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Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Jan. 18 reported additional high-grade silver-zinc-lead intercepts from 2021 drilling at the Waterpump Creek carbonate replacement deposit on the company's Illinois... — Updated 2/3/2022

As a milestone toward achieving its mission to unlock the vast precious and base metals potential across its 35,520-acre Illinois Creek Mining District property, Western Alaska Copper & Gold success... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

With the completion of the buyout of GT Gold Corp., Newmont Corp. has bolstered its portfolio of copper and gold projects in Northern British Columbia and the Yukon. "With the acquisition of GT... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Donlin Gold LLC partners Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. completed a roughly 24,200-meter drill program during 2021 that will likely provide the final data needed for an optimized pla... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Despite a season challenged by heavy rains and an early snowstorm, the massive amount of exploration carried out in Northern British Columbia during 2021 piled loads of drill core and surface... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Home of the famed golden beaches of Nome that has captured the imagination of millions over the past 120 years, the Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) region covers the Seward Peninsula and... — Updated 1/6/2022 Full story

Calista Corp. and its more than 33,000 Yup'ik, Cup'ik, and Athabascan shareholders are on the cusp of realizing the benefits that will come with the sustainable development of a mine at the... — Updated 1/6/2022 Full story

Impressed by the wide sections of high-grade gold encountered by drilling and encouraged by positive input from Alaska stakeholders and regulators, top executives at Barrick Gold Corp. and Novagold... — Updated 12/30/2021

Valhalla Metals Inc., a privately held junior mining company focused on the exploration of the Sun and Smucker properties in Alaska's Ambler Mining District, may soon have easier access to funding... — Updated 12/9/2021

After more than a decade of advancing multiple precious and base metals deposits and targets across its more than 49,000-acre Illinois Creek Mining District property as a private company, Western... — Updated 12/2/2021 Full story

Building upon a strong relationship it has made with Doyon Ltd., Tectonic Metals Inc. has entered into an agreement to lease the Flat gold project owned by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act... — Updated 10/7/2021

With grades as high as 42.2 g/t gold over 5.74 meters, this year's drilling at Donlin Gold continues to tap fantastic zones of mineralization within this 39-million-ounce gold deposit in the... — Updated 9/2/2021 Full story

Newmont Corp. has laid down a US$311 million (C$393 million) cash offer to acquire full ownership of GT Gold Corp. and its Tatogga copper-gold-silver project in the traditional territory of the... — Updated 8/26/2021

Donlin Gold LLC partners Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. are more than 8,650 meters into a 20,000-meter drill program that will likely provide the final data needed for an optimized... — Updated 7/29/2021

Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation has upheld a certification of reasonable assurance that the proposed Donlin Gold Mine in western Alaska will comply with the state's water quality... — Updated 7/1/2021

The ultimate goal for most junior exploration companies is to discover and advance a mineral deposit to the point that it is large and rich enough to attract the attention of a major mining company... — Updated 6/24/2021 Full story

With the completion of the buyout of GT Gold Corp., Newmont Corp. has bolstered its portfolio of copper-gold projects in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. "With the acquisition of GT Gold and the... — Updated 6/3/2021

With the final assay results now in, Donlin Gold LLC partners Barrick Gold Corp. and Novagold Resources Inc.'s 2020 drill program exceeded the high geological bar set for their 39-million-ounce... — Updated 5/27/2021

Alaska, Northern British Columbia, and the Yukon are home to a dozen advanced stage exploration and mine projects hosting billions of pounds of copper ready to deliver to a world demanding massive... — Updated 5/27/2021

Administrative Law Judge Kent Sullivan from the Alaska Office of Administrative Hearings has proposed that there is no "reasonable assurance" that the Donlin Gold Mine in western Alaska will comply... — Updated 5/6/2021

Donlin Gold LLC, Calista Corp. and The Kuskokwim Corporation are seeking the perspectives and local knowledge of people living in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region when it comes to subsistence and the... — Updated 4/29/2021

Strong metal prices and an infusion of cash from notable resource investors helped to salvage much of a 2020 mineral exploration season in Alaska that became lethargic with disruptions, delays, and... — Updated 2/4/2021 Full story

While 103.9-meter drill intercepts averaging 6.1 grams per metric ton gold continues to demonstrate the robustness of mineralization at Donlin Gold, completing a 23,400-meter drill program during... — Updated 1/28/2021

Whether it is the exponential growth in electric vehicles traveling global highways, the massive need for storing energy at solar and wind electrical generating facilities, or cutting the cords on o... — Updated 1/14/2021 Full story

Donlin Gold LLC, a joint venture partnership owned equally by Barrick Gold Corp. and Novagold Resources Inc., completed 23,400 meters of drilling this year to gain a better understanding of the... — Updated 1/14/2021 Full story