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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contributing 17,001 ounces of gold over the first 22 days after Newcrest Mining Ltd. acquired Brucejack Mine, this high-grade underground operation in British Columbia's prolific Golden Triangle is... — Updated 4/28/2022 Full story

Tahltan Central Government says Newmont Corp.'s plans to turn over properties to the Tahltan Nation for land use planning does not address all the concerns its people have about the gold mining... — Updated 4/14/2022

Brucejack Mine in British Columbia's Golden Triangle is expected to push Newcrest Mining Ltd.'s annual gold production north of 2 million ounces per year, and that does not include the likely... — Updated 3/21/2022

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In a move that will help ensure that the First Nations people and communities in British Columbia's Golden Triangle benefit from the rising mining activity in their incredibly mineral-rich... — Updated 2/24/2022

British Columbia and the First Nation people in Canada's westernmost province are poised to benefit from the increased need for minerals to build a low-carbon future, according to a new economic... — Updated 2/17/2022

Despite project delays and cost overruns, Ascot Resources Ltd. is set to make the final push toward reestablishing a mine at its Premier gold project in British Columbia's famed Golden Triangle.... — Updated 2/10/2022

Considered a major milestone along the path to new mining jobs and economic opportunities for the Nisga'a Nation and others that live in and around the town of Stewart, British Columbia, Ascot... — Updated 12/29/2021

In a deal that will consolidate two advanced mineral exploration properties in the Kitsault Valley area south of Stewart, British Columbia, Dolly Varden Silver Corp. has agreed to acquire Fury Gold... — Updated 12/16/2021

Early results from the 2021 drill program at KSM project support Seabridge Gold Inc.'s concept of mining more gold-rich reserves from open pits at the Snowfield and Mitchell deposits prior to the... — Updated 12/2/2021

There will be impressive financial returns for any mining company that develops a mine at the Kutcho copper-zinc project in Northern British Columbia, according to a feasibility study prepared for... — Updated 11/18/2021

A block cave mine at the Red Chris project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle is forecast to produce 316,000 ounces of gold annually over the first six years at a cost of negative US$144/oz... — Updated 10/21/2021

Ascot Resources Ltd. and Nisga'a Nation have signed a benefits agreement that renews and expands their relationship as Ascot closes in on the start of mine development at its Premier and Red... — Updated 8/26/2021

A prefeasibility study for developing a mine at Eskay Creek has confirmed what most have suspected – robust financial returns to the company that develops an open-pit mine at this historic gold-si... — Updated 7/29/2021

In a deal that is expected to lower costs and improve safety for two companies with exciting projects at the heart of British Columbia's Golden Triangle, Seabridge Gold Inc. and Eskay Mining Corp.... — Updated 7/29/2021

Benchmark Metals Inc. plans to complete well above 100,000 meters of drilling at Lawyers, including more than 83,000 meters slated for upgrading and expanding the three gold-silver deposits defined... — Updated 7/22/2021