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Banyan Gold Corp. May 25 announced a 903,945-ounce inferred gold resource for AurMac, the new name for the company's combined Aurex ‎and McQuesten properties in the Yukon. A road... — Updated 5/29/2020

Melbourne, Australia-based Nova Minerals Ltd. first looked north to Alaska late in 2017, when it acquired five Alaska properties – Estelle, a gold-copper-silver project about 100 miles... — Updated 5/29/2020

Kinross Gold Corp. focuses its in-house exploration on high-quality brownfield projects and the discovery of new resources within the existing footprint of several of its mine... — Updated 5/29/2020

While ramping up operations at its Eagle Gold Mine in the Yukon, Victoria Gold Corp. continued to explore the larger Dublin Gulch property where this newest large scale mine in the Yukon... — Updated 5/29/2020

Though mineral exploration in Yukon Territory this year lagged the pace seen in 2018, mine development projects advanced at a steady clip in 2019, while several past-producing mines moved... — Updated 5/29/2020

In another example of mining companies across the North stepping up to help their local communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria Gold Corp. donated C$100,000 to the... — Updated 5/22/2020

Victoria Gold Corp. May 11 reported strong performance at its newly developed Eagle Gold Mine in the Yukon, thanks in part to the company's COVID-19 action plan. Mining, crushing and... — Updated 5/14/2020

The territories of northern Canada, so far, appear to have escaped the novel coronavirus pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe. This is due, in part, to the remoteness of the... — Updated 4/17/2020

Rau, an intriguing precious and base metals property at the western end of the 185-kilometer- (115 miles) long Rackla Gold property in the Yukon, will continue to be the primary focus of... — Updated 3/5/2020

After being stalled for decades, hardrock gold mine development in Yukon Territory appears to be picking up speed, as one company rockets toward full mine production by mid-2020, while... — Updated 1/30/2020

Victoria Gold Corp. Dec. 9 reported that its summer exploration program has expanded the near surface high-grade gold discovered at the Raven target on the company's Dublin Gulch property... — Updated 12/13/2019

Victoria Gold Corp. Dec. 4 announced a 22 percent increase in gold reserves at Eagle, which is expected to translate into increased annual production at the company's newly developed... — Updated 12/11/2019

Banyan Gold Corp. Dec. 11 reported that the second phase of 2019 drilling at its Aurex-McQuesten project in the Yukon continues to expand gold mineralization at the Airstrip zone.... — Updated 12/11/2019

Victoria Gold Corp. Nov. 25 announced that its Eagle Gold Mine in the Yukon has surpassed 10,000 ounces of gold production. Construction at Eagle Gold was completed in July and on Sept.... — Updated 11/27/2019

Banyan Gold Corp. Nov. 18 reported that the first four holes of its second phase of 2019 drilling at the Aurex-McQuesten project in the Yukon has tapped gold mineralization in an... — Updated 11/22/2019

Banyan Gold Corp. Oct. 2 announced a second phase of 2019 drilling at Aurex-McQuesten, a Yukon gold project about 10 kilometers (six miles) south of Victoria Gold Corp.'s Dublin Gulch... — Updated 10/11/2019

Banyan Gold Corp. Sept. 3 reported that the first four holes from drilling the Powerline zone on the Aurex-McQuesten property tapped gold mineralization similar to that being encountered... — Updated 10/2/2019

Victoria Gold Corp. poured the first bar of gold at its Eagle Gold Mine on Sept. 17, elevating the former gold exploration company to the echelon of gold producer. "After all the blood,... — Updated 9/27/2019

By 1898, the Klondike Gold Rush was beginning to wane and many of the roughly 100,000 people that trekked to the Yukon were seeking new regions to make their golden fortunes - moving in... — Updated 9/26/2019

Yukon Territory, a mineral exploration frontrunner in Canada's North, is witnessing a significant slowdown in 2019. As a result, growth in Yukon's economy is expected to slow this year... — Updated 9/26/2019

Nova Minerals Ltd. Sept. 2 said results from this year's drill program at its Estelle gold project in Alaska has cut higher grade, near-surface mineralization within a bulk tonnage gold... — Updated 9/26/2019

Victoria Gold Corp. Sept. 3 reported high-grade gold sections within long intercepts of bulk tonnage mineralization from the 2019 drilling at the Raven target within the Nugget zone on... — Updated 9/26/2019

Nova Minerals Ltd. Sept. 11 reported that it has outlined 2.5 million ounces of gold in a maiden inferred resource estimate for the Oxide Korbel deposit on the company's Estelle project... — Updated 9/20/2019

Banyan Gold Corp. July 16 announced the completion of a 1,000-meter drill program at its Aurex-McQuesten gold project near the community of Mayo, Yukon. Banyan had two objectives for its... — Updated 7/26/2019

Thanks to the start-up of new mines, The Conference Board of Canada forecasts the economies of Canada's territories to grow significantly over the next two years. In Territorial Outlook... — Updated 7/19/2019