Mining Explorers 2020 / Alaska
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New Heatherdale explores Niblack VMS
Restructured and under new leadership, Heatherdale Resources Ltd. is expanding the high-grade targets at its Niblack copper-gold-silver-zinc project on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. He... — Updated 3/16/2021
Alaska exploration recovers from COVID-19
Strong metal prices and an infusion of cash from notable resource investors helped to salvage much of a 2020 mineral exploration season in Alaska that became lethargic with disruptions, delays, and... — Updated 2/4/2021
White Rock discovers Last Chance gold
White Rock Minerals Ltd. focused its 2020 exploration in Alaska on a potentially large gold system at Last Chance, a large target toward the western end of the Australian mineral explorer's Red... — Updated 1/17/2021
Tectonic builds Alaska partnerships, lands
A relatively young mineral exploration company led by a veteran team noted for their success in advancing Coffee Gold in the Yukon from a grassroots discovery to a roughly 5-million-ounce gold mine... — Updated 1/17/2021
WAC&G consolidates Illinois Creek District
Western Alaska Copper & Gold focused it's 2020 program on investigating the potential of restarting operations at the past producing Illinois Creek gold-silver mine near the Yukon River about 65... — Updated 1/17/2021
Teck scales back exploration due to COVID
Investing capital and resources into keeping its mines operational in the midst of a global pandemic, Teck Resources Ltd. has scaled back on exploration during 2020. "These continue to be... — Updated 1/17/2021
Resolved to make 64North gold discovery
Resolution Minerals Ltd. is on a mission to reveal the rich gold potential in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District, home to Northern Star Resources Ltd.'s Pogo gold mine. While still known as... — Updated 1/17/2021
PolarX returns to Zackly high-grade skarn
Australia-based PolarX Ltd. has refocused its Alaska exploration on the Zackly high-grade copper-gold-silver skarn on its roughly 100-square-mile (261 square kilometers) Alaska Range property.... — Updated 1/17/2021
Northern Star readies Pogo for next 4M oz
Surpassing 4 million ounces of gold production and roughly another 6.7 million oz in the ground, the Pogo Mine in Alaska is a rising star in Australia-based Northern Star Resources Ltd.'s growing... — Updated 1/17/2021
Nova Minerals excited about Estelle gold
Australian explorer Nova Minerals Ltd. is rapidly building on the multi-million-ounce gold resource it has outlined on its flagship Estelle project in Alaska. Located about 100 miles (160 kilometers... — Updated 1/17/2021
Millrock generates Alaska gold projects
As a project generating exploration company, Millrock Resources Inc. identifies and secures grassroots mineral projects and brings on partners to fund the high-risk early stages of exploration.... — Updated 1/17/2021
Livengood arises alongside gold prices
After years of quietly and efficiently optimizing a mine plan for Livengood, International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is now ready to incorporate this work into an updated pre-feasibility study for the 1... — Updated 1/17/2021
HighGold drill results excite investors
Attracting the attention of some of the biggest names in the resource investment world, HighGold Mining Inc. raised C$13.8 million in July to fund an expanded drill program at its Johnson Tract... — Updated 1/17/2021
Hecla slows exploration during pandemic
Continuing a tradition of growth, Hecla Mining Company entered 2020 with 37.08 million metric tons of proven and probable reserves averaging 212.2 million ounces of silver, 2 billion pounds of... — Updated 1/17/2021
Sprott invests in Grande Portage drilling
Following a C$3 million investment by Eric Sprott in July, Grande Portage Resources Ltd. launched a 21-hole drill program at its Herbert Gold project about 16 miles north of Juneau in Southeast... — Updated 1/17/2021
Freegold strikes bonanza gold in Alaska
Freegold Ventures Ltd. struck gold in Alaska, both literally and figuratively, during 2020. While it is no surprise that the Vancouver, British Columbia-based mineral explorer tapped gold at Golden... — Updated 1/17/2021
Partners explore wider Peak Gold potential
While Contango ORE Inc. opted not to carry out a 2020 field program in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this unconventional mineral exploration company oft referred to as CORE churned out some of... — Updated 1/17/2021
Coeur invests heavily in 2020 exploration
Coeur Mining Inc. invested heavily in exploration during 2020, including robust programs at its Kensington gold mine in Alaska and Silvertip mine project in British Columbia. After investing US$21... — Updated 1/17/2021
Constantine explores Porcupine Creek gold
Constantine Metal Resources Ltd.'s 2020 program focused primarily on exploring the hardrock source of Porcupine gold placer mining on its Palmer project in Southeast Alaska. Constantine has traditio... — Updated 1/17/2021
Avidian explores Fort Knox-area projects
Following the July closing of a C$2 million private placement in which Eric Sprott acquired 20 million Avidian Gold Corp. shares, the junior explorer resumed exploration of its expanded portfolio... — Updated 1/17/2021
Donlin Gold's world-class value increases
Donlin Gold LLC, a joint venture partnership owned equally by Barrick Gold Corp. and Novagold Resources Inc., completed 23,400 meters of drilling this year to gain a better understanding of the... — Updated 1/14/2021
Kinross Alaska excites gold exploration
Kinross Gold Corp. has rolled out a strategy to double gold production at its Fort Knox Mine by feeding higher grade ore into the underutilized 14-million-metric-ton-per-year mill at the open-pit op... — Updated 1/14/2021