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Cuts 15.5 meters of 7.4% copper during depth extension drilling at Caribou Dome. PolarX Ltd. Sept. 3 announced that this year's drill program has cut exceptionally high-grade copper in deep zones at its Caribou Dome project in Alaska. Lying just north of the Denali Highway about 160 miles (250 kilometers) northeast of Anchorage, PolarX's 22-mile-long Alaska Range project hosts Caribou Dome, a high-grade carbonate-hosted copper deposit, Zackly, a high-grade gold-copper-silver...
Freegold Ventures continues to expand and upgrade world-class gold deposit just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. Freegold Ventures Ltd. Sept. 10 reported that the Dolphin-Cleary deposit at its Golden Summit project about 25 road-miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, now hosts 23.8 million ounces of open-pit mineable gold in all resource categories, plus 1.1 million oz of underground mineable gold. While this deposit is already world-class in size, there is substantial evidence that t... Full story
This year's program will test higher-grade gold corridors at Chicken Mountain; explore new targets. Tectonic Metals Inc. Sept. 11 announced the start of a 2024 drill program that will target higher-grade corridors identified at Flat and test exploration targets across the roughly 99,000-acre gold project in Southwest Alaska. "We are pleased to commence the 2024 exploration program at our flagship Flat project and test the results of our ongoing compilation and interpretive... Full story
Western Alaska Minerals encounters silver-zinc-lead zone below the gold-copper mineralization reported in August. Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Sept. 10 reported that this year's drilling encountered a zone of high-grade silver-zinc-lead mineralization at the Warm Springs target at Illinois Creek that has the potential to be much larger than the Waterpump Creek deposit already outlined on this property about 300 miles west of Fairbanks, Alaska. In late August, the company repo... Full story
Western Alaska cuts gold-copper mineralization at Warms Springs that may represent new spoke of the CRD system. Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Aug. 29 reported that drills encountered two gold zones at Warm Springs that could represent a new spoke along a trend of carbonate replacement deposit mineralization that extends roughly five miles (eight kilometers) across the Illinois Creek property in Alaska. CRD deposits are created when mineralized fluids enriched with metals... Full story
Positive visual results encourage partners to expand program at copper-zinc VMS project in Alaska. American Pacific Mining Corp. Aug. 29 announced the completion of the drilling portion of a $12.8 million (C$17.5 million) exploration and development program budgeted for the Palmer copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Southeast Alaska. "We are delighted to have completed another successful exploration program with zero incidents or injuries throughout the summer," said American...
New assays from 2022 drill core turn up 16% antimony at Treasure Creek, Felix Gold focuses on standalone critical minerals mine. Felix Gold Ltd. Aug. 28 reported that new high-grade assays from 2022 drilling at Treasure Creek support the idea that this Alaska gold project could host a standalone antimony mine. "Treasure Creek constitutes a large-scale gold-antimony system characterized by the identification of high-grade antimony mineralization in numerous locations," said...
Company has completed 11 holes so far this year at the RPM gold deposit, is collecting bulk samples at the Stibium antimony prospect. Nova Minerals Ltd. Aug. 21 announced that it is continuing to pursue both the precious metal and critical mineral potential at its Estelle gold-antimony project about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. According to a calculation completed earlier this year in compliance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's...
Contango ORE buys the Golden Zone and Amanita exploration projects held by Avidian Gold Alaska. Avidian Gold Corp. Aug. 7 announced that it has finalized the sale of its Alaskan subsidiary, Avidian Gold Alaska Inc., to Contango ORE Inc. for $2.4 million (C$3.3 million), plus a potential future payment of $1 million (C$1.4 million) if Contango decides to develop a mine at the mineral exploration projects that came with the sale. With the purchase, Contango ORE gains ownership...
Program focused on upgrading and expanding near-surface resources in preparation for a feasibility study. Nova Minerals Ltd. July 31 announced the start of a drill program to upgrade and expand the resources at the RPM gold deposit on its Estelle project about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The start of the 2024 program at Estelle comes days after the Australian company completed its American listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market through a $3.3...
Marks the first drill program since Contango's acquisition of HighGold Mining. Contango ORE Inc. July 30 announced the start of a roughly 3,000-meter drill program at its newly acquired Johnson Tract gold project in Southcentral Alaska. Johnson Tract is a 20,942-acre polymetallic gold exploration project about 125 miles southwest of Anchorage owned by Cook Inlet Region Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation more commonly known as CIRI. Contango ORE added the project to...
USAC stakes road-accessible copper property; investigating other critical mineral projects in underexplored state. United States Antimony Corp. Aug. 21 announced that it has staked 69 state claims covering prospective high-grade copper showings in Alaska. The critical minerals-focused company that owns an antimony refinery in Montana has yet to reveal the location of this 11,040-acre property in Alaska. "The State of Alaska is under-explored, and we are considering other...
U.S. Federal District Court in Alaska approves motion to include USACE in ongoing litigation over Pebble Mine permit veto. Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. Aug. 19 announced that the U.S. Federal District Court in Alaska has granted its request to amend the ongoing lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to also include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as a defendant. In January 2023, EPA issued a 404(c) veto under the Clean Water Act, blocking...
Southeast Alaska mine on pace to produce 100,000 oz this year; exploration at Kensington and Silvertip show future promise. Coeur Mining Inc. Aug. 7 reported that its Kensington Mine in Southeast Alaska heads into the second half of 2024 on track to produce roughly 100,000 ounces of gold this year, and the summer exploration program at the Silvertip mine project in Northern British Columbia is now underway. "Improved operating performance at Kensington was especially...
Northwest Alaska mine heads into second half of the year on track to hit Teck's upper guidance for zinc and lead. Teck Resources Ltd. July 23 reported that its Red Dog mine in Northwest Alaska produced 284,700 metric tons (627.6 million pounds) of zinc and 54,300 metric tons (119.7million lb) of lead over the first six months of 2024, which puts the Northwest Alaska operation on pace to hit the upper end of the metals production guidance established by Teck in February....
Northern Dynasty receives final installment of second $12M tranche, supporting advancement of the Pebble project amidst legal challenges. Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. July 25 announced the receipt of a remaining $10 million payment, completing the second tranche of a $60 million royalty agreement to support the advancement of the Pebble project in Southwest Alaska. Toward the end of July 2022, Northern Dynasty was pleasantly surprised by a $60 million investment from an unna...
Infrared and hyperspectral satellite imagery adds evidence of large uranium deposit at northern end of Boulder Creek. Panther Minerals Inc. July 29 reported that a long-wave infrared survey and interpretation of high-resolution hyperspectral satellite imagery has provided further evidence of known and new uranium prospects across the northern portion of the Boulder Creek project in western Alaska. Located roughly 100 miles northeast of the Gold Rush town of Nome and about 30...
Freegold cuts strong gold mineralization in first 2024 holes drilled west of Dolphin-Cleary deposit. Freegold Ventures Ltd. July 22 reported bonanza-grade gold intercepts in the first two holes of a 2024 drill program testing a large expansion area west of the 20-million-ounce Dolphin-Cleary gold deposit at its Golden Summit project about 25 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. According to an early 2023 calculation, the Dolphin-Cleary deposit hosts 407.54 million metric tons of... Full story
After outlining 8 billion lb of nickel at Eureka, Alaska Energy Metals tests higher-grade targets at Canwell. Alaska Energy Metals Corp. July 16 announced that drills are testing three targets on the Canwell block of claims at its Nikolai project, where a combination of geology, geochemistry, and geophysics have identified compelling potential for bodies of nickel-rich massive sulfide mineralization. Nikolai is comprised of two blocks of claims – Eureka and Canwell – that eac... Full story
A Yukon First Nation's call for a mining pause, however, could impact Keno Hill silver output. Hecla Mining Company July 10 reported that continued improvements in performance at its Keno Hill mine in the Yukon has the Idaho-based mining company on pace to produce 17 million ounces of silver in 2024. During the first six months of this year, Hecla's operations produced 8.7 million oz of silver, which is 10% higher than the 7.9 million oz produced at the midpoint of 2023. They... Full story
Unique mining company adds new high-quality Alaska asset to portfolio just two days after its transition to gold producer. Contango ORE Inc. July 10 announced the completion of its acquisition of HighGold Mining Inc., a junior mineral exploration company that comes with the 1-million-ounce Johnson Tract gold project in Southcentral Alaska. "(W)e believe the combination of HighGold and Contango makes a tremendous amount of strategic sense," Contango ORE President and CEO Rick... Full story
Summer program focused on collecting the final data needed to complete a feasibility for developing a mine at the western Alaska project. Graphite One Inc. June 26 announced the start of a 2024 exploration program focused on collecting the final data needed to complete a feasibility study for developing a mine at its world-class Graphite Creek project in western Alaska. "The 2024 field program is a key milestone for our stakeholders as we advance our feasibility study with a... Full story
Alaska Peninsula and Iliamna claim that federal agency's Pebble veto is illegal and costing them enormous economic opportunity. Alaska Peninsula Corp. and Iliamna Natives Ltd. June 24 filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency that alleges the federal agency's veto to "kill a mining project in Bristol Bay at the Pebble deposit, which is the largest gold- and copper-ore deposit in the world" will cost these two Alaska Native corporations "hundreds of millions... Full story
Infrared and hyperspectral survey will provide a clearer picture of the scope of early-stage target at Boulder Creek. Panther Minerals Inc. July 3 announced plans to carry out a long-wave infrared survey and interpretation of hyperspectral satellite imagery over the northern portion of the Boulder Creek uranium property in Alaska. Located roughly 100 miles northeast of the Gold Rush town of Nome and about 30 miles north of the village of Elim, the 22,400-acre Boulder Creek...
Multi-year program continues to extend high-grade gold zones and discover new mineralization at the Southeast Alaska mine. Coeur Mining Inc. June 27 reported that its multi-year exploration program at Kensington continues to deliver wide drill intercepts with high-grade gold at this mining operation in Southeast Alaska. In mid-2022, Coeur launched a roughly $80 million exploration program at Kensington focused on extending the life of this high-grade underground mine beyond...
