Newmont steps up Plateau gold exploration

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. April 30 reported that Newmont Mining Corp. is funding up to 10,000 meters of drilling at the expansive Plateau gold property in the Yukon.

Early last year, Newmont cut a C$53 million deal to earn up to a 75 percent stake in the expansive and gold-rich Plateau property by paying Goldstrike C$8 million and investing C$38.8 million to explore the gold property over the next...