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UV lights up core from Last Hurrah drilling, indicating Western Alaska is nearing the fault-offset extension of Waterpump Creek Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Aug. 14 reports that drilling has cut... — Updated 12/7/2023

Valhalla Metals Inc. July 19 announced the start of its 2023 exploration program at Sun, which is slated to include up to 4,000 meters of drilling focused on expanding the high-grade volcanogenic... — Updated 9/3/2023

American Pacific Mining Corp. Aug. 8 reported that the 2023 drill program at Palmer has cut up to 43-meter-thick zones of volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization that include veinlets of native... — Updated 8/31/2023

Alaska Energy Metals Corp. Aug. 16 announced that it has acquired a database from more than $30 million of exploration carried out since 1995 at the company's Nikolai nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum... — Updated 8/24/2023

Kinross Gold Corp. Aug. 2 reported that its Fort Knox Mine in Alaska produced 69,438 ounces of gold during the second quarter of 2023, which is a 6% increase over the 65,404 oz recovered during the... — Updated 8/24/2023

Resolution Minerals Ltd. Aug. 21 announced that it staked a 114-square-mile land package in an area of Alaska prospective for nickel with associated copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals.... — Updated 8/24/2023

Hole WPC23-0029 cuts 19.4 meters of 158 g/t silver, 11.5% zinc, and 5.3% lead; WAM tests larger offset deposit extension. Western Alaska Minerals Corp. July 24 announced that the first assay... — Updated 8/14/2023

Teck Resources Ltd. July 26 reported that power system issues at Red Dog impacted second-quarter production at this world-class zinc mine in Northwest Alaska. Over the three months ending June 30,... — Updated 8/10/2023

Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. July 28 announced the launch of its maiden drill program at the company's Cantoo Mountain project on the Alaskan side of British Columbia's famed Golden Triangle.... — Updated 8/3/2023

Freegold Ventures Ltd. July 20 reported that holes testing the northwest boundaries of Dolphin-Cleary are continuing to hit gold along the margins of this 19.7-million-ounce gold deposit on the... — Updated 7/29/2023

Silver production hits 7.9 million oz during first half of 2023; a 2.5M oz boost expected from Keno Hill to close out the year. Hecla Mining Company July 13 announced that the startup of its Keno... — Updated 7/27/2023

Explores Ellis Zone expansion; begins groundwork for an underground exploration ramp at JT gold deposit. HighGold Mining Inc. June 29 announced the launch of a roughly 8,000-meter drill program... — Updated 7/27/2023

Felix Gold Ltd. July 24 reported another batch of assay results that show its 2023 drill program at Treasure Creek is outlining a trend of strong near-surface gold and antimony at the NW Array... — Updated 7/26/2023

Initial 2023 holes trace high-grade deposit to a fault; the drills are now testing an offset extension in the Last Hurrah area. Western Alaska Minerals Corp. July 6 reported that the first five hole... — Updated 7/20/2023

Nova Minerals Ltd. July 3 announced the start of a 15,000-meter drill program targeting the higher-grade gold mineralization identified in the RPM and Train areas at the southern end of Estelle, a... — Updated 7/20/2023

Northern Star Resources Ltd. July 19 reported that its Pogo Mine in Alaska produced 81,322 ounces of gold during the second quarter of calendar year 2023, the highest quarterly output in recent... — Updated 7/20/2023

Tectonic Metals Inc. July 13 announced that it is set to begin a 5,000-meter drill program at Flat in August that will involve two phases of drilling to define and expand the gold mineralization on... — Updated 7/13/2023

American Pacific Mining Corp. June 19 announced the start of a 9,000-meter resource upgrade and expansion drill program at Palmer, a high-grade volcanogenic massive sulfide project in Southeast Alas... — Updated 7/6/2023 Full story

Felix Gold Ltd. July 3 reported that initial assay results from the 2023 program at Treasure Creek show that the drilling is beginning to define a trend of strong near-surface gold mineralization... — Updated 7/6/2023

Western Alaska Minerals Corp. June 5 announced that the 2023 drill program is now underway at the high-grade Waterpump Creek silver deposit on the company's Illinois Creek property about 300 miles... — Updated 6/15/2023

Freegold Ventures Ltd. June 1 announced that the first holes of its 2023 drill program at Golden Summit have cut gold mineralization about 400 meters north of the 12-million-ounce Dolphin-Cleary... — Updated 6/15/2023

PolarX Ltd. June 13 announced a massive increase in the quantities of copper and silver contained within the Caribou Dome deposit on its Alaska Range project. According to the updated resource estim... — Updated 6/15/2023

Graphite One Inc. June 13 announced that it is acquiring a 1% net smelter production royalty interest against 133 state mining claims that make up a portion of the company's Graphite Creek project i... — Updated 6/15/2023 Full story

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. June 6 announced the start of its 2023 drilling program, which aims for 20,000 meters in 15 to 20 holes at the company's Herbert Gold project in Southeast Alaska.... — Updated 6/8/2023

Contango ORE Inc. May 30 announced that the Alaska-based mineral exploration and mine development company is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 and Russell Microcap. Founded in 2010 to explor... — Updated 6/1/2023 Full story