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Third deep 2023 drill hole makes two discoveries – 76m near-surface high-grade zone; deep zone south of previous holes. American West Metals Ltd. Aug. 7 reported that the third hole of its 2023 deep drill program at Storm has made two significant discoveries on this high-grade copper project in Nunavut – a thick zone of near surface copper in an underexplored area of the project and deep copper horizon below it. "The diamond drilling at Storm continues to deliver, pro...
American West Metals Ltd. Aug. 2 announced that the first two holes of its deep diamond drill program at Storm have cut thick zones of copper sulfide mineralization associated with an enormous gravity geophysical anomaly, providing strong evidence that the impressive copper zones being outlined at surface are the tip of the proverbial copper iceberg on this property in the northern reaches of Canada's Nunavut territory. "We are very excited to announce that the diamond...
Canadian North Resources Inc. July 18 said its 21-hole spring drilling program has further confirmed the continuity of the main mineralized trend extending roughly 15 kilometers (nine miles) across its Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metal project in Nunavut's Kivalliq region. According to a 2022 calculation, Ferguson Lake hosts 24.3 million metric tons of indicated resource averaging 0.85% (455.4 million pounds) copper, 0.6% (296.3 million lb) nickel, 0.07%...
American West Metals Ltd. July 5 announced that its drilling is continuing to expand the near-surface, high-grade copper footprint of 4100N Zone at Storm, and the company is ready to begin testing a much larger but deeper copper target on this northern Nunavut property. American West launched a 10,000-meter reverse circulation drill program in April that is focused on defining a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) compliant resource for three zones at Storm – 4100N, 2...
High-grade copper drilled at 4100N and nearby zones may be tip of the iceberg at Storm. American West Metals Ltd. June 22 reported assays from four additional holes drilled in 4100N Zone at Storm that cut 10- to 30-meter lenses of near-surface mineralization topping 1% copper, including a 1.5-meter subsection that averaged an amazing 8.2% copper. And the geological and geophysical evidence suggests that the high-grade copper lenses currently being drilled may be the tip of...
Canadian North Resources Inc. May 29 reported encouraging results from its recently completed 21-hole spring diamond drill program at its Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metals project in Nunavut's Kivalliq region. According to a 2022 calculation, Ferguson Lake hosts 24.3 million metric tons of indicated resource averaging 0.85% (455.4 million pounds) copper, 0.6% (296.3 million lb) nickel, 0.07% (37.5 million lb) cobalt, 1.38 grams per metric ton (1.08...
Canadian North Resources Inc. June 15 announced that it has resumed the 20,000-meter drill program slated for this year at Ferguson Lake, a critical mineral project in Nunavut enriched with nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals. According to a 2022 calculation, Ferguson Lake hosts 24.3 million metric tons of indicated resource averaging 0.85% (455.4 million pounds) copper, 0.6% (296.3 million lb) nickel, 0.07% (37.5 million lb) cobalt, 1.38 grams per metric ton...
Canadian North Resources Inc. May 16 announced that it has been awarded a C$250,000 grant through Nunavut's Discover, Invest, Grow (DIG) program for exploration at the company's Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metals project in the territory's Kivalliq region. "We are thrilled to have been awarded this grant from Nunavut's Discovery Department of Economic Development and Transportation," said Canadian North Resources President and CEO Kaihui Yang. "It is an...
First six holes cut greater than 1% copper grades in shallow zone on Nunavut project. American West Metals Ltd. June 6 reported that high-grade copper has been encountered in the first six holes drilled this year in the 4100N zone of the Storm project on Somerset Island in Nunavut, Canada. In May, the Australia-based mineral explorer reported that the first hole of its 2023 Storm Copper program, SR23-01, cut three zones of high-grade mineralization: • 15.2 meters averaging 1...
American West Metals Ltd. May 23 that assays have confirmed the strong copper mineralization observed in the core from the first hole of its 2023 drill program at the Storm Copper project on Somerset Island in the northern reaches of Nunavut, Canada. Since optioning the Storm Copper and adjoining Seal Zinc from Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. in 2021, Australia-based American West has focused largely on defining areas of near-surface, high-grade copper mineralization that could be upg...
American West Metals Ltd. May 5 reported strong copper mineralization in the first four holes of its 2023 drill program at the Storm Copper project on Somerset Island in the northern reaches of Nunavut, Canada. Since optioning the Storm Copper and adjoining Seal Zinc from Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. in 2021, Australia-based American West has been systematically exploring the high-grade, near-surface copper and deeper stratabound sedimentary hosted copper on this land package along...
B2Gold Corp. April 19 completed a C$1.1 billion (US$820 million) acquisition of Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. and that company's Back River gold project in Nunavut. The district-scale Back River project includes five claim blocks along an 80-kilometer (50 miles) belt in the Kitikmeot region of western Nunavut. The most advanced project at Back River is Goose, a fully permitted, construction-ready mine project that is slated to produce 3.34 million oz of gold over 15 years of...
American West Metals Ltd. March 30 announced that it is mobilizing for an April start of the 2023 exploration program on its Storm Copper project on Somerset Island in Northern Nunavut. Since optioning the project from Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. in 2021, American West has been systematically exploring the high-grade, near-surface copper and deeper stratabound sedimentary hosted copper on this property. This year, the company plans to complete up to 10,000 meters of reverse circul...
SPC Nickel Corp. March 28 announced a major expansion of its Muskox nickel-copper-platinum group metal project in Nunavut. Under an option agreement with Bathurst Metals Corp., SPC has the right to acquire full ownership of the McGregor Lake and Speers Lake properties, which cover roughly 178.4 square kilometers (68.9 square miles) of the Muskox intrusion in the Kitikmeot region of western Nunavut. These new properties consolidate SPC's land position over the Muskox...
North Arrow Minerals Inc. Feb. 27 announced it has acquired the option to purchase the Bathurst Inlet lithium property in Nunavut, shifting its diamond expertise into the highly demanded battery mineral sector. With the southernmost mineral claim lying roughly 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from Sabina Gold and Silver's port facility servicing the Back River gold mine project, North Arrow's new lithium property covers a series of mapped and interpreted pegmatite intrusives...
StrategX Elements Corp. March 7 announced that it has added graphite to the impressive suite of energy transition metals identified at its Nagvaak project on Nunavut's Melville Peninsula. Nagvaak features a 6,000-meter-long zone with strong vanadium, nickel, copper, cobalt, molybdenum, zinc, platinum group metals, silver, and now graphite mineralization. "We are excited to add graphite to our energy transition metals portfolio," said StrategX Elements CEO Darren Bahrey. "Our...
North Arrow Minerals Inc. Feb. 21 announced that fancy-colored yellow diamonds recovered from its Naujaat Diamond project in Nunavut have been carefully cut and polished to showcase the quality and potential of this Far North diamond mine. Located roughly nine kilometers (5.6 miles) northeast of the hamlet of Naujaat (formerly Repulse Bay) on Nunavut's Melville Peninsula, the Naujaat diamond project covers 10,742 hectares (26,544 acres) of contiguous mineral leases and claims...
StrategX Elements Corp. Dec. 7 reported that resampling of a historical hole drilled by BHP identified a 58-meter-thick zone of critical energy metals in Target Area 1 of the Nagvaak project on Nunavut's Melville Peninsula. Nagvaak features a 6,000-meter-long zone with strong vanadium, nickel, copper, cobalt, molybdenum, zinc, silver, platinum group metals, and gold mineralization. Since its discovery in the 1970s, mining and mineral exploration companies have carried out...
Blue Star Gold Corp. Nov. 9 reported that its 2022 field work has identified and advanced several exploration targets across the company's Ulu, Hood River, and Roma gold properties, which cover more than a 45-kilometer (28 miles) stretch of the High Lake Greenstone Belt in Nunavut. This includes three priority targets on Ulu – Bouncer, Zebra-Dagg, and Gravy. According to a 2015 calculation, the Flood and Gnu zones at Ulu host 2.5 million metric tons of measured and indicated r...
Having identified 12 high-priority targets from high-resolution geophysical data, StrategX Elements Corp. is planning to conduct a first-phase, 2,000-meter diamond drill program on its Nagvaak project in Nunavut. Nagvaak is one of three projects that the aggressive junior is exploring in the Far North territory's mineral-rich Melville Peninsula. StrategX said it has defined drill targets with potential for a major discovery in energy transition metals on the Nagvaak property...
Blue Star Gold Corp. Oct. 25 reported moderate success from four holes drilled this year in the Central-C zone at Ulu, one of three gold exploration properties that cover more than a 45-kilometer (28 miles) stretch of the High Lake Greenstone Belt in Nunavut. According to a 2015 calculation, the Flood and Gnu zones at Ulu host 2.5 million metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging 7.53 grams per metric ton (605,000 ounces) gold; and 1.26 million metric tons of...
American West Metals Ltd. Sept. 28 reported that assays confirm that its deep discovery drilling at Storm has encountered a new style of sediment-hosted copper-zinc mineralization below the high-grade copper at this northern Nunavut project. In August, the Australia-based exploration company reported that hole ST22-10 cut 68.8 meters of mineralization from a depth of 277 meters. This hole was drilled to test a deep electromagnetic geophysical anomaly below the high-grade...
American West Metals Ltd. Sept. 8 reported additional high-grade assay results from shallow drilling at the Storm Copper project on Somerset Island in northern Nunavut. American West's primary goal at Storm is to build a high-grade copper resource that can be upgraded to direct shipping ore with simple and low-cost ore sorting technology. Toward this objective, the Australia-based company launched its inaugural drill program at Storm with holes testing the 2750N zone, where...
American West encouraged about direct shipping copper ore American West Metals Ltd. Sept. 1 announced spectacular copper grades from the first assays of its 2022 drill program at the Storm Copper project in Nunavut. Since optioning Storm from Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. last year, American West has been pursuing the idea of upgrading shallow high-grade copper mineralization identified in several zones on this northern Canada project to direct shipping ore with simple and low-cost...
Blue Star Gold Corp. Sept. 7 reported additional strong gold intercepts in the Gnu Zone at Ulu, one of the company's three properties that cover more than a 45-kilometer (28 miles) stretch of the High Lake Greenstone Belt in Nunavut. According to a 2015 calculation, the Flood and Gnu zones at Ulu host 2.5 million metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging 7.53 grams per metric ton (605,000 ounces) gold; and 1.26 million metric tons of inferred resource...
