North of 60 Mining News - The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

North Arrow Minerals Inc. May 18 announced that it has raised roughly C$2.7 million to fund exploration of its lithium projects in northern Canada, which will primarily be focused on the company's... — Updated 5/18/2023

Osisko Metals Inc. has finalized a joint-venture agreement with one of the world's leading mining and metals investment advisors that could propel its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories... — Updated 5/11/2023

While the journey west during the frontier days often paints a picture of strife and hardship, not every tale was filled with sorrow and loss. Although covered wagons were definitely a thing, the... — Updated 5/4/2023

Osisko Metals Inc. Feb. 22 announced a C$100 million (US$74 million) investment agreement with Appian Capital Advisory LLP, a London-based private equity group that specializes in acquiring and... — Updated 2/23/2023

With dewatering plans, an updated preliminary economic assessment, and updated mineral resource estimate out of the way, Osisko Metals Inc. has been exploring ways to maximize the potential of this... — Updated 1/18/2023

Mining activity in Northwest Territories held steady in 2022 despite constraints imposed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as a cadre of mainly junior mining companies took up the international... — Updated 1/17/2023

Osisko Metals Inc. Nov. 22 announced further drill results from the 2022 definition drilling at its Pine Point zinc-lead project in Northwest Territories, moving one step closer toward a... — Updated 12/1/2022

Osisko Metals Inc. Nov. 9 announced the results of its 2022 definition drilling program at its Pine Point project in Canada's Northwest Territories, a program that aims to upgrade its resource to... — Updated 11/10/2022

Osisko Metals Inc. Oct. 27 said the latest results from drilling at Mount Copper continues to increase the area of known copper mineralization at this project on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula. Aside... — Updated 10/27/2022

"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

Osisko Metals Inc. July 13 announced the results of an updated preliminary economic assessment for the company's Pine Point zinc project in Northwest Territories, Canada. The objective of this... — Updated 7/14/2022

Osisko Metals Inc. March 21 announced the latest results from the late 2021 definition drill program at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories, Canada. After taking over Pine Point in 2018,... — Updated 3/24/2022

Osisko Metals Inc. Jan. 25 announced the newest results from the ongoing in-fill drill program at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just south of the Great Slave... — Updated 1/27/2022

Mineral exploration activity in Northwest Territories showed signs of revival in 2021, coming on the heels of the slowest year in recent memory. Excited by renewed interest in gold deposits in and... — Updated 1/26/2022

Advancing the historic Pine Point project, Osisko Metals Inc. spent 2021 proving that the zinc-lead project had more to give, on a zinc-only basis, enough to give that could rank it within the top... — Updated 1/26/2022

Osisko Metals Inc. Nov. 24 reported the latest results from the current in-fill drill program at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories, Canada, including an intersect that cut six meters... — Updated 12/9/2021

Osisko Metals Inc. July 14 announced the start of a 13,000-meter summer-fall drill program at Pine Point focused largely on continued infill drilling to upgrade inferred resources outlined at this p... — Updated 7/22/2021

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

Osisko Metals Inc. April 26 announced it cut 32 meters averaging 20.28% zinc and 12.02% lead in the X25 deposit at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories. Situated 42 kilometers (26 miles)... — Updated 5/27/2021

Osisko Metals Inc. March 8 reported intercepts with grades as high as 31.1% zinc and 11.6% lead over widths of 27.5 meters from this year's resource upgrade drilling at its Pine Point project about... — Updated 3/25/2021

For many mining companies eyeing prospects in Canada's far north, 2020 presented insurmountable challenges. But for the few explorers and producers focused on Northwest Territories, the year proved... — Updated 1/28/2021

With a vision to become a leading base metals mining company, Osisko Metals Inc. is rapidly advancing exploration and engineering studies at its Pine Point project about 42 kilometers (26 miles)... — Updated 1/18/2021

During the most challenging mining season in nearly 20 years brought on by constraints imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, one mineral exploration company has forged ahead in its quest to develop... — Updated 11/25/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. Nov. 12 reports that its latest batch of drill results includes one hole that indicates a major expansion of O53, one of the deposits that make up the large zinc-lead resource at... — Updated 11/12/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. Oct. 5 reported the results from the fall drill program at its Pine Point zinc project in Northwest Territories. In mid-June, the company published a preliminary economic... — Updated 10/8/2020