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Pretium Resources Inc. Oct. 25 announced that its 2021 exploration drilling has cut bonanza-grade gold mineralization at Golden Marmot, a discovery zone about 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) northwest... — Updated 11/18/2021

A fleet of battery-powered Sandvik Z50 electric haul trucks charged with hydroelectric power will be hauling high-grade gold ore at Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack Mine in Northern British... — Updated 7/15/2021

Pretium Resources Inc. June 18 reported some impressive high-grade results from the 83 holes completed during the second phase of North Block resource expansion drilling at Brucejack, even by the... — Updated 7/8/2021

The formation of bonanza-grade gold veins like those running through the ore at Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack Mine in Northern British Columbia, Canada has long baffled scientists. Given the... — Updated 6/24/2021

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

Despite being challenged with a COVID-19 outbreak, Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack Mine in Northern British Columbia was able to produce enough gold to turn a profit during the first quarter of... — Updated 5/13/2021

Long before COVID-19 became a household name for a global pandemic, remote mining camps have needed to take precautions to ensure more common illnesses did not spread amongst the crewmembers that... — Updated 3/4/2021 Full story

Pretium Resources Inc. Jan. 18 reported that its Brucejack Mine in Northern British Columbia produced 347,743 ounces of gold during 2020, slightly above the midpoint of the company's 325,000 to 365,... — Updated 2/25/2021

Successfully incorporating the recently expanded, higher grade Iron Cap gold-copper deposit into the mine plan for the already enormous KSM project in British Columbia, Seabridge Gold Inc. shifted... — Updated 1/18/2021 Full story

Pretium Resources Inc. Dec. 16 said the discovery of high-grade gold within broad intervals of bulk tonnage mineralization at the Hanging Glacier zone about four kilometers (2.5 miles) northwest of... — Updated 12/23/2020

Seabridge Gold Inc. has added 25.9 million ounces of gold to its 49.7 million oz of gold in measured and indicated resources at its already world-class KSM project in British Columbia's Golden Trian... — Updated 12/10/2020 Full story

Skeena Resources Ltd. June 4 announced it is implementing a vigorous infection prevention and control strategy ahead of resuming exploration and development activities at its Eskay Creek and Snip... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Pretium Resources Inc. April 2 reported that the COVID-19 outbreak has not disrupted production at its Brucejack gold mine in the Tahltan Territory of northwestern British Columbia and the company... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

In order to protect the health of its people and communities of northern British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tahltan Central Government has been working closely with the other Tahltan... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Pretium Resources Inc. March 10 said its Brucejack mine is now expected to average around 357,000 ounces of gold annually over the first 10 years in a new plan for this high-grade gold operation in... — Updated 9/26/2020

Pretium Resources Inc. Jan. 12 announced that the Brucejack Mine in northwestern British Columbia produced 354,405 ounces of gold last year at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of US$888/oz of gold... — Updated 9/26/2020

Ascot Resources Ltd. Sept. 24 said it has completed its roughly 44,000 meters of resources expansion and upgrade drilling at the Big Missouri, Silver Coin and Premier deposit areas and has begun gra... — Updated 9/26/2020

Pretium Resources Inc. July 9 said initial observations from a third hole drilled as part of a 2019 deep underground exploration program continue to indicate that the style of high-grade gold... — Updated 9/25/2020

Pretium Resources Inc. May 2 reported that its Brucejack Mine in northwestern British Columbia produced 79,180 ounces of gold during the first three months of 2019. While mill throughput has... — Updated 9/25/2020

Pretium Resources Inc. April 4 said the Brucejack Mine in is now expected to average 525,000 ounces of gold annually over the next 10 years at all-in sustaining cost of US$535 per ounce, according... — Updated 9/25/2020

Pretium Resources Inc. Jan. 9 reported that it produced 376,012 ounces of gold at it Brucejack Mine during 2018, the first full calendar year of full production at this high-grade gold operation in... — Updated 9/25/2020

Pretium Resources Inc. Dec. 14 said it has received the provincial permits needed to increase the amount of ore fed into the mill at its Brucejack gold mine in northern British Columbia by roughly... — Updated 9/25/2020

Whether it be precious metals such as gold and silver, base metals like copper and zinc, or battery metals like nickel and cobalt, northern British Columbia is rich in the type of metal deposits... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

Pretium Resources Inc. carried out three levels of exploration at its Brucejack gold property in northwestern British Columbia – 70,000 meters drilling to expand and upgrade reserves within the V... — Updated 8/14/2020

Reaching commercial production at Brucejack in mid-2017, Pretium Resources Inc. focused this year's work on accelerated underground development and exploration at this bonanza grade underground... — Updated 11/1/2018 Full story