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  • White Gold’s campsite in the White Gold District of Yukon, Canada.

    Agnico funds another year for White Gold

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Feb 22, 2024

    White Gold Corp. Dec. 13 announced that it closed a C$5.1 million (US$3.8 million) that included continued financial backing by partner Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd, which is increasing its 19.5% share to 19.85%, and ultimately financing White Gold's 2024 exploration program. "We are very appreciative for the continued support of our strategic shareholders and are now fully funded for an impactful 2024 exploration program following the success of this past season where we continued...

  • Map showing gold, silver, copper, and molybdenum properties near Kitsault, BC.

    Dolly Varden cuts Big Bulk copper deal

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 31, 2023

    Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Dec. 20 announced that it has entered into a deal to consolidate ownership of Big Bulk, a porphyry copper-gold project about 10 kilometers (six miles) east of the company's Kitsault Valley gold-silver project at the southern tip of British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Big Bulk, which covers what is interpreted to be the northernmost of a string of several porphyry mineralized systems that extend 30 kilometers (19 miles) south to New Moly LLC's...

  • A female geotechnician tags a box of drill core at the Ranch project.

    Thesis drills gold at another Ranch zone

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 31, 2023

    Thesis Gold Inc. Dec. 20 reported that its 2023 drill program has cut strong gold mineralization at JK Zone, a sparsely drilled target between the Thesis Structural Corridor and Bonanza-Ridge Zone on the company's Ranch project in the Toodoggone mining district of Northern British Columbia. "The overall area of known mineralization at Ranch continues to expand, demonstrating the significant upside that remains beyond the known zones of mineralization," said Thesis Gold...

  • Drill rig working within a snowy valley in Yukon, Canada.

    Chips have been stacking up for Sitka Gold

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 31, 2023

    Sitka Gold Corp. Dec. 19 announced that it has acquired full ownership of Clear Creek, a property that hosts the company's Blackjack and Eiger gold deposits, followed by a year-end summary of its 2023 exploration program for its overall RC Gold project in Yukon, Canada. "Completing our requirements to obtain 100% ownership of the Clear Creek property, which hosts the Blackjack and Eiger deposits, is an important milestone in Sitka's advancement of the RC Gold project," said...

  • Technicians preparing drill at Li-FT’s Yellowknife Lithium project.

    Yellowknife Echoes clear results for Li-FT

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 31, 2023

    Li-FT Power Ltd. Dec. 19 announced impressive intercepts from drilling the BIG East and Echo pegmatites on the company's Yellowknife Lithium project east of Northwest Territories' capital. Last week saw the first results from the Echo target about 50 kilometers (30 miles) to the west, and this week is no different. With the bulk of the highlights revealing that while its primary focus on the Road Accessible Group of targets has continued to return consistent grades, its...

  • Map and long-section of geophysical anomalies at Silver Lime.

    Core Assets identifies porphyry targets

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 22, 2023

    Core Assets Corp. Dec. 14 reported that an induced polarization geophysical survey carried out in August has identified two large porphyry targets below the zinc-lead-silver-copper mineralization found at surface along a 2,400-meter-long trend at Silver Lime, a carbonated replacement deposit (CRD)-porphyry project on the company's Blue property in Northern British Columbia. Lying alongside the Alaska border in BC's Atlin Mining District, Blue is a 275,890-acre (111,650...

  • Li-FT geologist examines a large, exposed outcrop at Yellowknife Lithium.

    Halfway there for Li-FT's lithium results

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 21, 2023

    Li-FT Power Ltd. Dec. 5 announced the next batch of assays from its massive 2023 drill program, keeping up with the consistent lithium grades at the re-emerging Yellowknife Pegmatite Province in Northwest Territories. Acquiring its various properties in the historically forgotten Yellowknife Pegmatite Province in January, Li-FT began its first season with a 34,238-meter drill program just a few months after its inception. Assembling a 141,572-hectare (349,832 acres) land...

  • Closeup of boxes of core from drilling at Ferguson Lake.

    Final assays extend Ferguson Lake zones

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 21, 2023

    Canadian North Resources Inc. Nov. 28 reported that assays from the final 26 holes drilled this year at Ferguson Lake has extended three of the zones at this critical minerals project in Nunavut's Kivalliq region. The 256.8-square-kilometer (99.2 square miles) Ferguson Lake project covers a roughly 15-kilometer- (nine miles) long mineralized trend enriched with nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals. According to a 2022 calculation, Ferguson Lake hosts 24.3 million...

  • Geologists inspect core from drilling a Northern BC gold-silver prospect.

    New gold zone emerges at Thesis' Ranch

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 15, 2023

    Thesis Gold Inc. Dec. 7 reported strong gold mineralization at the Steve Zone, a new gold target on the company's Ranch property in the Toodoggone mining district of Northern British Columbia. In August, Thesis finalized a merger with Benchmark Metals Inc. that consolidates its Ranch property with the adjacent Lawyers property held by Benchmark into a single 325-square-kilometer (125 square miles) gold-silver project. Lawyers, the most advanced of the two properties, hosts...

  • A large, exposed ridge of lithium-bearing spodumene pegmatite in the YPP.

    Li-FT powered by initial Echo lithium

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Li-FT Power Ltd. Dec. 12 announced the first assays from drilling at the "Further Afield Group" of pegmatite targets returned lithium grades very much in line with the values encountered at its primary "road-access" group of Yellowknife Lithium project claims some 50 kilometers (30 miles) to the west. The company's 141,572-hectare (349,832 acres) is an assemblage of claim blocks that cover some of the most prospective lithium targets found within the Yellowknife Pegmatite...

  • Drill tests for copper and gold on a heavily mineralized mountain slope in BC.

    Further evidence of large Iskut porphyry

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Seabridge Gold Inc. Dec. 14 announced that its first-ever drilling at Snip North discovered the upper parts of a new copper-gold porphyry system that may be part of a much larger mineralized trend on the company's Iskut project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Iskut, which is about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Seabridge's world-class KSM mine project, is home to the 1980s-era Johnny Mountain gold-silver-copper mine. Over the past four years, Seabridge has focused...

  • A section of drill core with bands of metallic gold-colored mineralization.

    Brixton drills a mile of copper at Thorn

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Brixton Metals Corp. Dec. 13 announced that drills are continuing to cut nearly one-mile-thick zones of porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum mineralization at the Camp Creek target on the company's Thorn project in Northern British Columbia. Situated about 55 miles (90 kilometers) east of Juneau, Alaska, the 2,863-square-kilometer (1,105 square miles) Thorn project hosts both porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum and high-grade epithermal gold targets. Late last year, BHP...

  • A bird’s eye view of the numerous roads cutting through AurMac.

    Banyan completes 75% McQuesten earn-in

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Banyan Gold Corp. Dec. 13 announced a significant milestone in its exploration journey on the company's Yukon-based holdings, with the successful acquisition of 75% earn-in of the McQuesten half of its AurMac property. Located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Victoria Gold Corp.'s Eagle Gold Mine and adjacent to Hecla Mining Company's Keno Hill Silver District, the Aurex and McQuesten properties, or AurMac, cover three gold deposits – with McQuesten holding the A...

  • Hand holding a highly copper mineralization grab sample.

    New copper challenger bared for Gladiator

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Gladiator Metals Corp. Dec. 11 announced that its second phase of drilling discovered a new zone of high-grade copper mineralization at the Cowley Park target on the company's Whitehorse Copper project in Yukon, Canada. "Drilling continues to define the continuity and scale of high-grade copper mineralisation at Cowley Park as well as providing further definition to the potentially significant coincident molybdenum mineralisation," said Gladiator Metals CEO Jason Bontempo....

  • Aerial view of the industrial site where Fortune plans to build a refinery.

    Gov funding for Fortune's Nico project

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 9, 2023

    Fortune Minerals Ltd. Dec. 5 announced that it has received federal and provincial funding for Nico, a vertically integrated cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project that is slated to include a mine in Northwest Territories and a hydrometallurgical refinery in Alberta. Lying about 150 road-kilometers (95 miles) north of the Canadian rail system at Hay River, Northwest Territories, Nico is a near-development stage mine project that includes an intriguing mix of critical and precious...

  • A close-up shot of visible gold circled with red.

    A gigantic step forward for Klondike Gold

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 7, 2023

    Klondike Gold Corp. Dec. 6 announced that drilling tapped strong gold mineralization at the Gay Gulch target on the company's Klondike District Gold Project in Yukon, Canada. Located roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of Dawson City, the Klondike District Gold Project is comprised of 3,913 quartz claims in one contiguous land package covering 727 square kilometers (452 miles) of the famed Yukon gold district. Advancing the project for over a decade, Klondike's land...

  • Drill rig operator organizing the pipes used to dig into possible targets.

    Snowline drills another 500m-plus interval

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 7, 2023

    At this point, it is safe to say the company has discovered the motherlode at its Valley target. Snowline Gold Corp. Dec. 6 announced its strongest near-surface interval drilled to date at the Valley target located on the company's flagship Rogue project in Yukon, Canada. Following a trend of incredible drill intercepts, each spanning hundreds of meters and returning consistently strong grades, Snowline has once again revealed an interval spanning more than 500 meters...

  • Hand pick laid across an exposed outcrop of a lithium-bearing pegmatite.

    North Arrow scratches at lithium surface

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Dec 7, 2023

    North Arrow Minerals Inc. Dec. 4 announced highly encouraging assays from its sampling programs at the MacKay and LDG lithium projects in Northwest Territories that validate the company's decision to branch into energy metal exploration. Located within the Lac de Gras kimberlite field, home to the world-class Ekati and Diavik diamond mines, the LDG lithium project resides near the easternmost portion of a diamond exploration property just south of Diavik. Just 10 kilometers (6...

  • Map of drilling and sampling results with the 2.5-mile Trapper gold anomaly.

    Brixton tests larger potential at Trapper

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2023

    Brixton Metals Corp. Dec. 1 reported that its exploration drilling continues to encounter intriguing gold mineralization at the Trapper target on the company's Thorn copper-gold project in Northern British Columbia. Lying in the northwestern corner of BC and about 55 miles (90 kilometers) east of Juneau, Alaska, the 2,863-square-kilometer (1,105 square miles) Thorn project hosts both porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum and high-grade epithermal gold targets. BHP Group...

  • Map of the North T and Tardiff rare earth deposits in Northwest Territories.

    Vital drills high-grade REEs at Tardiff

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 1, 2023

    Vital Metals Ltd. Nov. 21 reported that high-grade rare earths encountered with this year's drilling at Tardiff confirms the higher-grade expansion potential of this larger deposit on the company's Nechalacho project in Northwest Territories. The Australia-based company gained notoriety in 2021 with the start of operations at Nechalacho, marking the first and only rare earths mine in Canada. High-grade ore mined from the North T deposit at the project was upgraded with an ore...

  • Map showing the Back River gold claim blocks and marine laydown area.

    B2Gold exploration shows Back River upside

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 1, 2023

    Drilling taps high-grade gold within, beyond resource bounds at Goose; exploration holes at George affirm growth potential. B2Gold Corp. Nov. 22 provided an update on an expansive exploration program at its newly acquired Back River gold project in Nunavut focused on high-grade gold zones to support an optimized mine plan Goose, along with drilling to explore potential future mines across the district-scale project that includes five blocks of claims covering an 80-kilometer...

  • Western Copper and Gold’s camp at Casino in Yukon, Canada.

    Rio Tinto invests again in promising Casino

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Nov 30, 2023

    Western Copper and Gold Corp. Nov. 28 announced that after making an initial investment in 2021, Rio Tinto has elected to provide an additional C$6 million (US$4.4 million) to help the company continue advancing Western's world-class Casino project in the Yukon. In May 2021, Rio Tinto invested C$25.6 million (US$18.9 million) to purchase 11.8 million Western shares at C$2.17 per share, marking a roughly 8% stake in the Yukon-focused copper mine development company's...

  • Li-FT Power crewmembers surveying Yellowknife Lithium project.

    More consistent lithium results for Li-FT

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Nov 30, 2023

    Li-FT Power Ltd. Nov. 28 announced the next batch of assays from its 34,238-meter drill program that produced nearly 200 holes during 2023. Gradually making progress each week on the immense quantity of drill core, the latest results come from the next five holes drill at four pegmatite targets on the company's Yellowknife Lithium project in Northwest Territories, Canada. Similar to past results, the latest batch comes from five holes drilled at the Ki, Shorty, and BIG East...

  • An intensely oxidized and zinc-rich rock collected from the Tempest target.

    Copper-rich Tempest on the Storm horizon

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 30, 2023

    American West Metals Ltd. Nov. 27 reported that surface samples with as much as 38.2% copper and 30.8% zinc have been collected from Tempest, a prospect about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the high-grade Storm Copper targets drilled this year on a 219,257-hectare (541,796 acres) property being explored by the company on Nunavut's Somerset Island. This district-scale property covers the Storm Copper project, a roughly 100-kilometer (60 miles) trend prospective for copper,...

  • Map of Li-FT’s Yellowknife Lithium project in Northwest Territories.

    Li-FT wraps drilling at Yellowknife Lithium

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Nov 29, 2023

    Li-FT Power Ltd. Nov. 21 announced the latest batch of assays from its 2023 exploration program, as well as the end of the year's 34,238-meter drill program at its Yellowknife Lithium project in Northwest Territories. Including this latest batch of assays, Li-FT has reported results from 87 out of 198 holes drilled at Yellowknife this year. Much like past results, the latest round comes from five holes drilled at the Ki, Shorty, and BIG East pegmatites. Of these, one returned...

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