest of the 8.1-million-ounce Korbel Main gold deposit on... — Updated 3/17/2023

 
Stack of large gold bars from the Gil deposit at the Fort Knox Mine in Alaska.

Golden potential, critical opportunities

Gold dominates Alaska mineral exploration, but a critical shift arises. Since the discovery of gold in what is now the Alaska capital city of Juneau, prospectors, geologists, and fortune seekers hav... — Updated 2/2/2023 Full story

 
Alaska Range mountain backdrops outstretched hand holding gold-rich rock sample.

Nova trumpets new Estelle gold discovery

Nova Minerals Ltd. Jan. 15 announced the discovery of a large high-grade gold system within the emerging RPM Mining Complex at the southern end of the company's Estelle property in Alaska. Located... — Updated 1/19/2023 Full story

 
With Alaska mountains as a backdrop, drillers test a high-grade gold deposit.

9.6M oz of gold and just getting started

By the time the calendar flipped to 2022, Nova Minerals Ltd. had outlined 9.6 million ounces of gold in the inferred and indicated resource categories at its Estelle project. And with the drills cut... — Updated 1/18/2023

 
A helicopter approaches a drill testing the RPM South gold target in Alaska.

RPM shaping up as a standalone gold mine

Nova Minerals Ltd. Dec. 21 said its resource expansion drilling at RPM is building a strong case for this high-grade gold deposit to be a second smaller mining center on the company's Estelle... — Updated 12/22/2022

 
Helicopter approaches drill rig testing for gold at Nova’s RPM deposit in AK.

More high-grade gold for Nova at RPM

Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 4 reported that drilling continues to cut wide sections of strong gold mineralization at the RPM North deposit on the Australian company's Estelle project in Alaska. Located... — Updated 10/20/2022

 
Tin solder is being used to repair a computer microcircuit.

Overlooked tin connects the Digital Age

From flashlights to supercomputers, tin is the glue for an electronic age Lost in the clamor for lithium, nickel and other metals needed for the batteries powering electric vehicles and modern... — Updated 9/15/2022

 
The Cathedral target lies beyond a drill testing Korbel in the valley.

Nova Minerals begins drilling Cathedral

Tests potential high-grade zone near Korbel Main gold deposit Nova Minerals Ltd. Aug. 30 reported the start of drilling at Cathedral, an exploration target about 1,000 meters southwest of the... — Updated 9/8/2022

 
With an Alaska mountain backdrop, a driller waves from a pad at RPM North.

Nova drills 258m of 5.1 g/t gold at RPM

Nova Minerals Ltd. Aug. 22 followed up on the long sections of high-grade gold assays reported earlier this month from drilling at RPM North with even longer sections of higher-grade gold at this... — Updated 9/3/2022

 
 By Shane Lasley    In-depth
Northwest Territories First Nation drummers perform on an ore sorter catwalk.

Ore sorting upgrades North of 60 mines

"Grade is king" is an adage that guides mineral exploration and mining. The premise behind this basic axiom of the mining business is the less ore that needs to be mined and processed per ounce of p... — Updated 9/3/2022

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Ruen Drilling rig tests RPM South gold prospect on Estelle project in Alaska.

Nova drills 140m of 6.5 g/t gold at RPM

Wide sections of high-grade gold cut in the first holes drilled this year at RPM North continue to demonstrate the robust nature of this emerging gold deposit on Nova Minerals Ltd.'s Estelle... — Updated 8/18/2022

 
Flow sheet showing the gold recovery process considered for RPM deposit.

Encouraging gold recoveries from RPM

Nova Minerals Ltd. Aug. 8 reported highly encouraging gold recovery results from its first phase of metallurgical test work on mineralization from its high-grade RPM North deposit on the Estelle... — Updated 8/11/2022

 
Drillers collecting core from first 2022 hole at RPM gold deposit in Alaska.

Nova begins drilling at RPM gold deposit

Nova Minerals Ltd. June 16 announced the start of the 2022 drill program at the high-grade RPM gold deposit on the Australia-based company's Estelle project in Alaska. Based on one hole drilled in... — Updated 6/23/2022

 
With snow on the ground, Ruen begins 2022 drilling at the Estelle gold property.

Nova Minerals resumes drilling at Estelle

Nova Minerals Ltd. May 15 announced that it has begun an up to 50,000-meter drill program slated for this year at its Estelle gold property in Alaska. With the drills focused on expanding and... — Updated 6/16/2022

 
Korbel Main Estelle Alaska Nova Minerals scoping study RPM open pit mining

Scoping study offers glimpse of Korbel mine

Nova Minerals Ltd. Feb. 28 announced the completion of a scoping study that provides a first glimpse of the economics and parameters of developing a mine at the Korbel Main deposit on the company's... — Updated 3/17/2022

 
U.S. GoldMining Whistler project Alaska Island Mountain copper gold new company

GoldMining spinning out Whistler project

GoldMining Inc. Feb. 28 announced the creation of a new subsidiary, U.S. GoldMining Inc., to advance the company's Whistler copper-gold-silver project adjacent to Nova Minerals Ltd.'s Estelle gold... — Updated 3/10/2022

 
Nova Minerals RPM North map drill program 2022 Estelle property assay highlights

Nova plans major drill program at RPM

Nova Minerals Ltd. Jan. 19 announced plans to complete more than 20,000 meters of drilling to expand upon the wide sections of high-grade gold mineralization encountered last year at the RPM North... — Updated 2/28/2022

 

Exploring Alaska's golden mining future

While copper has the potential to be a major contributor to Alaska's economic future, this "new oil" of the low-carbon economy will be hard-pressed to beat out the old money being produced at... — Updated 2/24/2022 Full story

 
North of 60 Mining News Data Mine North magazine COVID Alaska Canada assays

Assays results are pending at this time

"Due to significant backlogs at assay labs, the results from this program are pending" is the theme for the 2021 mineral exploration season across Alaska and Canada's North. The turnaround times... — Updated 2/10/2022 Full story

 
Nova Minerals Estelle property Alaska Korbel Main RPM assay highlights program

Nova Minerals excited about Estelle gold

Seeking to expand and upgrade its multi-million-ounce Korbel gold deposit in preparation for feasibility-level studies and explore the intriguing gold targets across the 125-square-mile (324 square... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

 

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