The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
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Blue Star Gold Corp. Sept. 30 announced encouraging gold results from the company's 2020 drill program at the Ulu and Hood River properties in Nunavut. The Ulu property hosts an advanced gold project that between 1989 and 2012 saw significant exploration and development by BHP Minerals, Echo Bay Mines, and others. The past work includes roughly 1,700 meters of underground development and roughly 97,820 meters of drilling at Ulu and Hood River. According to a 2015 calculation,...
EHR Resources Ltd. Sept. 22 announced that former De Beers Canada CEO Kim Truter has joined its board of directors. "I am delighted to welcome Kim to the EHR board," said EHR Resources Chairman Stephen Dennis. "His wealth of skills and experience in all facets of the diamond industry will be of enormous value as we advance our growth-focused diamond strategy, particularly as we continue to examine international M&A (mergers and acquisitions) opportunities on operating mines...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Sept. 3 reported strong gold intercepts in two additional holes drilled into the upper portions of the high-grade corridor at Umwelt Underground on the company's back river gold project in Nunavut. The best intercept came in hole 20GSE575C, which cut 32.2 meters averaging 19.89 grams per metric ton gold, including an 8.2-meter bonanza grade section averaging 51.5 g/t gold. "The assay results from drill hole 20GSE575C rank as one of the best ever...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. June 30 announced it now holds all of the major authorizations to develop and operate a mine at its Back River gold project in Nunavut, Canada. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing a mine at Goose, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an average of 198,100 ounces of gold annually over an 11.8-year mine life....
Nighthawk Gold Corp. March 23 reported the final assay results from its 2019 drilling at the Indin Lake gold property, a 110-hole (40,834 meters) program that has a widening of gold mineralization at Colomac and is changing the way the exploration company views this main project on the property. The 899-square-kilometer (222,200 acres) Indin Lake property hosts seven major project areas – Colomac, Leta Arm, Damoti Lake, Treasure Island, JPK, Fishhook and Echo-Indin. Colomac i...
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. March 25 reported that it is temporarily shuttering its LaRonde Complex, Goldex and Canadian Malartic gold mines in Quebec, and reducing operations at its Meadowbank and Meliadine mines in Nunavut. This decision follows a March 23 order by the Quebec government for all non-essential businesses in the eastern Canada province to close in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Based on the Quebec decision, as well as discussion with provincial leaders, Agnico... Full story
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. March 19 said it is providing four weeks of paid leave for its Nunavut-based workforce. This announcement follows the Government of Nunavut's declaration of a state of public health emergency relating to COVID-19. "While there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut, declaring a public health emergency allows (us) to be coordinated with efforts across the territories and Canada, and take the measures necessary to keep us prepared for the virus,"... Full story
Auryn Resources Inc. March 18 announced that it has recalled all personnel from its gold and copper exploration projects in Peru in response to concerns surrounding COVID-19 but is continuing the economic analysis and exploration planning for its precious metals projects in Canada. Prior to the Peruvian government mandating a temporary two-week border lockdown, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based mineral explorer recalled all its personnel from the field of that Latin... Full story
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Jan. 6 reported it plans for a 6,500-meter spring drill program aimed to expand and upgrade high-grade gold resources at the Umwelt underground deposit on the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut, Canada. "The drill program will target a 600-meters down plunge portion of the Umwelt underground where high grade gold ounces are projected along a favorable secondary structural setting between the currently defined high-grade Vault zone and the l...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Aug. 6 reported additional high-grade gold intercepts at the Nuvuyak discovery at the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut. The eight holes drilled at Back River this spring targeted three areas at Goose – Nuvuyak, Hook and Umwelt-Vault – one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing a mine at Goose that is expected to average 198,100 ounces of gold annually ove...
Solstice Gold Corp. July 2 announced plans for its first ever drill program on the Nunavut (formerly Kahuna) project, a large property roughly seven kilometers (4.4 miles) east of Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.'s Meliadine Mine. Solstice Gold was formed early last year, when Dunnedin Ventures Inc. spun out the gold prospective portions of its Kahuna diamond project. The portions of Kahuna retained by Dunnedin host more than 40 diamondiferous kimberlite targets. Following its...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. June 19 reported initial results from a roughly 6,400-meter spring drill program recently completed at the Back River gold project in Nunavut. The eight holes drilled at Back River this spring targeted three areas at Goose property, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing a mine at Goose that is expected to average 198,100 ounces of gold annually over an 11.8-year...
North Arrow Minerals Inc. May 13 announced it has begun the engineering and cost analysis for a small-scale mobile diamond recovery plant to process bulk samples from its Naujaat project about nine kilometers (5.6 miles) from the coastal community of Naujaat, Nunavut. The property hosts at least eight kimberlite pipes. Q1-4 kimberlite is the largest and richest of the kimberlites discovered so and has been the focus of North Arrow's work since acquiring Naujaat (then known as...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. May 6 reported the delivery of equipment and supplies across the first winter ice road connecting a newly developed port facility on Bathurst Inlet to the company's Back River gold mine project in Nunavut. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing three deposits at Goose, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an...
TMAC Resources Inc. May 1 announced continued improvements at its Doris Mine, resulting in the first positive earnings for this gold operation on the company's Hope Bay property in Nunavut. The 40,050 ounces of gold produced at Doris during the first quarter of this year is nearly an 18 percent increase over the previous production record of 34,080 oz set during the final three months of 2018. While 1,610 metric tons per day average mill throughput during the first quarter was...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Feb. 22 said it plans to invest roughly C$41 million at its Back River gold project in Nunavut this year. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing three deposits at Goose, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an average of 198,100 ounces of gold per year over an 11.8-year mine. Sabina gained the permits to develop th...
TMAC Resources Inc. Feb. 21 announced that its Doris Mine on its Hope Bay property in Nunavut achieved record gold production of 34,080 ounces during the fourth quarter. Building on the improvements achieved in the third quarter, the processing plant processed 164,900 metric tons of ore, or about 1,800 metric tons per day, with a grade of 7.8 grams per metric ton gold and achieved an average recovery of 82 percent during the three months ended Dec. 31. "TMAC is pleased to...
Silver Range Resources Ltd. Jan. 7 announced that has received prospecting permits covering a large gold target near Amaruq, a gold mine project currently being developed by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Silver Range's new gold property, known as Atlantis, consists of two prospecting permits covering 31,778 hectares (78,525 acres) about 55 kilometers (34 miles) north-northwest of Amaruq. Scheduled to go into production in the second half of this year, Amaruq hosts 20.1 million...
Auryn Resources Inc. Jan. 30 announced that it is employing an artificial intelligence program to assist in the targeting of high-grade gold mineralization at its 390,000-hectare (964,000 acres) Committee Bay gold project in Nunavut. To accomplish this cutting-edge step in geology and geoscience, Auryn has teamed up with Computational Geosciences Inc., a company that utilizes advanced software tools for data processing, inversion, interpretation, and targeting. These tools...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Jan. 7 provided final results from the 2018 drill program at the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut, including holes that further expanded the Nuvuyak discovery. In 2018, Sabina completed 22,500 meters of diamond drilling, including a 16,500-meter summer program largely focused on the new high-grade discovery at Nuvuyak, as well as advancing additional high priority targets at Goose, one of five mineral properties that comprise the larger...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Dec. 21 reported that it has raised C$28.1 million, money that will be used to continue early mine development activities at the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut. The bought deal financing involved the issuance of 21.09 million Sabina shares at $1.20 each for C$25.31 million. This total includes 2.32 million being issued to Zhaojin International Mining Co., a China-based investor in Sabina that elected to exercise its participation right...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Dec. 4 reported that it continues to blaze a clear path to production at its Back River gold project in Nunavut. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing three deposits at Goose, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an average of 198,100 ounces of gold per year over an 11.8-year mine. This year, Sabina has completed... Full story
Auryn Resources Inc. Nov. 13 reported that the 2018 drill program at its Committee Bay project in Nunavut expanded Aiviq, a gold discovery made last year, and discovered gold at Kalulik, a new prospect about 15 kilometers (nine miles) to the southwest. Aiviq is situated about 7.5 miles north of Three Bluffs, a deposit with 2.1 million metric tons of indicated resource averaging 7.85 grams per metric ton (524,000 ounces) gold; and 2.9 million metric tons of inferred resource...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Nov. 15 announced receipt of Type A Water License for Back River, the final major license needed to begin developing a gold mine project in Nunavut. According to a 2015 feasibility study, the 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mine operation being considered for Goose, one of seven properties that make up the larger Back River project, that would average 198,100 ounces of gold per year over an 11.8-year mine life at a cost of US$534 per ounce. The mine would...
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Oct. 25 said it expects to produce more gold than previously predicted both this year and next. Based on strong operational performance, the company has raised its gold production guidance for 2018 to 1.6 million, slightly higher than the 1.58 million ounces of gold predicted at mid-year. Given the positive development progress at its Meliadine and Amaruq projects in Nunavut, Agnico Eagle now also expects its 2019 gold production to exceed 1.7 million...
