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Western Alaska Copper & Gold Company Sept. 11 reported that it completed 4,232 meters of drilling at Round Top, which is more than double the drilling completed last year at this... — Updated 9/21/2018 Full story

Avidian Gold Corp. Sept. 10 reported the discovery of a new gold showing on its Golden Zone project about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north of Anchorage, Alaska. The Golden Zone property... — Updated 9/21/2018

Northern Star Resources Ltd. Sept. 3 raised AU$175 million to help fund its acquisition of the Pogo gold mine in Alaska. In a deal announced on Aug. 30, the Australia-based miner has agreed... — Updated 9/14/2018 Full story

Contango ORE Inc. Aug. 30 said a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Peak Gold (formerly Tetlin) project in eastern Alaska is slated for completion by the end of September. Being... — Updated 9/14/2018

PolarX Ltd. Sept. 20 announced that it has encountered deeper high-grade gold-copper-silver mineralization east of the Zackly skarn deposit on the Australian explorer's Alaska Range Project.... — Updated 9/21/2018 Full story

New Age Metals Inc. Aug. 29 announced the completion of a technical report that outlines a three-year plan for furthering exploration at its Genesis platinum group metals-copper-nickel... — Updated 8/31/2018 Full story

PolarX Ltd. reported additional high-grade gold-copper mineralization well outside the resource boundary at the Zackly skarn deposit on the Australian explorer's Alaska Range Project. The... — Updated 9/7/2018 Full story

Freegold Ventures Ltd. Aug. 24 announced the start of a modest drill program at its Shorty Creek Project property in Interior Alaska, where previous drilling has cut long sections of... — Updated 8/31/2018 Full story

White Rock Minerals Ltd. Sept. 20 announced the conclusion of its exciting inaugural exploration program at the zinc-rich Red Mountain volcanogenic massive sulfide project about 60 miles... — Updated 9/21/2018 Full story

Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. Aug. 21 reported results from four holes from this year's 10,000-meter drill program that continue to expand the South Wall and AG zones at the Palmer project... — Updated 8/31/2018 Full story

White Rock Minerals Ltd. Aug. 20 reported high-grade zinc grades were encountered in a second hole at the Hunter discovery on the company's Red Mountain project in Alaska. Hunter was... — Updated 8/31/2018 Full story

PolarX Ltd. Aug. 21 announced that assay results confirm that drilling has tapped copper and gold well below the currently outlined Zackly skarn deposit at the Australian explorer's Alaska... — Updated 8/31/2018

Riversgold Ltd. Aug. 22 announced the start of a 1,000-meter drill program testing the highest priority targets identified so far on its gold exploration properties in Southwest Alaska.... — Updated 8/31/2018

Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. Aug. 13 reported that results from metallurgical testing demonstrate a premium-quality barite concentrate can be produced as a co-product to the copper,... — Updated 8/24/2018 Full story

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Aug. 14 said the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 signed into law by President Donald Trump is a turning point for the rare earth... — Updated 8/24/2018 Full story

PolarX Ltd. Aug. 15 reported that assay results confirm the outstanding copper-gold mineralization observed in the core from hole ZX-18020, a hole drilled some 850 meters east of the current... — Updated 8/24/2018

Graphite One Resources Inc. Aug. 7 announced the start of a field program to a pre-feasibility study for the company's Graphite Creek deposit about 37 miles north of Nome, Alaska. A resource... — Updated 8/17/2018 Full story

White Rock Minerals Ltd. Aug. 6 reported that drilling has tapped massive sulfide mineralization at the recently discovered Hunter prospect on the company's Red Mountain project about 60 mile... — Updated 8/17/2018 Full story

Hecla Mining Company Aug. 7 reported that drilling in the second quarter and strong assay results received from drilling in the first quarter have upgraded and expanded the Deep 200 South,... — Updated 8/17/2018

White Rock Minerals Ltd. Aug. 1 reported that its reconnaissance exploration has identified several new volcanogenic massive sulfide prospects across its 35,300-acre Red Mountain property in... — Updated 8/10/2018 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. (formerly Quantum Resources Ltd.) July 31 said it plans to complete at least 8,000 meters of drilling over the next six to eight weeks at the Estelle gold-copper-silver pro... — Updated 8/10/2018 Full story

Teck Resources Ltd. July 26 reported that the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska produced 153,600 metric tons (338.6 million pounds) of zinc during the second quarter. This is 26 percent more... — Updated 8/10/2018

Kinross Gold Corp. Aug. 1 reported lower gold production and higher costs at its Fort Knox Mine due to lower ore grades and the minor pit wall slide that occurred at this Interior Alaska... — Updated 8/10/2018

Solitario Zinc Corp. July 23 reported that Teck Resources Ltd. has begun a field program at Lik, a high-grade zinc project near the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska. Solitario gained a 50... — Updated 8/3/2018 Full story

Trilogy Metals Inc. July 20 filed a technical report that includes the 77 million pounds of cobalt resource outlined so far at the Bornite project in Northwest Alaska. "Now that we have... — Updated 8/3/2018