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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

Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. Oct. 30 said drilling at AG Zone continues to trace a thick lens of precious and base metals-rich massive barite-sulfide with potential to add substantial ton... — Updated 11/9/2018

Hecla Mining Company Oct. 23 reported that its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska produced 1.88 million ounces of silver during the third quarter of 2018, down 20 percent from the 2.34... — Updated 11/2/2018 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Oct. 22 reported results from the first two holes of a 15-hole drill program out at the company's Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska. These initial holes o... — Updated 11/2/2018

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Oct. 15 said recent metallurgical testing shows excellent gold recoveries from samples of the mineralized veins at the company's Herbert Gold project in... — Updated 10/26/2018 Full story

Endurance Gold Corp. Oct. 16 reported that a grab sample from the Trout target on the company's Elephant Mountain project in Interior Alaska contained 23 grams per metric ton gold. This... — Updated 10/26/2018 Full story

Trilogy Metals Inc. Oct. 9 reported high-grade copper and cobalt assay results from four holes drilled outside of the resource area at the Bornite project, part of the company's Upper Kobuk... — Updated 10/19/2018 Full story

Riversgold Ltd. Oct. 8 reported that it has staked a block of new state mining claims to cover high-grade gold the Australian exploration company has identified between its Quicksilver and... — Updated 10/19/2018 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. Oct. 10 said channel sampling of a recently exposed section of quartz vein supports the company's belief that Goat Vein could be another prolific, high-grade gol... — Updated 10/19/2018

Northern Star Resources Ltd. Oct. 1 announced that it has closed the deal to buy the Pogo gold mine in Interior Alaska. The mid-tier Australian gold producer paid US$260 million to buy this h... — Updated 10/12/2018 Full story

Novagold Resources Inc. Oct. 2 reported that it is well-funded to see the Donlin Gold project in Southwest Alaska to a construction decision but provided very few clues as to when to expect... — Updated 10/12/2018

Avidian Gold Corp. Oct. 1 reported that this year's drilling has tapped strong gold mineralization that confirm the expansion potential of the Breccia Pipe deposit on the company's Golden... — Updated 10/12/2018

An 18-year-old man was fatally attacked by a female brown bear with two cubs while working at a remote drill site on Hecla Mining Company's Greens Creek silver mine property in Southeast... — Updated 10/12/2018

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Sept. 24 reported it has entered into an agreement to acquire the property to build its Strategic Metals Complex, or SMC, a rare earth element and strategic metals... — Updated 9/27/2018 Full story

White Rock Minerals Ltd. Sept. 24 said the latest batch of results from drilling shows significant expansions to the Dry Creek zinc-lead-silver-gold deposit at its Red Mountain project in... — Updated 9/27/2018

PolarX Ltd. Sept. 25 said drilling is beginning to outline a thick zone of shallow, high-grade gold-copper-silver mineralization about 850 meters east of the Zackly skarn deposit that show... — Updated 10/5/2018

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 9/28/2018 Full story

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 9/28/2018 Full story

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

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