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New assays from Valley and Jupiter reveal expanding gold zones and strong exploration potential. Snowline Gold Corp. Aug. 29 announced the next batch of drill results from its 2024 exploration campaign at the company's Rogue and Einarson projects in Yukon, Canada, which not only expanded the known gold footprint at its Valley deposit but also delivered promising early results from the Jupiter target. Holding seven prospective targets across the Yukon, Snowline's portfolio is...
Vital hires Corem to establish a process flowsheet for the world-class rare earths deposit at Nechalacho. Vital Metals Ltd. Aug. 15 reported that it has hired Corem to complete a preliminary rare earths process flowsheet for the world-class Tardiff deposit on the Nechalacho project in Canada's Northwest Territories. Lying about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast of Yellowknife, NWT, the Tardiff deposit at Nechalacho hosts 31.1 million metric tons of measured and indicated...
First samples collected by White Cliff returned grades as high as 42.6% copper and 38.2 g/t gold. White Cliff Minerals Ltd. Aug. 13 announced impressive copper-gold-silver-cobalt grades in the first batch of assays from the Australian company's inaugural exploration program at the Great Bear Lake iron ore-copper-gold-uranium (IOCG-U) project in Northwest Territories. Lying about 280 miles (450 kilometers) north of Yellowknife, the capital of Northwest Territories, the...
First batch of drill results underscore potential to upgrade and expand the resources at this Nunavut copper project. American West Metals Ltd. Aug. 15 reported that its first assays from the summer field program at Storm Copper demonstrate the potential to upgrade and expand the resources within Cyclone and Chinook, deposits that were included in a recent direct shipping ore study for this high-grade copper project in northern Nunavut. "The first assays from the summer...
Company delays permitting to mid-2025 for additional environmental reviews and First Nations talks. Western Copper and Gold Corp. Aug. 12 announced that it has delayed the permitting timeline for its flagship Casino copper project in the Yukon, pushing back its application to mid-2025. The company cites the need for more thorough environmental assessments and consultations with First Nations as key factors for the extension. Situated roughly 300 kilometers (186 miles)...
Company compiles historical exploration data, reveals extensive uranium mineralization. Greenridge Exploration Inc. Aug. 15 announced the completion of an updated technical review of Nut Lake reinforces the strong potential for significant uranium mineralization at this project in Nunavut, Canada. Located approximately 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Atha Energy Corp.'s Angilak uranium deposit, with a historical resource of 2.8 million metric tons averaging 0.69% (43 million pou...
Over 500 surface samples reveal high-grade gold, silver, copper, and other anomalous minerals. Prospector Metals Corp. Aug. 15 announced the initial assay results from its 2024 exploration program at the ML gold-silver-copper project in Yukon, which revealed a newly identified mineralized corridor extending at least 15 kilometers (nine miles). Comprising 4,757 hectares (11,747 acres) within the prolific Tintina Gold Belt, Prospector's Mike Lake (ML) property is located...
Encouraged by consistent high-grade silver, company is prioritizing its drilling on Wolf Vein expansion. Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 12 reported that its resource expansion drilling at Wolf continues to cut high-grade silver mineralization at this northernmost of the Dolly Varden deposits on its Kitsault Valley project in Northern British Columbia. Kitsault Valley is comprised of two adjacent properties – the Dolly Varden Silver on the southern end and the more gold-enriche...
Directional drilling cuts 16.2 meters of 606 g/t silver in deep expansion zone of Kitsault Valley deposit. Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 22 announced that drills continue to cut high-grade silver mineralization below the Wolf deposit on the company's Kitsault Valley project in Northern British Columbia. Lying about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Stewart, B.C., Kitsault Valley is the amalgamation of the Dolly Varden silver and Homestake Ridge gold-silver properties....
Latest drilling expands high-grade gold potential along the new Blackjack Corridor. Sitka Gold Corp. Aug. 19 announced the latest results from its ongoing 2024 diamond drilling campaign at the RC Gold project in Yukon, including a significant 290.5-meter intercept averaging 1.1 grams per metric ton gold, the company's best result to date. Located in the heart of Yukon's Tombstone Gold Belt, the 431-square-kilometer (166 square miles) RC Gold project lies roughly 100 kilometers...
Exploration reveals new high-grade gold zones and extends key fault structure. Klondike Gold Corp. Aug. 20 announced significant progress in its 2024 exploration campaign, including the mapping of the newly defined Eldorado Fault, a 12-kilometer (seven miles) corridor controlling high-grade gold mineralization at its Klondike District property in Yukon, with visible gold discovered in multiple new showings. "Our 2024 field season so far has been visually rewarding and assay...
Cuts 1,126 meters averaging 0.31% copper-equivalent at the porphyry target on the Thorn property in Northern BC. Brixton Metals Corp. Aug. 6 reported that the second hole of its 2024 drill campaign at the Thorn project in Northern British Columbia encountered 61.5 meters of gold-dominant mineralization before cutting through more than 1.1 kilometers of porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum mineralization. The first two holes of Brixton's 2024 program were drilled at Camp...
Company reports strong Q2 operational gains and cost-efficiency improvements despite market challenges. Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. August 7 announced its second-quarter financial results for 2024 from its Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Northwest Territories, Canada, highlighting strong operational performance and significant cost efficiency improvements despite facing a persistently challenging diamond market. Located about 280 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest...
Next set of assays reveal high-grade gold and significant resource expansion potential at Valley. Snowline Gold Corp. Aug. 7 announced more significant drill results from its ongoing exploration campaign at Valley within the company's Rogue project in Yukon, Canada, including a remarkable 471.6 meters averaging 2.4 grams per metric gold from surface. Holding seven prospective targets across the Yukon, Snowline's portfolio is split between its Rogue, Einarson, Ursa, Cynthia,...
Based on the abundance of visible gold in most of the holes drilled thus far, Goliath is expanding the 2024 drill program at Surebet. Goliath Resources Ltd. Aug. 8 reported that Crescat Capital LLC, the company's largest shareholder, is leading a C$3 million (US$2.2 million) financing to expand upon a 2024 drill program that has cut abundant visible gold at Surebet, a roughly 1,800-meter-long corridor at the southern end of the 66,608-hectare (164,592 acres) Golddigger propert...
An overview of events from the collapse to the most recent update; includes first public statements from McConnell with CBC News. For the first time since the June 24 incident, Victoria Gold Corp. CEO John McConnell broke his silence, detailing the company's ongoing efforts to contain the damage. "We're not out of the woods yet," he admitted, highlighting the serious challenges ahead in ensuring environmental safety and restoring trust. On June 24, Victoria Gold reported a...
Drills tap substantial mineralization; "We've just caught the tip of the iceberg at Catch." Cascadia Minerals Ltd. July 22 announced results from its 2024 phase-one diamond drill program at the Catch property in the Yukon, revealing that a strategic 315-meter step-out from the original discovery hole successfully intersected high-grade copper over substantial widths, underscoring the potential size and strength of the mineral system. Located in an underexplored part of...
Elevated status is good news for Seabridge Gold, Nations Royalty, B.C., and North America. Nations Royalty July 30 reported that the British Columbia government has elevated the status of Seabridge Gold Corp.'s KSM copper-gold mine project in Northern B.C. to "substantially started," an official designation that ensures the previously approved environmental assessment certificate (EAC) for KSM remains in effect for the life of the world-class mine project. "This is a...
Cascadia collects bonanza-grade gold samples 1,000 meters from main copper target on Yukon property. Cascadia Minerals Ltd. July 25 announced that prospecting at its Catch Property in Yukon has returned the highest gold and silver grades to date, including a 0.9-kilogram outcrop sample from the Amp Zone that yielded 1,065 grams per metric ton gold and 267 g/t silver. Located in an underexplored part of southcentral Yukon, about 56 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of Carmacks,...
Soil sampling doubles gold-in-soil anomaly strike length; returns highest gold values to date. White Gold Corp. Aug. 1 announced that soil sampling has doubled the strike length of the unnamed gold-in-soil anomaly discovered last year on the company's QV property, returning the highest gold values to date and highlighting the continued potential for significant gold discoveries in the region. "We are encouraged by these latest results from this newly discovered target," said...
Government reports new strategies and increased monitoring at its fourth technical briefing following Eagle heap leach failure. The Yukon government July 19 announced a fourth technical briefing, led by Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources John Streicker, to update Yukoners on the regulatory oversight and collaborative efforts at Victoria Gold's Eagle Gold Mine following the heap leach failure. In the weeks following the collapse of the heap leach pad at Eagle Mine,...
Company drills mineralization similar to past hundreds-of-meters-long results; grade and footprint surpass recent resource estimate. Snowline Gold Corp. July 24 announced that the first 2024 holes drilled at the Valley deposit in Yukon not only returned extensive mineralized intervals reminiscent of past 400- to 500-meter results but have also outperformed the initial resource estimate recently reported. "We are encouraged by such a strong start to our 2024 exploration...
Strong copper mineralization observed in nine holes indicates the potential to elevate prospect to deposit. American West Metals Ltd. July 24 announced that visual copper mineralization cut by all nine holes drilled so far this year at Thunder provides compelling evidence that this prospect will soon be elevated to another deposit that contributes to the resources at the high-grade Storm Copper project in Nunavut. According to a calculation completed in January, four deposits...
Final assays from the 2023 program are expected to upgrade rare earth resources ahead of scoping study; new CEO leads the company forward. Vital Metals Ltd. July 23 reported that final results from its 2023 drill program continue to demonstrate the world-class rare earths potential of the Tardiff deposit on the company's Nechalacho project about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. According to a calculation completed in April, the...
Reports on environmental and operational efforts, including water quality monitoring, infrastructure assessments, and root cause. Victoria Gold Corp. July 12 announced significant updates regarding the ongoing environmental and operational challenges following the heap leach facility incident at its Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon, Canada. On June 24, Victoria Gold reported a collapse of the heap leach facility embankment at its Eagle Gold Mine, later detailed as a multi-bench...
