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

With the roughly $19 billion buyout of Newcrest Mining Ltd., Newmont Corp. has added two operating mines to its already impressive portfolio of gold and copper assets in the Golden Triangle region... — Updated 2/22/2024

Lying just deep enough into the mining frontier that value of its world-class deposits copper, gold, silver, nickel, and other metals has not been fully realized, yet home to the industrial-grade... — Updated 2/20/2024 Full story

Teck Resources Ltd. went into 2023 with a strategy to better position for the energy transition by spinning its steelmaking coal unit into the newly formed Elk Valley Resources, and advancing its... — Updated 2/8/2024

The August merger of Benchmark Metals Inc. and Thesis Gold Inc. consolidates two very promising gold-silver properties in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District into a single... — Updated 1/17/2024

Continuing to build upon a strong partnership it has built with Doyon Ltd., the Alaska Native regional corporation for Interior Alaska, Tectonic Metals Inc. launched its first drill program at the... — Updated 1/17/2024

Following the acquisition of Alexco Resource Corp. at the end of 2022, Hecla Mining Company has continued to expand its portfolio of gold and silver properties in Canada's Yukon. With the Keno Hill... — 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

Since emerging on the Alaska mineral exploration scene in 2021, Felix Gold Ltd. has amassed more than 150 square miles of gold-enriched properties in the Fairbanks Mining District and is working... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Launching a multi-year initiative to unlock the potential of its Johnson Tract gold project in Southcentral Alaska, HighGold Mining Inc. began with an exploration and development program in 2023... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

With gold production on the rise and costs dropping at Pogo, Northern Star Resources Ltd. is focused on outlining resources and reserves to support the next decade of mining at its high-grade... — Updated 1/17/2024

With the high-grade Snip gold project fully pulled back into its portfolio, Skeena Resources Ltd. is now considering a mine at Eskay Creek that would process ore from both of the company's historic... — Updated 1/17/2024

Graphite has not been mined in the United States for decades, which makes the nation largely beholden to China for its supply of this largest ingredient in the lithium batteries that power... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

With an August groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of Mining at Manh Choh, Kinross Gold Corp. fully entered into a new era of mining in Alaska that is expected to push Fort Knox gold... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Launching into 2023 with an initial inferred mineral resource estimate, the excitement has grown for Sitka Gold Corp. as much as its 2022 Blackjack discovery on the company's highly prospective RC G... — Updated 1/17/2024

Armed with new leadership and a plan to rapidly explore and develop its lithium prospects in Canada, Li-FT Power Ltd., set out in late 2022 on a bold quest to confirm historical prospects of... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Reaching the next milestone in mineral exploration, Nighthawk Gold Corp. ushered in 2023 with a preliminary economic assessment for its Colomac gold project in Northwest Territories. With the study... — Updated 1/17/2024

While the year may have started out riding the success of its massive 2022 bulk sample at a diamond project in Nunavut, North Arrow Minerals Inc. transition in 2023 into the field of lithium... — Updated 1/17/2024

With a summer marred by unprecedented wildfires behind them, companies exploring the mineral-rich Northwest Territories are reporting impressive results from their 2023 programs. Seeking new deposit... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Reorganizing under a new joint venture with a London-based private equity group, Osisko Metals Inc. now has the funds to advance the historic Pine Point zinc-lead mine project in Northwest... — Updated 1/17/2024

Exploring the legendary region from which it takes its name, Klondike Gold Corp. has persevered much like the stampeders of yore to unlock the secrets of a historic district that produced more than... — Updated 1/17/2024

As a vehicle for Ontario and gold exploration properties spun out of HighGold Mining Inc., the cleverly named Onyx (ONtario Yukon eXploration) Gold Inc. hit the ground running with an experienced te... — Updated 1/17/2024

Carrying forward a two-decade legacy of building gold resources faster than issuing shares, Seabridge Gold Inc. focused its 2023 exploration primarily on the Iskut gold-copper property in Northern... — Updated 1/17/2024

As 2023 raced toward its final weeks, mining explorers working in Canada's northernmost territory wrapped up ambitious campaigns to identify new deposits of various lucrative minerals, ranging from... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

From neighboring gold explorers merging to create a district-scale project that will likely be attractive to majors, to Glencore making an aggressive bid to buyout Teck Resources Ltd., 2023 was a... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story

Looking to push the gold resource on its Estelle property in Alaska above the 10-million-ounce mark, Australia-based Nova Minerals Ltd. launched a 15,000-meter drill program in July targeting the... — Updated 1/17/2024 Full story