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Exploration expenditures drop in 2014
The state of the world's exploration industry was recently summarized in SNL Metal & Mining's annual "World Exploration Trends" publication, released at the Prospectors and Developers Association... — Updated 3/29/2015 Full story
Richardson draws exploration funds
Sonoro Metals Corp. March 11 said it has signed a letter of intent to enter into an option agreement to acquire a 60 percent interest in Northern Empire Resources Corp.'s 7,840-acre Hilltop Gold... — Updated 3/22/2015
Worst of funding drought could be over
As is normally the case in high summer in Alaska, news has started to trickle out of the hills on projects where new work is being conducted, and several properties have changed hands or are in the... — Updated 7/27/2014
Gold, exploration spending move in sync
Before we take a peek at what is happening across Alaska, I'd like to summarize a superb presentation on the world's exploration industry presented by MinEx Consulting's Richard Shodde at a mining... — Updated 7/28/2013
Alaska seeks data-gathering efficiencies
A recent letter distributed to the minerals industry by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development's Division of Economic... — Updated 11/18/2012
Once-hot mining investment climate cools
The winds of change are once again blowing across Alaska's mineral industry, not only because the industry is gearing up for another busy summer season, but also because the mining investment climat... — Updated 4/29/2012
Mining Explorers 2011: Explorers seek Alaska mammoths
Whether it is multimillion-ounce gold discoveries, copper deposits that measure in the billions of pounds or massive ore-bodies of 20 percent zinc, Alaska is renowned for its mammoth deposits. The... — Updated 11/6/2011
Tri-Valley options Richardson to US Gold
Tri-Valley Corp., a California-based oil explorer, has cut an exploration-purchase deal with US Gold Corp. on the Richardson gold property, one of Tri-Valley's two mineral exploration properties in... — Updated 7/31/2011
Exploration season shifts into high gear
The last month has seen a massive transition in Alaska from planning to execution, from getting ready to go to the field to boots on the outcrop and drills in the ground. Each year the hustle and... — Updated 6/26/2011 Full story
Miners usher in 2011 with new urgency
The last half of December and the first half of January are normally relatively slow for business in the mining industry, in general, and in Alaska, in particular. The last two weeks this December... — Updated 1/23/2011 Full story
Alaska copper exploration makes comeback
As termination dust falls across most of Alaska, the curtain has come down for the bulk of the exploration projects around the state; however, mine development programs as well as mine-site... — Updated 10/31/2010 Full story
Peel land use plan gets 1-year timeout
The Government of Yukon has issued an immediate one-year interim withdrawal from mineral staking for all Crown Land, Category B settlement lands and fee simple lands in the Peel Watershed Region of Yukon Territory in hopes of providing certainty... — Updated 2/28/2010 Full story
Optimism surges among Alaska miners
Metals markets continue to climb out of the basement as the world demand for metals resumes its upward trend. Fueled by this growing demand, numerous Alaska precious, base and rare metal projects re... — Updated 11/22/2009
Tangen: What light through yonder window breaks?
During this brief respite between the U.S. House and Senate considerations of mining law reform legislation, it is timely to review the bidding. Where are we? Where are we going? How do we get... — Updated 1/27/2008 Full story
Seawall fails, but Kivalina battles back
Kivalina residents chased away by flood warnings began trickling back home early Sept. 14 after the season's first storm died down, ending its assault on a frail seawall guarding the northwest coastal village. Wave action from the storm began erodi... — Updated 9/30/2007
2005 Alaska mining value, highest ever, exceeds $1B for 10th year
As 2006 comes rapidly to a close, a glance backward in time seems appropriate. The Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys recently released its annual summary of mining in Alaska for 2005 (yes, 2005). This report reveals that the... — Updated 12/24/2006
International Tower Hill builds Alaska stronghold
A newly expanded company is making Alaska its exploration target, and it's backed by a mining heavyweight. Vancouver-based International Tower Hill Mines was barely a glimmer on anyone's radar screens until last summer, when South African major... — Updated 12/24/2006 Full story
MINING NEWS update: Money not in short supply - people and equipment are
The game is afoot! The last month has seen the start of a number of field programs in Alaska, marking the beginning of the traditional "field season" in the Great Land. With demand for metals remaining extraordinarily high, Alaska's mining... — Updated 5/28/2006
Mining news update: Exploration and development preparations ramping up
Preparations for exploration and development activities ramped up again in the last month as budgets were approved and committed on projects extending from Southeast Alaska to the Seward Peninsula to Interior Alaska. Commodity and equity markets fo... — Updated 3/26/2006
Mining news update: Not a bad start for the year!
In the last month the Alaska mining industry has seen start-up of its first major gold mine in five years (Pogo) and approval of permits for the Nixon Fork copper-gold mine. We also saw announcement of substantial increases in copper, gold and... — Updated 2/26/2006 Full story
State gets good report card, can do better
Permitting, legislation, taxation and education are some of the key issues discussed by the Alaska Minerals Commission in its 2006 report, published in January. The report praises the state's continuing efforts to improve the climate for the... — Updated 1/29/2006
New head: Select Resources ready to deal
The new president of Alaska-focused exploration company Select Resources is ready to talk to any potential customer or joint venture partner if there is an opportunity to develop the business. That's the message from Henry "Rick" Sandri, who was... — Updated 1/29/2006
Mining news update: A mad scramble behind the scenes
Although results from 2005 activities have finally slowed to a trickle, don't equate this lack of news with lack of activity. Behind the holiday season façade there is a mad scramble going on with... — Updated 12/25/2005
Mining news update from Curt Freeman: More discoveries on horizon
Over the course of the last several months, a series of new gold and base metal discoveries have been made. Several of these new discoveries were reported in the last month and highlights of these... — Updated 11/27/2005
Mining news update from Curt Freeman: Discoveries reported, some properties rediscovered
As expected, results from the summer field programs have begun to roll in from all over the state. Discoveries from base and precious metals properties were reported in September and several... — Updated 10/30/2005
