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

Trade groups are incensed; many Alaska Natives feel ignored; DC delegation and governor vow to fight what is seen as a "politically motivated" ruling. Politically motivated, Illegal, hypocritical,... — Updated 4/24/2024 Full story

Company tracks toward 17 million oz of silver in 2024 as the clean energy transition powers large increases in demand for precious industrial metal. With increased output at its mines in Alaska,... — Updated 4/9/2024 Full story

Steadfast output at Greens Creek helps keep silver output steady as other Hecla mines overcome hurdles. Despite setbacks at its Lucky Friday and Keno Hill mines, Hecla Mining Company produced 14.3... — Updated 4/9/2024

HB122 would authorize AIDEA to issue up to $300 million in bonds and leverage federal funding for critical mineral infrastructure projects in Alaska. Home to 49 out of the 50 minerals deemed... — Updated 4/4/2024 Full story

Assessed five techniques, narrowed them down, and determined zinc is the key. Cantex Mine Development Corp. March 14 announced that the company has determined a reliable method to verify the bulk... — Updated 3/14/2024

Company expands Keno Hill and Lucky Friday reserves, readies Greens Creek for the next jump. Hecla Mining Company Jan. 13 reported that its 2023 exploration resulted in the second-highest silver res... — Updated 2/29/2024

As a mineral-rich Canadian province and a top global hub for mineral exploration and mining, British Columbia has the geology and technical expertise to be a global powerhouse when it comes to... — Updated 2/22/2024 Full story

Initial resource outlines thick zones of high-grade mineralization at the carbonate-hosted silver-zinc deposit on Western Alaska's Illinois Creek project. Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Jan. 22 repor... — Updated 2/22/2024 Full story

Following up on a banner 2023, G1 is accelerating its strategy to build a graphite supply chain in the U.S. Graphite One Inc. Jan. 2 provided a recap of a landmark year in 2023 that positions the... — Updated 1/25/2024

Is it time for BC, Yukon, Alaska to forge an alliance to unlock critical mineral wealth, usher in new era of prosperity in the 21st century? The extremely mineral-rich geology that sweeps in a rough... — Updated 1/25/2024 Full story

From breaking ground at Alaska's next gold mine to the advancement of North of 60 projects focused on delivering the metals needed for the transition of low-carbon energy, and an impressive safety... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Doubling its market capitalization in less than a year, Snowline Gold Corp. has swept into the big leagues of Yukon gold exploration like an avalanche. With its massive landholdings strewn across... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Ambler Metals LLC, a joint venture equally owned by Trilogy Metals Inc. and South32 Ltd., dialed back 2023 exploration at its Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects as it waited for the U.S. Bureau of Land... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Massive increase in mining needed to bridge abyss to US's clean energy ambitions; a bad reputation holds the sector back. RENO, Nev. – With policymakers, regulators, automakers, and the public at la... — Updated 12/21/2023 Full story

State's inaugural sustainability report details the ESG advantages of looking North to Alaska for energy transition metals. The global energy transition has steered Alaska to a critical minerals... — Updated 12/1/2023 Full story

In its few short years as an active explorer in the Yukon, Snowline Gold Corp. has progressed to monumental scales while understanding the importance of consciousness discovery and has thus been awa... — Updated 11/30/2023 Full story

Nighthawk Gold Corp. Oct. 23 announced its inaugural environmental, social, and governance report for the company's flagship Colomac Gold project in Northwest Territories, Canada, representing the... — Updated 11/10/2023

Rio Tinto, Fortune Minerals team up to recover critical minerals at Nico refinery in Alberta. To bolster the North American supply of critical minerals, global mining giant Rio Tinto and Canadian... — Updated 10/19/2023

Like many other northern regions, Canada's North was settled because of its mineral resources. When the Canadian Dominion Government first purchased its arctic regions from the British Crown in the... — Updated 10/19/2023

Tahltan Nation's business arm has partnered with Solvest to install solar systems at mining project in Tahltan Territory. With the goal of advancing clean energy in Northern British Columbia and... — Updated 10/17/2023 Full story

Data Mine North launched the first edition of Critical Minerals Alliances in 2021 with the hopes that this annual magazine would play some small role in helping to build alliances "that are not... — Updated 10/5/2023 Full story

Snowline Gold Corp. Oct. 5 announced the latest batch of assays that continues to confirm the robust continuity and grade of gold mineralization at the Valley target on its Rogue project in Yukon,... — Updated 10/5/2023

Snowline Gold Corp. Sept. 11 announced the next batch of assays from its ongoing drill program at the company's Valley target on its Rogue property in eastern Yukon. As part of a targeted... — Updated 9/14/2023

Everyone agrees that historically enormous quantities of copper are essential to wiring a world in which low-carbon electricity delivered via powerlines supplants fossil fuels pumped through... — Updated 9/14/2023 Full story

Visual Capitalist infographic shines light on America's heavy reliance on China, others for critical minerals. A recent infographic produced by Visual Capitalist raises both figurative and literal... — Updated 9/13/2023 Full story