Grande Portage Resources Ltd. March 15 announced it has signed a drilling agreement with NASCO Industrial Services and Supply for its upcoming 2023 diamond drill program at the Herbert Gold project... — Updated 6/7/2023

White Gold Corp. April 5 announced that it has identified two large copper-molybdenum porphyry targets on its Pedlar and Hayes properties in the southern portion of the company's 350,000-hectare (86... — Updated 4/13/2023

Western Copper and Gold Corp. March 24 announced a C$21.3 million (US$15.6 million) investment from Mitsubishi Materials Corp. to help advance the company's Casino copper-gold project in Canada's... — Updated 3/30/2023

Whether it is expanding its zinc-lead-silver resources on its flagship Macmillan Pass project in the Yukon, gaining a better understanding of its newly acquired Mactung tungsten project straddling... — Updated 1/26/2023

With access road construction underway, Western Copper and Gold Corp. prepped its world-class Casino gold-silver-copper-molybdenum project to be ready for development with exploration and expansion... — Updated 1/18/2023

With the buyout of Constantine Metal Resources Ltd., American Pacific Mining Corp. gained a roughly 45% ownership of the Palmer zinc-copper-silver-gold-barite mine project in Southeast Alaska.... — 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 Full story

On the heels of its successful Macmillan Pass zinc-lead exploration play in eastern Yukon Territory, Fireweed Metals Corp. is making a bid to expand its project portfolio in what may be an astute... — Updated 12/8/2022

American Pacific Mining Corp. Oct. 31 finalized the acquisition of Constantine Metal Resources Ltd., providing the well-funded exploration and development company a roughly 45% interest in Palmer, a... — Updated 11/17/2022

Whether on purpose or by accident, Fireweed "just can't stop finding zinc." Whether it is expanding zinc-lead-silver resources on its flagship Macmillan Pass project in the Yukon, gaining a better... — Updated 9/22/2022

Tesla and other automakers clamor for nickel suppliers with low CO2 footprint Tesla CEO Elon Musk's 2020 appeal to "please mine more nickel" served as a rallying cry for mining companies with... — Updated 9/16/2022

From flashlights to supercomputers, tin is the glue for an electronic age Lost in the clamor for lithium, nickel and other metals needed for the batteries powering electric vehicles and modern... — Updated 9/15/2022

Shining a light on a metal used in nearly all today's economic sectors Used in everything from beer cans to spacecraft, aluminum is a metal most people interact with nearly every day. What many... — Updated 9/15/2022

Coal ash, acid drainage, and tailings for future green economy As the world continues to prime itself for the global energy shift, academia, governments and the private sector are scrambling to extr... — Updated 9/15/2022

Rare metalloid is key element of CdTe thin-film solar cell tech The rising popularity of thin-film solar cells as a highly effective means of converting sunlight into electricity is creating... — Updated 9/15/2022

Under a deal announced on Aug. 15, American Pacific Mining Corp. will gain 44.9% ownership of the Palmer zinc-copper-silver-gold-barite mine project in Southeast Alaska through the acquisition of Co... — Updated 8/25/2022

Rare earths from the Nechalacho Mine being delivered into the supply chain marks the opening of a new critical minerals chapter in the story of mining in Northwest Territories – a saga that includes... — Updated 7/7/2022 Full story

Dozens of prospectors and junior mining companies are trekking into the bush in Yukon Territory this field season, seeking the next big pot of gold in a fabled land rich with possibilities. Leading... — Updated 7/7/2022

Western Copper and Gold Corp. June 28 announced the release of an updated feasibility study for its world-class Casino copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Yukon, Canada. Superseding all... — Updated 7/7/2022

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. has agreed to buy the Mactung tungsten project from the Northwest Territories government for C$15 million (US$11.8 million), an acquisition that further expands the company's... — Updated 6/16/2022

Western Copper and Gold Corp. June 6 announced the start of its 2022 exploration and drill program at the Casino copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Canada's Yukon. Located about 300... — Updated 6/9/2022

What if remote mines and communities across Alaska and Canada's North could plug into batteries the size of cargo containers that could deliver multi-megawatt levels of zero-carbon electricity for... — Updated 6/2/2022

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. May 10 announced the staking of the Gayna River project in Northwest Territories, Canada, adding a prospective zinc-gallium-germanium-lead-silver project to its portfolio. "The... — Updated 5/12/2022

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 Full story

Mining exploration and production activity soared in Yukon Territory in 2021 thanks to high metals prices, pro-industry government policies, and mounting successes in the field. Bouncing back from s... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story