North of 60 Mining News - The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

Seabridge Gold Inc. Aug. 15 said it has begun a 3,000-meter drill program at its newly acquired Iskut gold project in northwestern British Columbia.

This initial phase of drilling is designed to help determine controls on gold mineralization for several known occurrences including past high-grade producers.

"In our view, Iskut could host extensive district-scale porphyry-style mineral systems...