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'Termination dust' prods explorers to wrap up busy exploration season
Even though the concept of global warming is a welcome idea to many companies working in Alaska, its effects are not being felt fast enough to allow companies to complete all of the work they had... — Updated 9/30/2007 Full story
Alaska mining news summary: Tight personnel, equipment market in busy mining industry
Okay, the lull is over. It lasted about 25, maybe 30 minutes, after I wrote those prophetic but ill-considered words in late January! Shortly after that point I was in Vancouver for the annual Cordilleran Roundup mining conference, an annual... — Updated 2/25/2007
Alaska profits from exploration explosion
Mining companies spent an all-time record $103.9 million on exploration in Alaska in 2005, a big jump from the $70.8 million that was spent the previous year, and a long way from the relatively modest $27.6 million in 2003. At least 16 projects... — Updated 12/24/2006
Alaska mining news summary: Companies continue to report 2006 exploration results
Over the last month the Alaska mineral industry continued to report results from 2006 exploration programs including new acquisitions of projects that have been on the back shelf for over 25 years. The industry watched as the American political... — Updated 11/26/2006
Alaska project center of $1.5 billion takeover, Greens Creek silver production cost negative $2.28 per ounce, and more
Hang on to your hat, the data is beginning to roll in from Alaskan field programs and there are some hum dingers in this month's data and several others will be showing up next month. What's a "hum... — Updated 8/27/2006
Summary - Alaska exploration season under way despite unseasonably cold spring
The last month has seen the 2006 summer season's first offering of new discoveries, new drilling results and new companies in Alaska. While a number of programs were delayed due to an unseasonably cold spring (bring on the global warming!), most pr... — Updated 6/25/2006
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
Quiet, but busy, August slips into history
In case you hadn't noticed, one of the busiest but quietest Augusts in the last 10 years just slipped into the pages of history. Mineral exploration, development and production maintained a low... — Updated 9/12/2004
Ambler JV agreement announced
Hunting hard in remote elephant country, NovaGold Resources can claim a lion's share of kills. Now the aggressive junior has to prove whether it's found any trophies that will make the company a metals producer. NovaGold announced March 26 an... — Updated 4/18/2004 Full story
Alaska mining news summary: Exploration activities for gold and base metals this year appear to be on the rise
Spring is in everyone's step in the Alaska mining industry even if spring is not quite yet in the air here in Alaska. Buoyant spirits are related to surprisingly buoyant metals prices and positive economic news from the U.S. economy. Plans for 2002... — Updated 3/24/2002 Full story