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Tectonic Metals Inc. July 20 announced that drills are turning on its Tibbs Gold project less than 22 miles (35 kilometers) from Northern Star Resources Ltd.'s high-grade Pogo Gold Mine... — Updated 8/6/2020

Coeur Mining Inc. July 29 reported increased gold production at Kensington, thanks in part to more ore from the higher-grade Jualin deposit at this Southeast Alaska mine. Kensington... — Updated 9/26/2020

HighGold Mining Inc. July 22 announced that it now plans to complete at least 15,000 meters of drilling this year at its Johnson Tract Gold Project in Southcentral Alaska. HighGold had... — Updated 9/26/2020

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. July 15 announced it has finalized the key contracts for completion of a pre-feasibility study for developing a mine at its 11.5-million ounce... — Updated 9/26/2020

Nova Minerals Ltd. July 15 reported long intercepts of gold mineralization in two more holes drilled into Korbel resource block B at its 54,400-acre (220 square kilometers) Estelle... — Updated 9/26/2020

Trilogy Metals Inc. July 8 confirmed that the 2020 field programs at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects in Northwest Alaska has been deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambler Metals... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Northern Star Resources Ltd. June 8 reported that its Pogo Mine in Alaska produced 49,353 ounces of gold during the second quarter of 2020, despite several cases of COVID-19 at this opera... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

HighGold Mining Inc. July 8 announced that it has raised C$12 million to fund an expanded drill program at its Johnson Tract gold project in Southcentral Alaska. Situated on Cook Inlet... — Updated 9/26/2020

Hecla Mining Company July 10 said silver production at its Greens Creek silver mine exceeded expectations during the first half of 2020, due to the higher grade ore mined there. The... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

HighGold Mining Inc. June 30 announced the start of the 2020 exploration program at its Johnson Tract gold project in Southcentral Alaska. During the initial phase of this program, the... — Updated 9/26/2020

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. June 30 announced the start of an 18- to 20-hole drill program that includes resource expansion and exploration drilling at its Herbert Gold project in South... — Updated 9/26/2020

Tectonic Metals Inc. June 25 announced that it has added a new gold property in the Goodpaster Mining District and acquired a dataset that will assist the company's exploration across... — Updated 9/26/2020

Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. June 24 announced a US$2.15 million budget for 2020 activities related to the Palmer zinc-copper-gold-silver project in Southeast Alaska. Funded by the... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. July 23 reported more very wide gold intercepts in the first two 2020 holes drilled into the Korbel target on the Australian junior's Estelle gold property in Alaska.... — Updated 9/26/2020

PolarX Ltd. June 18 said it has secured the funds needed to carry out its 2020 drill program at Zackly East and plans to have drills turning on this high-grade gold-copper skarn in about... — Updated 9/26/2020

Freegold Ventures Ltd. June 16 announced the resumption of its 2020 program at Golden Summit with a planned 10,000-meter drill program targeting high-grade gold mineralization... — Updated 9/26/2020

Millrock Resources Inc. and Resolution Minerals Ltd. have resumed the highly anticipated drilling at the 64North project in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District. The exploration partners g... — Updated 9/26/2020

White Rock Minerals Ltd. June 10 said a team of geologists is slated to explore the Last Chance prospect in preparation for the first drilling at this gold discovery on the company's Red... — Updated 9/26/2020

Avidian Gold Corp. June 1 said it has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire the Fish Creek gold property near Kinross Gold Corp.'s Fort Knox Mine in Alaska from Keltic Enterprises... — Updated 9/26/2020

Tectonic Metals Inc. June 2 announced plans to raise an additional C$3 million to fund 2020 drill programs on two of its Alaska properties – Tibbs and Seventymile. In April, Doyon Ltd.... — Updated 9/26/2020

Freegold Ventures Ltd. May 26 announced that it has closed C$5 million of an up to C$10 million financing, which will fund ongoing exploration and other work related to its Golden Summit... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Nova Minerals Ltd. May 24 said visual observation of core from this year's drilling at its Estelle project in Alaska indicates that mineralization extends beyond the inaugural... — Updated 9/26/2020

Northway Resources Corp. May 26 announced plans to carry out mapping, sampling, and geophysics to refine gold targets on its Healy and Napoleon gold projects in Alaska's Eastern Interior... — Updated 9/26/2020

Teck Resources Ltd. June 22 said COVID-19 and water challenges resulted in a significant decrease in the production of zinc and lead at its Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska. Red Dog... — Updated 8/6/2020

White Rock Minerals Ltd. July 22 said sampling carried out this year has provided further evidence of a potentially large gold system at the Last Chance target on the Australian mineral... — Updated 7/23/2020