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

Copper Fox Metals Inc. March 2 outlined a C$17.2 million (US$12.5 million) program for its Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in Northern British Columbia that will include 9,000 met... — Updated 3/17/2023

More gold, strong zinc prices helped push value higher; critical minerals could add a boost moving forward. Alaska mines produced approximately $4.51 billion worth of nonfuel minerals last year, a 1... — Updated 3/11/2023

From competing offers for an exploration company with large and intriguing mineral projects in the Yukon, to the world's largest gold miner making a US$17 billion bid to buyout an Australian mining... — Updated 3/8/2023 Full story

Strong zinc price, production drive increased profit for Teck; NANA gets extra boost from royalty rise. Due to a combination of strong zinc prices and production, the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alask... — Updated 3/3/2023

British Columbia's Golden Triangle is poised for a mining boom that raises the bar when it comes to achieving the higher environmental, social, and guidance expectations for companies that produce... — Updated 3/2/2023

Proposed merger could have major implications for several mining projects in BC's Golden Triangle. Over the weekend, Newcrest Mining Ltd. and Newmont Corp. confirmed rumors of a proposed merger... — Updated 3/2/2023

Osisko Metals Inc. Feb. 22 announced a C$100 million (US$74 million) investment agreement with Appian Capital Advisory LLP, a London-based private equity group that specializes in acquiring and... — Updated 2/23/2023

Cantex Mine Development Corp. Feb. 9 announced an update from the Main zone on its North Rackla property that, after core analyses, mineralization shows levels of very high germanium content.... — Updated 2/10/2023

The global transition to renewable energy is demanding enormous quantities of copper and zinc, two metals that are a specialty of Teck Resources Ltd. To help leverage its global portfolio to help... — Updated 2/10/2023

Gold dominates Alaska mineral exploration, but a critical shift arises. Since the discovery of gold in what is now the Alaska capital city of Juneau, prospectors, geologists, and fortune seekers hav... — Updated 2/2/2023 Full story

Copper Fox Metals Inc. Jan. 18 reported that initial assays from the 2022 drill program at Schaft Creek extend near-surface higher-grade zones with the large porphyry copper-gold deposit at this min... — Updated 1/19/2023

Working with First Nations is key to unlocking the Golden Triangle's vast potential. A world-class copper-gold district that is also enriched with nickel, cobalt, platinum group metals, and other... — Updated 1/18/2023 Full story

With dewatering plans, an updated preliminary economic assessment, and updated mineral resource estimate out of the way, Osisko Metals Inc. has been exploring ways to maximize the potential of this... — Updated 1/18/2023

From antimony historically mined near the Interior Alaska city of Fairbanks to the zinc and germanium produced at the Red Dog Mine, America's 49th State is a past producer, and a potential future... — Updated 11/16/2022 Full story

Teck Resources Ltd. Oct. 27 reported another quarter of rising zinc production and revenues from its Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska. During the third quarter of this year, Red Dog produced... — Updated 10/27/2022

For this special spooky edition, North of 60 Mining News is revisiting some of the most bizarre and disturbing ghost towns in its northern coverage area. From one of the most haunted places in... — Updated 10/10/2022 Full story

Tech metalloid boasts superior semiconductor, optical qualities From NASA's Gateway space station that will serve as a critical outpost circling the Moon to more down-to-Earth applications such as... — Updated 9/15/2022

A blue-collar metal that is vital to weatherizing envisioned green energy future Critical minerals are typically thought of as obscure rare earth elements cloaked in geopolitical intrigue, or... — Updated 9/15/2022

Teck Resources Ltd. July 26 reported another quarter of strong zinc production and revenues from its Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska. During the second quarter of this year, Red Dog produced... — Updated 7/28/2022

With zinc prices on the rise and strong production of the galvanizing metal, the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska generated strong profits for Teck Resources Ltd. and revenues for NANA Corp., the... — Updated 7/27/2022

Osisko Metals Inc. July 13 announced the results of an updated preliminary economic assessment for the company's Pine Point zinc project in Northwest Territories, Canada. The objective of this... — Updated 7/14/2022

With global zinc demand outpacing supply and the transition to renewable energy creating even more need for the galvanizing metal, Teck Resources Ltd. has launched an initiative to realize value... — Updated 6/2/2022

Copper Fox Metals Inc. April 19 reported plans to carry out 5,000 meters of drilling this summer at the Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle.... — Updated 4/28/2022

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

Osisko Metals Inc. March 21 announced the latest results from the late 2021 definition drill program at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories, Canada. After taking over Pine Point in 2018,... — Updated 3/24/2022