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  • A braided section of the Taku River runs alongside fall foliage in Northern BC.

    Tlingit declares Taku River protection

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 23, 2023

    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, the Tak'hu River Tlingit have declared an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area that covers roughly 18,000 square kilometers (7,000 square miles) within their traditional territory in Northern British Columbia. "Tak'hu (Taku) River Tlingit have a sacred relationship with our...

  • The miners walking underground at the Premier gold-silver mine in Northern BC.

    Ascot secures Premier gold mine funding

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 22, 2022

    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. is now positioned to begin commissioning the mill at Premier by this time next year and reach commercial production at the gold-silver mine in Northern British Columbia early in 2024. The company had originally planned to begin a new era of mining at Premier by now but was unable to...

  • The Brucejack mill facility in the midst of glaciated mountains in Northern BC.

    Blemish to Newcrest's progress in BC

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 3, 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 ounces of gold and 19.2 million pounds of copper during the third quarter of 2022. The precious and base metals output at the Australia-based company's two Northern BC operations, however, was overshadowed by an Oct. 22 fatality at Brucejack, the newest addition to Newcrest's portfolio....

  • Highly mineralized core from drilling at Eskay Creek gold-silver mine project.

    Study affirms robust Eskay Creek Mine

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 22, 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 Triangle remains profitable in today's inflationary environment, even if the price of gold dropped to US$1,400 per ounce and silver was selling for a mere US$14/oz. At US$1,700/oz gold and US$19/oz silver, the open pit mined detailed in the Eskay Creek feasibility study prepared for...

  • Mineral exploration drill rig glowing yellow from lights shining through canvas.

    A 72-year mining opportunity at KSM

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Aug 11, 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 39 years of underground mining, according to a new preliminary economic assessment prepared for Seabridge Gold Inc. In early July, Seabridge published the results of a prefeasibility study for an open-pit mining operation at KSM that would produce an average of more than 1 million...

  • A geologist investigates a copper-stained outcrop in BC’s Golden Triangle.

    Drilling tests Core Assets' Blue targets

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 28, 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 overlooked Blue property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Located in the gold-rich Atlin Mining District, Blue is a 111,649-hectare (275,890 acres) land package covering high-grade skarn and carbonate replacement and porphyry prospects enriched with silver, gold, copper,...

  • A drill tests a gold-copper-silver-molybdenum deposit in Northern BC.

    New KSM mine plan comes to surface

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 7, 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 more than 1 million ounces of gold, 3 million oz of silver, 178 million pounds of copper and 4.2 million lb of molybdenum annually for 33 years. Unlike a PFS completed in 2016, this new study does not include block cave mining of the deeper resource found at the world-class deposit....

  • Crews survey new underground mine development at the Premier gold project in BC.

    Window closes on 2023 Premier Mine start

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jun 23, 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 Northern British Columbia gold-silver mine back into operation early in 2023. This slowdown at Premier, which will likely delay the first gold pour by a year, is due to a lack of adequate financing to complete the tailings dam, new water treatment plant, and other projects that nee...

  • The camp at Skeena Resources’ Eskay Creek mine project in Tahltan Territory.

    Historic day for BC mining, First Nations

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jun 16, 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 potentially across all of Canada. Under this historic pact, Skeena's Eskay Creek gold-silver project will be the first proposed mine in BC to have permits authorized by an indigenous government, marking a significant step toward incorporating the principles of the United Nations Declaration...

  • Winter view of the Brucejack gold mine camp and mill in Northern BC.

    Brucejack makes a difference in 22 days

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Apr 28, 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 already bolstering the Australia-based company's bottom line. "In March 2022, we completed the Pretium acquisition, adding the world class Brucejack mine to our already exceptional asset portfolio, generating immediate gold production and cash flows this quarter," said Newcrest Mini...

  • Newmont Skeena QuestEx copper gold Tahltan Nation BC news

    Tahltans say Newmont has long journey

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Apr 14, 2022

    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 company's plans for development on a large gold-copper project near the community of Iskut, British Columbia. "The Tahltan Central Government is clear to outside governments, industry and the world that working alongside the Tahltan Nation as true partners is a must. No exceptions,"...

  • Brucejack Mine British Columbia Golden Triangle Canada 2.0 Newcrest Mining map

    Newcrest launches Brucejack Mine 2.0

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Mar 21, 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 production boosts that will be created by an optimization and expansion program being launched at the newest addition to the Australian miner's portfolio. On March 9, Newcrest's roughly US$2.8 billion acquisition of Pretium Resources Inc. was finalized, a milestone that is expected to...

  • Copper Fox Metals Schaft Creek mine Canada British Columbia PEA

    PEA outlines compelling Schaft Creek mine

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Mar 7, 2022

    A preliminary economic assessment prepared for Copper Fox Metals Inc. outlines a slightly new vision for developing a mine at Schaft Creek, a large copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project being advanced under a joint venture between Teck Resources Ltd. (75%) and Copper Fox (25%). Located within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation in northwestern British Columbia, Schaft Creek hosts 1.35 billion metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging 0.26%...

  • Sandvik Tahltan First Nation British Columbia Canada mining battery-electric

    Tahltan now sells Sandvik equipment

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Feb 24, 2022

    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 traditional territory, Tahltan Nation Development Corp. has secured the rights to sell Sandvik mining equipment, parts, tools, and digital solutions in northwestern British Columbia and neighboring Yukon. "Sandvik's global reputation for safety, quality, performance, customer service...

  • Newcrest Mining British Columbia mining Canada First Nation Tahltan iTOTEM

    Mineral exploration is critical to BC

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Feb 17, 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 impact study the Association for Mineral Exploration published in partnership with iTOTEM Analytics. "With demand for the minerals and metals we discover soaring to meet the needs of a low-carbon economy, we understand the acute importance of the critical role we play in achieving...

  • Ascot Resources British Columbia Canada Premier gold mine Stewart Q1 2023

    Delays push Premier Mine costs higher

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Feb 10, 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. Home to a past-producing mine that last operated in the 1990s, Premier has all the major infrastructure – mill, assay lab, crusher, tailings storage area, and underground workings – in place to resume operations. A feasibility study completed in 2020 envisions four mines – Silve...

  • Premier gold silver mine permit Stewart BC Nisga'a First Nation

    Ascot receives Premier gold mine permit

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 29, 2021

    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 Resources Ltd. has been issued the permit needed to begin a new era of mining at its Premier gold project. "This project will be a welcome source of employment for hundreds of people who live in the Northwest," said BC Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bruce Ralston....

  • Dolly Varden silver Fury Gold Mines Homestake Ridge gold project drilling BC

    Dolly Varden to acquire Homestake Ridge

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 16, 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 Mines Ltd.'s Homestake Ridge gold-silver project for roughly C$50 million. "The decision to vend Homestake is a difficult one given the exploration upside and our positive outlook for the commodity markets," said Fury Gold Mines Chair Ivan Bebek. "However, we feel that bringing the...

  • KSM Seabridge Gold Snowfield Mitchell Golden Triangle Canada British Columbia

    Enormous open pit mines emerging at KSM

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 2, 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 start of underground block cave mining at this world-class gold-silver-copper project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Lying immediately east of Mitchell, one of four deposits on Seabridge's KSM property, Snowfield hosts 1.37 billion metric tons of measured and indicated...

  • Kutcho Copper British Columbia Canada feasibility study Dease Lake Tahltan map

    Impressive returns for Kutcho Copper mine

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 18, 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 Kutcho Copper Corp. "The feasibility study represents a major milestone for Kutcho Copper as we continue to advance the high-grade Kutcho copper-zinc project towards a development decision," said Kutcho Copper President and CEO Vince Sorace. Located about 120 kilometers (75 miles)...

  • Red Chris Golden Triangle British Columbia Canada block cave mining Newcrest

    Red Chris block cave mining shows promise

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 21, 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 after accounting for the value of the 80,000 metric tons of copper also recovered each year, according to a prefeasibility study published by Newcrest Mining Ltd. on Oct. 11. The Australian miner says this engineering and economic study validates its belief that Red Chris is an ideal...

  • Canada First Nation stakeholder engagement relations mining industry

    A Premier mining pact with Nisga'a Nation

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Aug 26, 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 Mountain gold-silver projects in the Nisga'a Nation traditional territory in Northern British Columbia. "I am very delighted to represent the Nisga'a Nation in our partnership with Ascot," said Nisga'a Lisims Government President Eva Clayton. "Since the beginning, our relationship has...

  • British Columbia BC Golden Triangle Skeena Resources Barrick gold silver mine

    PFS details robust Eskay Creek gold mine

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 29, 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-silver project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. "Eskay Creek has a rare combination of attributes: scale, impressive grade and location in a tier one mining jurisdiction with strong First Nations support," said Walter Coles Jr., CEO of Skeena Resources Ltd., the company advancing...

  • Seabridge Gold Eskay Mining Golden Triangle British Columbia Canada map

    Seabridge, Eskay team up to build road

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 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. have agreed to share the C$12-million cost of building nine kilometers (5.6 miles) of road that will extend onto Eskay Mining's exploration property. Branching off the road that provides access to Skeena Resources Ltd.'s Eskay Creek gold-silver mine project, this will be the first...

  • Benchmark Metals British Columbia Canada Lawyers deposit drill program 2021

    Massive resource drill program at Lawyers

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jul 22, 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 so far on the road-accessible project in Northern British Columbia. According to a calculation published in May, the Cliff Creek, AGB, and Dukes Ridge deposits at Lawyers host 40.3 million metric tons of indicated resource averaging 1.19 grams per metric ton (1.55 million ounces)...

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