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

Without a doubt, 2020 was somewhat less than a perfect year. If you didn't like the way it started out, with an impeachment and a pandemic dominating the news, you might not have liked... — Updated 2/25/2021 Full story

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,... — Updated 2/4/2021 Full story

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the formalization of a preliminary due-diligence process for a potential US$3 million to... — Updated 1/28/2021 Full story

Resolution Minerals Ltd. is on a mission to reveal the rich gold potential in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District, home to Northern Star Resources Ltd.'s Pogo gold mine. While still... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story

As a project generating exploration company, Millrock Resources Inc. identifies and secures grassroots mineral projects and brings on partners to fund the high-risk early stages of... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. Dec. 13 announced the completion of the 2020 exploration at 64North, and preliminary plans for the 2021 program at this large land... — Updated 12/23/2020 Full story

Traditionally used to create stronger, lighter, and more durable steels, vanadium is emerging as a potential game changing element in the grid-scale batteries needed to store renewable en... — Updated 12/23/2020 Full story

The United States imported more than 90% of the 1.4 million metric tons of titanium minerals it consumed during 2019. What the mass majority of this critical mineral was used for, however... — Updated 12/23/2020 Full story

In addition to dealing a major blow to the economy, the COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on a chink in the United States' economic and security armor – an overreliance on foreig... — Updated 12/23/2020 Full story

Resolution Minerals Ltd. Nov. 1 reported that drilling has resumed at the Aurora gold target on the 64North project in Alaska. Located in the Goodpaster Mining District, the 160,000-acre... — Updated 11/5/2020

Resolution Minerals Ltd. and Millrock Resources Inc. Sept. 28 said they are disappointed but not discouraged by the weakly anomalous gold encountered in a 22-meter zone of veining in... — Updated 10/1/2020

Resolution Minerals Ltd. Sept. 17 reported that the seventh hole of the 2020 season at 64North project has tapped a seven-meter-thick quartz vein at Aurora indicative of the Pogo-style... — Updated 9/26/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. Sept. 10 provided results from two more holes drilled at 64North and an update on other exploration activities being carried out... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Much like Mark Twain, who quipped, "The report of my death was an exaggeration," when informed of his obituary in an American newspaper, Politico's report of the untimely demise of the... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. Aug. 17 reported that drilling is now underway at the Echo target on the 64North gold project in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District.... — Updated 9/26/2020

Resolution Minerals Ltd. July 27 said it is positioned to carry out the full US$5 million program this year at 64North, a gold exploration project next to Northern Star Resources Ltd.'s... — Updated 9/26/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. have resumed the highly anticipated drilling at the 64North project in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District. The exploration partners g... — Updated 9/26/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. May 13 announced the balance of assay results from winter drilling at the 64North project in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District and... — Updated 9/26/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. April 27 provided preliminary results from the 2020 drilling at 64North and plans for resumption of the program that was cut short... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. April 20 announced that the Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority (AIDEA) has approved a resolution authorizing an agreement to advance studies of the West... — Updated 9/26/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. March 30 announced a temporary COVID-19-related suspension of drilling at the 64North gold project adjacent to the Pogo Mine property... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Millrock Resources Inc. March 2 reported that a camp and drill rig are being mobilized to support the upcoming drill program at 64North, a gold exploration project that is just west of... — Updated 9/26/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. are gearing up for an early March start of drilling on the West Pogo property, part of the larger 64North gold project in Alaska's Int... — Updated 9/26/2020

In November 1996, a little over 23 years ago, I began writing quarterly mining news summaries for the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). Shortly after that, I began writing monthly... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

With two Australian companies making major investments and several exploration companies from Down Under chomping at the bit to get into the field, 2020 is shaping up to be the best year... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story