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White Rock Minerals Ltd. Dec. 27 reported that Sandfire Resources NL has exercised its option to enter into a joint venture agreement with White Rock on the zinc-rich Red Mountain... — Updated 1/11/2019 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Jan. 3 reported that drilling has cut gold in the North Vein, which marks the fifth subparallel gold structure confirmed with drilling on the company's Herbert... — Updated 1/11/2019

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. Dec. 28 completed the second tranche of a C$8.4 million (US$6.3 million) financing that will primarily be used to pay a legal fee connected to the successful... — Updated 1/11/2019 Full story

Alaska Department of Natural Resources Dec. 28 posted a notice that it has extended the Pebble Limited Partnership's existing miscellaneous land use permit by 90 days, to March 31. This... — Updated 1/11/2019

Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. Dec. 18 published a maiden mineral resource estimate for the AG Zone at the company's Palmer copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold project in Southeast Alaska. Since... — Updated 12/27/2018 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Jan. 8 announced the discovery of a new gold zone directly beneath a drill pad used to target the high-grade gold veins at the company's Herbert Gold project a... — Updated 1/11/2019 Full story

The American Exploration & Mining Association Dec. 19 announced that it honored Novagold Resources Inc. with the AEMA Platinum Award for Corporate Excellence at the association's 124th... — Updated 12/27/2018 Full story

Trilogy Metals Inc. Dec. 13 said results from the final five holes drilled this year at Bornite continue to show the potential to expand the high-grade underground resource at this... — Updated 12/28/2018 Full story

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Dec. 11 reported that two of its major shareholders, Orca Holdings LLC and Concept Capital Management Ltd., were again participants in its latest private placement,... — Updated 12/28/2018

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Nov. 6 said it has begun consultation with officials from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the Southeast Alaska municipality where Ucore plans to build its Strategic... — Updated 11/29/2018 Full story

The state of Alaska Nov. 8 filed a lawsuit against the United States Bureau of Land Management, asserting ownership of the submerged lands beneath the Middle Fork and North Fork of the Fortym... — Updated 12/14/2018

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker Nov. 27 approved the release of funds to complete the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the Ambler Mining District Access Project, a proposed 211-mile i... — Updated 12/7/2018

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Nov. 27 reported another high-grade gold intercept for this year's drilling at the Goat Vein on the company's Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska. Hole... — Updated 12/7/2018

Trilogy Metals Inc. Nov. 19 reported additional copper-cobalt results from drilling beyond the deposit at Bornite, a part of the company's Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects in the Ambler Mining... — Updated 12/26/2018 Full story

White Rock Minerals Nov. 21 announced that it has staked 524 state of Alaska mining claims around Red Mountain, more than tripling the Australian company's land position at this high-grade... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story

PolarX Ltd. Nov. 19 said strong assay results from soil and rock‐chip sampling demonstrate the potential for a significant gold‐copper discovery at the Mars prospect on its Alaska Range... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story

PolarX Ltd. Nov. 12 reported strong copper-gold results from another hole drilled in an area about 850 meters east of the Zackly skarn deposit that is emerging as a potential open pit mine... — Updated 11/23/2018 Full story

Decade Resources Ltd. Nov. 6 announced it has staked 19 claims covering the Crest high-grade gold prospect near the town of Hyder in Southeast Alaska. Situated just across the border from... — Updated 11/16/2018 Full story

Kinross Gold Corp. Nov. 7 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 oper... — Updated 11/16/2018 Full story

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Nov. 7 said it plans to exercise its option to purchase IBC Advanced Technologies Inc., the Utah-based company that developed the molecular recognition technology used... — Updated 11/16/2018

PolarX Ltd. Nov. 5 said a high‐resolution aeromagnetic geophysical survey flown this fall over most of the Stellar property, part of the Australian explorer's Alaska Range project, clearly... — Updated 11/16/2018

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Oct. 29 said drilling has tapped high-grade gold in the Goat vein on the Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska. Earlier this year, Grande Portage reported ver... — Updated 11/2/2018

Freegold Ventures Ltd. Oct. 30 provided an update on its exploration activities at its Shorty Creek and Golden Summit projects. This fall, Freegold completed a modest two-hole drill program... — Updated 11/2/2018

Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Oct. 30 published major-oxide and trace-element geochemical data from rocks collected from the Northeast Tanacross project in 2018. From... — Updated 11/2/2018

Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. Oct. 26 announced that it has acquired the Tri-Valley subdivision in Healy, Alaska from Alaska Railroad Corp., a major step in the coal mining company's goal to make... — Updated 11/9/2018 Full story