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Ascot feeds gold ore into Premier mill
The newest mine in B.C.'s Golden Triangle remains on pace to pour its first gold later this month. Ascot Resources Ltd. April 5 began feeding ore into the mill at Premier, marking the official... — Updated 4/11/2024
Northern BC jade miners sue province
Cassiar Jade and Glenpark seek reparations for financial losses due to being evicted from mining claims by Tahltan Nation, BC government. A pair of jade miners are taking British Columbia to court... — Updated 3/28/2024 Full story
First Premier gold pour slated for April
Ascot raises $96.6 million to ramp Northern BC gold-silver mine to steady production; workers achieve impressive safety milestone. With the price of gold holding steady above $2,000 per ounce, Ascot... — Updated 3/6/2024
Nisga'a Nation forms mine royalty company
Nations Royalty is positioned to be Canada's largest business majority owned by a First Nation, significant player in realm of mining royalties. Leveraging royalties it has received through... — Updated 2/22/2024
TD Bank supports Tahltan mine training
Awards C$600,000 grant for TNDC's heavy equipment operator program that trains Tahltan residents for jobs in Northern BC. More Northern British Columbia residents will have the skills needed to... — Updated 1/26/2024
Upgrading KSM to substantially started
With $444 million invested over the past three years, Seabridge files an application to upgrade status of KSM, ensure the longevity of EAC. After investing nearly C$1 billion (US$740 million) into... — Updated 1/26/2024 Full story
Goliath makes Surebet gold discoveries
The more than 34,000 meters of drilling carried out last year at Golddigger significantly increased the size and grade of two already identified zones – Surebet and Bonanza Shear – and added the... — Updated 1/25/2024
TNDC unveils virtual HEO training center
New heavy equipment operator training center equipped with cutting-edge simulators to train Tahltan residents for careers close to home. Northwest British Columbia residents now have a safe and... — Updated 1/25/2024 Full story
Economically robust Eskay Creek Mine
Feasibility study details on open-pit mine slated to produce 2.8M oz of gold over first 12 years of mine. A definitive feasibility study for Eskay Creek details the economic and engineering... — Updated 11/24/2023
Tahltan celebrates HEO program success
Receives funding to train Tahltan heavy equipment operators; skills for enhanced opportunities. In an exciting move that will provide job opportunities for Tahltans and expand the mining workforce a... — Updated 11/10/2023
A fortunate bismuth-cobalt partnership
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
TNDC installing solar at Schaft Creek
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
Next step for Northern BC nickel project
PFS details a large nickel-cobalt mine with minimal net CO2 emissions at Turnagain project. With the completion of a prefeasibility study, Giga Metals Corp. and joint venture partner Mitsubishi... — Updated 10/5/2023
Growth at Newcrest's Northern BC mines
Increased copper and gold output at Red Chris and Brucejack; drilling shows promising future potential at both BC mines. As the finalization of its merger with Newmont Corp. looms on the horizon, Ne... — Updated 8/3/2023
Coeur eyes bigger Silvertip potential
Launches a 1.5- year program to explore wider potential of high-grade silver-zinc-lead project in Northern BC. With recent exploration indicating that the resource outlined at Silvertip may be just... — Updated 6/29/2023
Dolly Varden preps for 45,000m program
To follow up on the success of its 2022 exploration at Kitsault Valley, Dolly Varden Silver Corp. is mobilizing five rigs to complete up to 45,000 meters of resource expansion and exploration drilli... — Updated 4/26/2023
Tlingit declares Taku River protection
First Nation seeks balance between conservation and mineral extraction in area important to the Taku River Tlingit way of life. To help preserve an intact ecosystem within the Taku River watershed,... — Updated 1/23/2023 Full story
Ascot secures Premier gold mine funding
C$200M financing package provides cash needed to restart operations at Northern BC gold-silver mine. Having pulled together a C$200 million (US$147 million) financing package, Ascot Resources Ltd.... — Updated 12/22/2022
Blemish to Newcrest's progress in BC
Miner fatality at Brucejack puts a hold on plans to ramp up Golden Triangle mining. Newcrest Mining Ltd.'s Red Chris and Brucejack mines in British Columbia's Golden Triangle produced 101,636... — Updated 11/3/2022
Study affirms robust Eskay Creek Mine
A feasibility study for developing a mine at Skeena Resources Ltd.'s Eskay Creek has confirmed that developing an open pit mine at this historic gold-silver project in British Columbia's Golden... — Updated 9/22/2022
A 72-year mining opportunity at KSM
Following the 33 years of surface mining outlined in a recent prefeasibility study, the KSM project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle would still have enough resources to support an additional... — Updated 8/11/2022
Drilling tests Core Assets' Blue targets
Leveraging substantial advancements in the understanding of porphyry, skarn, and carbonate replacement type deposits over the past 40 years, Core Assets Corp. is making news discoveries at the long... — Updated 7/28/2022
New KSM mine plan comes to surface
An updated prefeasibility study details plans for a financially robust mining operation at Seabridge Gold Inc.'s KSM project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle that will produce an average of... — Updated 7/7/2022
Window closes on 2023 Premier Mine start
Just as Ascot Resources Ltd. was entering the home stretch of reestablishing a mine at Premier, the company has been forced to curtail some of the summer construction work needed to put the historic... — Updated 6/23/2022
Historic day for BC mining, First Nations
Tahltan Central Government, Skeena Resources Ltd., and British Columbia have signed a landmark agreement that reshapes the mine permitting process in Tahltan Territory, the province, and... — Updated 6/16/2022