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  • Drillers complete hole EZ-23-005 during a sunny August day at Nikolai.

    Eureka now hosts 8 billion lb of nickel

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated May 8, 2024

    Alaska Energy Metals' 2023 drilling results in a fivefold increase in nickel within new resource. Incorporating the results from its inaugural drill program at Nikolai, Alaska Energy Metals Corp. has already outlined 8.1 billion pounds of nickel in the project's Eureka Zone, which is more than five times the quantity of this battery metal than was contained within the resource calculated last November. "With this updated mineral resource estimate, the Eureka deposit of the... Full story

  • Red, white, blue buildings reflect off pond at Red Dog zinc mine in Alaska.

    Red Dog awarded the Zinc Mark stamp

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated May 8, 2024

    The world's first zinc mine to meet the high ESG standards to be awarded this mark of sustainability. Teck Resources Ltd.'s Red Dog Operations in Northwest Alaska is the world's first zinc mine to be awarded the Zinc Mark, a certification that the facility meets high environmental, social, and governance standards. Accounting for more than 4% of global zinc production – along with lead, silver, and germanium byproducts – Red Dog is the largest critical minerals mine in the... Full story

  • Closeup of an Exyn drone equipped with lidar survey equipment.

    Exyn mapping tech put to the test at Pogo

    Shane Lasley, Data Mine North|Updated May 8, 2024

    Recent study shows Exyn drones more safely collect higher quality survey data in half the time compared to traditional mine mapping methods. Exyn Technologies' drone-based mapping system is faster, more accurate, and infinitely safer than traditional underground mine surveying technologies, according to a recent study completed at Northern Star Resources Ltd.'s Pogo gold mine in Alaska. "[T]he data doesn't even compare," said Andrew Loomes, chief mine surveyor at Pogo. Exyn...

  • Geologists standing next to a rocky outcrop with gold-bearing quartz veins.

    Junior seeks next Tombstone gold find

    Rose Ragsdale, For Mining News|Updated Mar 14, 2024

    Stratabound changes name to Lode Gold Resources Ltd.; plans to spinout Canadian gold assets and reports 2024 exploration strategy. In recent market buzz about the emerging gold district in southeastern Yukon, one junior says its promising assets have been largely overlooked by investors, resulting in its shares being significantly undervalued. Lode Gold Resources Ltd., known until January as Stratabound Mineral Resources Corp., says its name change signals ongoing growth and...

  • A statuette of Lady Justice holding scales next to a gavel.

    Alaska asks SCOTUS to undo Pebble veto

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Jan 11, 2024

    Seeks to protect state rights by forcing EPA to withdraw veto; if not, is asking for reparations for unjust taking. After having its independence infringed upon by the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to exercise its veto authority under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act to lock away 309 square miles of state lands, effectively confiscating it and creating a de facto national park, Alaska's attorney general has filed a motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to inst...

  • A drill tests world-class Graphite Creek deposit at sunset in western Alaska.

    Accelerating critical Graphite Creek mine

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 1, 2024

    Backed by DOD, BSNC, Graphite One completes drill program to support study of graphite supply chain critical to US Thanks in large part to substantial backing and support from the U.S. Department of Defense and Bering Straits Native Corp., Graphite One Inc. completed a 57-hole drill campaign at the Graphite Creek project in western Alaska that is focused on accelerating the completion of a feasibility study for developing an advanced graphite material supply chain in the...

  • Map of Eureka Zone geology, resource, and drill hole locations.

    AEM outlines 1.6B lb of nickel in Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 1, 2023

    Maiden resource for Nikolai begins to show globally significant size of this nickel-cobalt-copper project. With a new 1.55-billion-pound nickel resource calculation at Nikolai, Alaska Energy Metals Corp.'s C$2 million (US$1.5 million) acquisition of historical exploration data for this base and precious metals project in Alaska is already paying dividends for the mineral exploration company. Utilizing historical drill hole information included in the well-kept and organized...

  • A headframe from historic exploration rises above a fall landscape at Bornite.

    BLM's Ambler Road SEIS raises concerns

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 10, 2023

    Alaska Delegation says Ambler Road is guaranteed by Congress; Alaska Natives come out for, against road. Roughly a year and a half after suspending the previously issued federal permits to build a 211-mile industrial access road to the Ambler Mining District, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has published a draft supplemental environmental impact statement for a transportation corridor that would link the metal-rich region of Northwest Alaska to global markets. Permits for t...

  • Photo of a mountain with roads built to drill the Caribou Dome copper deposit.

    PolarX studies Caribou Dome improvements

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 5, 2023

    PolarX Ltd. Oct. 3 announced that it has initiated a metallurgical testing program focused on improving copper recovery and concentrate grades at Caribou Dome, as well as gold recovery at Zackly, which could improve the economics of establishing a mine on its Alaska Range project. Lying about 175 miles (280 kilometers) northeast of Anchorage, Alaska, the Alaska Range project is a roughly 22-mile- (35 kilometers) long land package that covers multiple copper, gold, and silver...

  • Rock sample with metallic gold mineralization coated with green copper oxides.

    Bornite's germanium potential revealed

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 14, 2023

    Colorado School of Mines thesis confirms that the germanium values at Bornite deposit have long been underreported. In addition to hosting 6.3 billion pounds of copper and 88 million lb of cobalt critical to the energy transition, the Bornite deposit in Alaska's Ambler Mining District may also be a significant source of the germanium essential to both clean energy and high-tech. "Germanium is an important metal with numerous applications, particularly in the manufacture of sem...

  • Two workers walk from a helicopter to drill at the Pebble project in Alaska.

    PEA affirms Pebble's world-class status

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 14, 2023

    SW Alaska project could provide US with 6.4 billion lb copper plus other metals critical to energy transition. A mine at Pebble project in Southwest Alaska could provide a secure domestic supply of 6.4 billion pounds of copper needed for the clean energy future, 300 million lb molybdenum needed for infrastructure, 200,000 kilograms of rhenium for aerospace, 37 million ounces of silver for solar panels, and 7.4 million oz of gold for the economy over 20 years, according to a...

  • The rising sun shines on the buildings at the Manh Choh gold mine camp.

    Partners break ground on Alaska gold mine

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 14, 2023

    TOK, ALASKA – An Aug. 29 groundbreaking ceremony at Manh Choh marked the official opening of Alaska's newest gold mine. But even before tribal, corporate, and state leaders tossed the symbolic golden shovels of dirt celebrating the start of Manh Choh, the Alaskan crossroads town of Tok about 15 miles to the northwest was already bustling from the added business this mine brings. As the first real sign of civilization in nearly 300 miles for northbound Alaska Highway travelers,...

  • Mining executive and Alaska governor on a ridge overlooking the Skwentna River.

    Alaska governor visits Whistler, Estelle

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Aug 24, 2023

    Dunleavy takes a first-hand look at mine projects at end of a proposed 100-mile road into West Susitna area. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Commissioner Ryan Anderson visited the Whistler copper-gold and Estelle gold exploration projects during a recent tour of the western end of the proposed West Susitna Access Road in Southcentral Alaska. Extending 100 miles northwest from Port McKenzie near Anchorage, the West Susitna Road...

  • A colorful sunset backdrops a drill at the Graphite Creek project in Alaska.

    Strong support for Graphite One project

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 29, 2023

    From the $37.5M Pentagon grant to a $5M loan from an Alaskan gold mining company, domestic graphite supply chain plan is broadly backed. From the U.S. Department of Defense and policymakers in Washington, DC, to private Alaska companies and the governor of the 49th State, Graphite One Inc. is receiving broad support as it pushes to establish an all-American supply chain that begins in Alaska and ends in the lithium batteries powering electric vehicles, military hardware, and...

  • Underground mine in an outline of Alaska on a critical minerals background.

    Alaska critical minerals summit in DC

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 29, 2023

    Alaska mining and Washington policy leaders gather to discuss forging a path forward to critical minerals in US's Arctic state. Building upon the discussions and strategic ideas set in motion during the 2022 "Alaska's Minerals: A Strategic National Imperative" summit, the U.S. Department of Energy's Arctic Energy Office co-hosted a two-day summit this week to advance policy recommendations for development of critical mineral resources in the North American Arctic. For the Unit...

  • A headframe from historic exploration rises above a fall landscape at Bornite.

    BLM drags feet on Ambler Road decision

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jun 29, 2023

    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 months for it to complete a supplemental environmental impact statement for the proposed 211-mile road to the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska. "This unnecessary delay threatens a project that will provide much-needed jobs and economic growth for Alaskans, while also stre...

  • Optimum Ventures crew building future drill pad at Harry project.

    New CEO to lead the Blackwolf pack

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Jun 29, 2023

    As it enters into an accelerated period of growth, Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. has made an offer to buy out Northern British Columbia-focused gold and silver exploration company Optimum Ventures Ltd. and is shifting around some management positions to better facilitate the surplus of properties it has accumulated in recent years. Initially exploring its flagship historic Niblack copper-gold-silver-zinc project located on the southern end of Prince of Wales Island in...

  • Underground miners working at the face of the Enserch tunnel at Lucky Shot.

    Contango ORE reports Lucky Shot resource

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jun 29, 2023

    With financing in place to fund its 30% share of development expenses at Manh Choh and Kinross Gold Corp. on track to have that eastern Alaska mine pouring its first gold bar next year, Contango ORE Inc. is focused on pushing ahead a second gold-producing asset at the historic Lucky Shot project. Located 112 road miles (180 kilometers) north of Anchorage, Alaska, Lucky Shot encompasses three pre-World War II era underground mines – Colman, Lucky Shot, and War Baby – that pro...

  • Paved highway cuts across sea of yellow foliage on a fall day in Alaska.

    WOTUS ruling hailed as a win for Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jun 15, 2023

    Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and trade groups representing a broad spectrum of businesses across the state hailed the unanimous Supreme Court decision against the Biden administration's broad definition of "waters of the United States" as a major win for Alaska. "This is a huge win for Alaska," said Rebecca Logan, CEO of the Alaska Support Industry Alliance. "The Biden WOTUS led to massive uncertainty and more burdensome regulations." Basically, anything considered waters of the...

  • USGS geologist samples a mineralized outcrop on treeless slope in Alaska.

    USGS funds new Earth MRI scans in Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jun 1, 2023

    Home to deposits and prospects enriched with 49 out of the 50 minerals deemed critical to the United States, Alaska is the single best state in the nation to explore for the minerals and metals needed for clean energy, electric vehicles, high-tech devices, and military hardware. To gain a better understanding of the 49th State's critical minerals potential, the U.S. Geological Survey is investing an additional $5.8 million to explore specific regions of the state in 2023....

  • Alaska Native drillers test world-class Arctic deposit in the Ambler District.

    Alaska Native leaders support Ambler Road

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated May 11, 2023

    A growing and increasingly vocal group of Alaska Native leaders are joining the 49th State's delegation in Washington DC on pressing the Biden administration to carry out a timely review of the proposed 211-mile road to the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska. "We are asking lawmakers in Washington to listen to the voices of the people who have lived on these lands and stewarded Alaska since time immemorial," said Naasri Fred Sun, president of the Shungnak Tribe in the...

  • A headframe from historic exploration rises above a fall landscape at Bornite.

    Two Arctic boroughs support Ambler Road

    Shane Lasley, Mining New|Updated May 1, 2023

    North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs ink joint resolution in favor of Ambler access. The Northwest Arctic and North Slope boroughs have put their combined political weight behind an effort to push the U.S. Department of Interior to expediently reapprove a road to the copper- and zinc-rich Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska. Located about 200 miles west of the Dalton Highway, a lone transportation artery that connects Alaska's North Slope with the rest of the... Full story

  • An ice sculpture built for the 2023 Arctic Encounter Symposium.

    AES 2023: Nothing about us without us

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Apr 13, 2023

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Once again, Alaska was host to one of the greatest forums in the Arctic for shared and opposing views, bipartisan discussion, parallel experiences, and shared challenges for nations that extend into the northernmost reaches of the globe – it's difficult but rewarding. Held from March 29 to the 31, the ninth annual Arctic Encounter Symposium convened at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in downtown Anchorage. Welcoming 209 speakers from 25 countries w... Full story

  • Helicopter approaches a drill testing the mineral-rich Arctic deposit in Alaska.

    AIDEA approves $45M Ambler Road plan

    Shane Lasley|Updated Apr 8, 2023

    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 economic growth and diversity in Alaska, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority board of directors has approved $44.8 million to advance pre-development work on the Ambler Road project in Northwest Alaska. "Thanks to the AIDEA Board of Directors for authorizing the 2023...

  • Group photo in front of a partially assembled Westinghouse eVinci microreactor.

    Dunleavy tours eVinci microreactor lab

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Apr 8, 2023

    Has firsthand look at development of potential low-cost power solution for rural Alaska areas. A vast landscape dotted with rural communities far from any centralized electrical grid and little to no sunshine during the cold winter days when energy is needed most, Alaska offers some unique challenges when it comes to delivering affordable low-carbon power to residents and businesses. "We have more microgrids than anywhere else in the country, perhaps, possibly, the world,"...

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