Strikepoint Gold Inc. June 7 reported the start of its first exploration program at Mahtin, a Yukon gold project about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Victoria Gold's Eagle Gold mine project.

Early in 2017, Strikepoint cut a deal to acquire 22 Yukon properties from IDM Mining that have been the target of roughly C$25 million of exploration by Ryan Gold Corp. Of these, Strikepoint has sel...