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

Tungsten could be held ransom unless domestic mines open Tungsten, or wolfram, is the 74th element on the periodic table of elements and, like many other metals that have found their way onto... — Updated 9/15/2022

Rockhaven Resources Ltd. July 21 reported the start of a 10,000-meter drill program at its Klaza gold-silver project in the Yukon. Found in the Dawson Range Gold Belt of southern Yukon, the Klaza... — Updated 7/21/2022

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

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority May 25 announced that it has submitted an application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the 404 permit to build the proposed West... — Updated 6/2/2022

While Golden Triangle is an apt and easily marketable moniker for northwest British Columbia's incredible mineral endowment, Tahltan Territory more accurately and thoroughly encapsulates the rich... — Updated 5/5/2022

On the heels of a productive exploration season in 2021 at the MacMillan Pass Project in Yukon Territory, Fireweed Zinc Ltd. has attracted additional capital from lead shareholders, including... — Updated 4/8/2022

On March 18, 2022, Alaska's mining community lost Bill Ellis, a close friend and geologist that was universally loved for his kind spirit and optimism, traits that will live on as a legacy as solid... — Updated 3/31/2022 Full story

Brucejack Mine in British Columbia's Golden Triangle is expected to push Newcrest Mining Ltd.'s annual gold production north of 2 million ounces per year, and that does not include the likely... — Updated 3/21/2022

PolarX Ltd. March 15 announced that it plans to carry out further drilling this year to expand upon the very high-grade copper mineralization encountered last year at its Caribou Dome project in Ala... — Updated 3/17/2022

Rockhaven Resources Ltd. March 16 announced the final assay results from the 2021 exploration program at its road-accessible Klaza property, located in the Dawson Range Gold Belt in southern Yukon,... — Updated 3/17/2022

Rockhaven Resources Ltd. Mar. 7 announced additional assay results from the 2021 exploration program at its road-accessible Klaza property, located in the Dawson Range Gold Belt of southern Yukon.... — Updated 3/10/2022

In a move criticized by a wide swath of Alaska policymakers and trade organizations, the Biden administration has filed a motion to reverse the federal authorizations for a proposed 211-mile road... — Updated 3/4/2022

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority and Ambler Metals LLC have agreed to equally fund $30.8 million for a 2022 field program to advance the Ambler Access Project, a proposed... — Updated 2/24/2022

PolarX Ltd. Feb. 23 reported that its 2021 drill program at Caribou Dome has tapped thick lenses of high-grade copper that the outstanding quality of the mineral resource and potential for... — Updated 2/24/2022

Mineral exploration activity in Nunavut intensified in 2021 as mining companies mounted larger and more extensive programs in response to stronger capital markets, government infrastructure... — Updated 2/10/2022 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

Goldman Sachs' declaration that "copper is the new oil" may serve as a foreshadowing of Alaska's economic future, one that is not so heavily reliant on the revenues from petroleum flowing from the... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

With the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects being advanced under a joint venture with South32 Ltd., Trilogy Metals Inc. has begun exploring for Arctic-type volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits on three p... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

"During the two decades preceding and those following World War I, when the United States produced more than half the world's copper, the mines at Kennecott, Alaska were among the nation's largest,... — Updated 1/20/2022 Full story

With more than half of Alaska's entire population living within its region, Cook Inlet Region Inc., more commonly known as CIRI, is the most metropolitan of the 12 landholding Alaska Native... — Updated 1/6/2022 Full story

As an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regional corporation that is balancing traditional values with economic opportunities across a 26-million-acre picturesque and resource-rich traditional... — Updated 1/6/2022 Full story

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Oct. 27 announced the receipt of $8.5 million in funds for the advancement of predevelopment work for the West Susitna Access Road project,... — Updated 11/14/2021

Rockhaven Resources Ltd. Nov. 3 reported the successful completion of a 72-hole diamond drill program at its road-accessible Klaza gold-silver project in the Dawson Range Gold Belt of southern... — Updated 11/11/2021

PolarX Ltd. Oct. 5 reported that its 2021 core drill program at Caribou Dome discovered widespread zones of finely disseminated and vein-hosted native copper over a 1,200-meter-long corridor on this... — Updated 10/7/2021

An unsung war hero that saved countless American troops during World War II, an overlooked battery material that has played a pivotal role in storing electricity for more than 100 years, and a... — Updated 9/16/2021 Full story