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Group behind Felix excited about Alaska
Australia-based Mine Discovery Fund launches Wiseman Metals to explore Doyon-owned copper & critical minerals properties; more deals to come. Since emerging on the Alaska mineral exploration scene... — Updated 7/20/2023
White Gold intensifies elephant hunt
Amid renewed market interest in gold, White Gold Corp. recently reported increased mineral resource estimates for its flagship White Gold Project and unveiled plans for a 2023 exploration program... — Updated 7/20/2023
BLM drags feet on Ambler Road decision
Despite the growing calls by Alaska Native tribal and municipal leaders for an expedited review of the Ambler Access Project, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced that it will take six extra... — Updated 6/29/2023
US Permitting pandemic plagues Alaska
Alaska's unparalleled potential to be a major domestic supplier of the minerals and metals critical to the clean energy transition attracted some of North America's top commodities investors and... — Updated 6/29/2023
North of 60 Mining regions lose favor
Mining execs rank Alaska, Yukon, BC, NWT and Nunavut high on mineral potential; policy issues weigh on Fraser mining survey scores. With the exception of British Columbia, all the mining... — Updated 5/18/2023
A northern solution to copper shortage
The North of 60 Mining area hosts billions of pounds of copper ready to be delivered to a world craving this metal in sky-high demand for wiring the electric vehicles and renewable energy... — Updated 5/11/2023 Full story
West-Su Road unlocks AK opportunities
Extending Alaska's limited road network 100 miles northwest from the Port MacKenzie area near Anchorage into the West Susitna area would open up a new area for Alaskans to visit the great outdoors,... — Updated 4/8/2023
AIDEA approves $45M Ambler Road plan
Board approves large budget for pre-development work on road to Alaska area rich in critical metals. Based on a directive made by Congress more than 40 years ago and its own mission to promote... — Updated 4/8/2023
Alaska tribes break off Ambler Road suit
Seeking a balance between their traditional lifestyle and economic opportunities that allow their villages and the people that live there to thrive, the tribal councils of Allakaket and Huslia have... — Updated 3/11/2023
New Waterpump drill targets identified
Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Feb. 28 reported that updated interpretations of geological, geochemical, and geophysical surveys have identified multiple targets for an up to 17,000-meter 2023 drill... — Updated 3/11/2023
High-grade silver boosts Western Alaska
Thanks to the thick zones of high-grade silver-zinc-lead mineralization cut during the 2022 drilling of the Waterpump Creek target at Illinois Creek, Western Alaska Minerals Corp.'s first year as a... — Updated 3/3/2023 Full story
Cantex reports high germanium values
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
Golden potential, critical opportunities
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
Gold, silver lure pack to Yukon in 2022
Though effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lingered, mineral explorers rushed to the Yukon like moths to a flame during 2022. Mining's most daring sector rallied to generate the busiest field season... — Updated 2/2/2023 Full story
Northern BC offers ESG mining benefits
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
American Pacific joins Alaska explorers
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
End of the road for critical minerals
Has the discovery and development of the mines essential to meeting the massive demand for battery metals, copper, rare earths, and other critical minerals reached the end of the road? Not a... — Updated 1/17/2023 Full story
Lightspeed answer to backlogged assays
PhotonAssay tech offers a modern, faster alternative to fire assaying for gold analysis. Assays are the very crux of mineral exploration – timely results returned from the lab help guide the s... — Updated 12/3/2022
New Ambler Road decision by end of 2023
BLM anticipates publishing second draft EIS before mid-2023 and final record of decision by end of the year. Trilogy Metals Inc. Nov. 23 reported that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management expects to... — Updated 12/1/2022
Critical road to Valhalla's Sun and beyond
As Alaska-based company preps for 2023, Alaska Delegation calls for swift Ambler Road resolution. After spending this summer preparing for its initial drill program at the Sun co... — Updated 11/17/2022
More high-grade Western Alaska silver
Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Oct. 31 announced that assay results confirm that its 2022 drilling continues to expand the high-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralization at the Waterpump Creek carbonate... — Updated 11/17/2022
49 critical minerals in the 49th State
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
Eerie vision of Far North ghost towns
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
BLM begins Ambler Road reevaluation
Federal agency is accepting public input on second Ambler Road EIS until Nov. 4 After months of uncertainty, the United States Bureau of Land Management has provided some clarity to the plans to... — Updated 10/6/2022
Second Johnson Tract deposit emerging
HighGold drilling expands gold-rich Ellis Zone north of 1M oz JT Deposit. With the latest batch of assay results showing the drills are continuing to cut broad layers of high-grade gold at Ellis... — Updated 10/6/2022