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  • A drill rig perched on a mountainside with the Aurora Borealis overhead.

    Assays ready Palmer for resource update

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    First batch of drill results help define resource as American Pacific and Dowa prepare new technical report for high-grade Alaska copper-zinc project. American Pacific Mining Corp. Oct. 31 reported the first batch of assays from a 15-hole drill program carried out this year to upgrade and expand the high-grade copper and zinc mineralization at its Palmer project in Southeast Alaska. Lying at the north end of the Southeast Alaska Panhandle, Palmer hosts 4.68 million metric...

  • Rock scribing tool points to a fleck of visible gold in drill core.

    Brixton drills encouraging gold at Trapper

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Latest assays include 2.25 meters of 18.5 g/t gold at the precious metals target on the Thorn copper-gold project. Brixton Metals Corp. Oct. 30 reported strong gold mineralization in two more holes drilled at the Trapper target on its Thorn project in the northwestern corner of British Columbia, about 55 miles (90 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, Alaska. While much of the 2024 drilling at Thorn is focused on expanding the large body of porphyry mineralization at Camp Creek...

  • An AI-generated image of the word “Zinc” chiseled onto a metallic rock.

    Tight zinc markets good news for Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    With demand outstripping supply, price for Alaska's highest-valued mined product sets up bright 2025 for 49th State and Red Dog. Rising demand and a three-year-long slide in supply are pushing up the price of zinc, which is good news for zinc-producing jurisdictions like Alaska but not so much for the buyers of this galvanizing metal widely used for renewable energy and transportation infrastructure, automobiles, and a wide array of other applications. Potential supply...

  • Geologists inspect samples from orange outcropping rocks along a creek.

    ArcWest partners explore Northern BC

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2024

    Freeport-McMoRan-funded program refined targets for significant 2025 drill program at Todd Creek copper-gold project. ArcWest Exploration Inc. Oct. 29 provided an update on partner-funded exploration on its Oweegee Dome and Todd Creek copper-gold project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. ArcWest acquired Oweegee Dome and Todd Creek from Millrock Resources in 2020. The 76,600-acre (31,000 hectares) Oweegee Dome project has the potential to host several porphyry...

  • Drill test for gold near sunset on a long summer day north of Fairbanks, Alaska.

    New direction at Freegold's Golden Summit

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 11, 2024

    Company discovers a shift in orientation and broader gold veins as drills trace mineralization toward historic Newsboy Mine. Freegold Ventures Ltd. Oct. 8 reported that its resource expansion drilling west of the 25-million-ounce Dolphin-Cleary gold deposit at its Golden Summit in Interior Alaska is cutting multiple higher-grade veins reminiscent of the historic Newsboy Mine about 1,000 meters to the southwest. According to a calculation completed in September, Dolphin-Cleary...

  • Closeup of a gold bar with “Pogo 6261” and “4000000 OZ” stamped on it.

    Pogo on pace to top 280k oz gold in 2024

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 6, 2024

    Despite a five-week shutdown, the Alaska mine produced 56,000 oz gold in Q3; now positioned for 300,000 oz/yr production. Northern Star Resources Ltd. Oct. 24 reported that, despite the mill being down for more than a month for maintenance and repairs, its Pogo Mine in Alaska produced 56,131 oz of gold during the third quarter. Over the first nine months of this year, Pogo poured 206,641 oz of gold, putting the company's only operation outside of Australia on pace to top 280,0...

  • “Critical Mining for these Critical Times” banner with AMA logo.

    Critical mining for these critical times

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 1, 2024

    Alaska's critical minerals potential to take center stage at AMA convention; antimony and graphite expected to be hot topics. Rising geopolitical tensions around the globe, China's increasing use of critical minerals as a trade war weapon, and the International Energy Agency's forecast that an additional $800 billion needs to be invested into the mining of energy transition metals by 2040 in order to meet global climate ambitions, have political and military leaders looking...

  • Female geologist in winter workwear beside a five-foot stibnite boulder.

    Felix eyes 2025 Alaska antimony mine start

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 31, 2024

    Carries out studies to support permitting and development at high-grade antimony mine north of Fairbanks. Felix Gold Ltd. Oct. 23 announced that it has taken several steps toward the goal of establishing a 5,000-metric-ton-per-year antimony mine on its Treasure Creek project about 12 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, by the end of next year. Treasure Creek is part of a larger land package Felix began assembling in 2020 that covers roughly 151 square miles of the Fairbanks...

  • Aerial view of the processing facility and living quarters at the Red Dog Mine.

    Red Dog is producing 5% of world's zinc

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 24, 2024

    Northwest Alaska mine on pace to deliver 1.25 billion lb of zinc to global markets in 2024. Teck Resources Ltd. July 23 reported that its Red Dog mine produced 427,200 metric tons (941.8 million pounds) of zinc over the first nine months of 2024, putting this high-grade operation in Northwest Alaska on pace to supply markets with around 569,300 metric tons (1.25 billion lb) of this critical metal this year. During the third quarter, Red Dog produced 142,500 metric tons (314.2...

  • Closeup of silver bar with “LC 000001” stamped on it.

    Coeur cuts deal to buy out SilverCrest

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 23, 2024

    Acquisition comes with a high-grade, low-cost Mexico mine that is expected to boost Coeur's silver, gold, and cash production. In a deal that will elevate its silver production to roughly 21 million ounces per year and gold output to 432,000 oz/y, Coeur Mining Inc. has agreed to acquire SilverCrest Metals Inc. in an all-shares deal worth $1.7 billion. "The acquisition of SilverCrest creates a leading global silver company by adding low-cost silver and gold production and...

  • A drill sits atop a gold-mineralized ridge on a cloudy day in the Alaska Range.

    Nova drills 29m of 7.1 g/t gold at RPM

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 23, 2024

    With the final batch of assays received, the focus now turns to updated resource and PFS for higher-grade starter mine at Estelle. Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 23 reported that strong gold mineralization encountered in the final six holes of its 2024 drill program at Estelle continues to support the potential of developing a smaller starter mine at the higher-grade RPM gold deposit that can be scaled up to take advantage of the multi-million-ounce potential of this gold-antimony pr...

  • Colorful sunset backdrops a drill testing for gold and silver in BC.

    Thesis drills encouraging gold and silver

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 23, 2024

    Results from 2024 drilling at Lawyers show the potential to enhance mine plan ahead of a PFS for Northern B.C. project. Thesis Gold Corp. Oct. 23 reported that its 2024 drilling at Lawyers cut high-grade gold mineralization that will likely upgrade and expand resources to be incorporated into a prefeasibility study for a mine at its Lawyers-Ranch gold-silver project in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District. "These latest drill results are extremely...

  • Geologists take a close look at core from a hole drilled in the Chinook deposit.

    More exceptional copper drilled at Storm

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 17, 2024

    Thick and high-grade copper intersections from surface confirm the potential of a direct shipping ore starter mine at Chinook. American West Metals Ltd. Oct. 17 reported that drilling has cut thick zones of high-grade copper from surface at Chinook that confirm the potential for this deposit as a starter pit for a future direct-shipping-ore (DSO) mine at the Storm Copper project on Somerset Island, Nunavut. "The drilling at Chinook has intersected thick intervals of copper min...

  • Four young men standing in front of a river barge in Southwest Alaska.

    Donlin backhauls e-waste out of SW Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 17, 2024

    "In It For the Long Haul Backhaul Project" transports old appliances, electronics, batteries, and hazardous waste from Y-K Delta villages. In Alaska's urban centers, an old refrigerator, computer, or television is simply dropped off at a recycling center – and in many cases, the seller of your new appliance will cart away the old one for you. For remote Alaska villages that are hundreds of miles from the nearest recycling center, however, it is neither convenient nor e...

  • Drone view of a drill testing for gold in the Alaska Range mountains.

    Drills tap more high-grade gold at Estelle

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 16, 2024

    Includes one hole that cut 39 meters averaging 5.4 g/t gold from surface at the RPM deposit. Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 16 reported additional thick zones of strong gold mineralization in the second batch of assays from its 21-hole drill program focused on upgrading and expanding the RPM deposit. This expansion is in preparation for the completion of a feasibility study for its Estelle gold-antimony project roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska....

  • Map of Thorn with gold assay results shown with pink squares and circles.

    Brixton cuts high-grade gold at Trapper

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 16, 2024

    Latest assays include two meters of 44.43 g/t gold within 227.5 meters of bulk tonnage mineralization. Brixton Metals Corp. Oct. 16 reported that drills have tapped high-grade gold at the Trapper target on its Thorn project in Northern British Columbia. Lying in B.C.'s northwestern corner, about 55 miles (90 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, Alaska, the 2,945-square-kilometer (1,137 square miles) Thorn project covers 16 large-scale copper- and gold-enriched prospects. While...

  • A drill tests for copper, gold, and silver on a summer day in Alaska.

    U.S. GoldMining upgrades Whistler deposit

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 10, 2024

    More than doubles the indicated resource at this copper-gold-silver deposit in Alaska. U.S. GoldMining Inc. Oct.7 reported that a new calculation more than doubles the amount of copper, gold, and silver in indicated resources within the namesake deposit on its Whistler project in the West Susitna Mineral district about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Since the successful listing on the Nasdaq with a $20 million public offering in April of 2023, U.S. GoldMining has...

  • drill test for copper and gold and a partially snow-covered mountain slope.

    Unlocking Snip North porphyry potential

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 9, 2024

    Drills tap wide copper-gold mineralization indicative of a larger porphyritic intrusion. Seabridge Gold Inc. Oct. 9 reported that drilling has cut a thick zone of promising copper-gold mineralization at the Snip North target on the company's Iskut project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Seabridge acquired Iskut in 2016 due to the property's potential to host large porphyry copper-gold deposits similar to the company's world-class KSM mine project about 30 kilometers...

  • A drill tests for gold from atop a ridge in the Alaska Range mountains.

    Nova drilling readies RPM for feasibility

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 9, 2024

    First 2024 holes cut strong gold mineralization at starter mine target at Estelle, including 43 meters of 4.4 g/t gold. Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 9 reported that the first batch of assays from the 21-hole drill program carried out this year at Estelle confirms the continuity and strength of near-surface gold mineralization at RPM, a higher-grade deposit that is expected to be the site of the first mine on the 198-square-mile (514 square kilometers) gold-antimony property about...

  • Heavily mineralized rock with veining and orange, red, and purple colorization.

    Fortune initiates NICO feasibility update

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 8, 2024

    Hires Worley to update feasibility study for vertically integrated cobalt-bismuth-copper-gold project in Northwest Territories and Alberta. Fortune Minerals Ltd. Oct. 7 reported that it has hired Worley Canada Services Ltd. to update a feasibility study for NICO, a vertically integrated critical minerals project that will include a mine in Northwest Territories and hydrometallurgical refinery in Alberta. Located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Yellowknife, NWT,...

  • A female geologist logs core inside a building at the Lawyers-Ranch project.

    Thesis preps for 2025 PFS at Lawyers-Ranch

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 7, 2024

    This year's field program collects data needed for advanced mine plan study and permitting for gold-silver project in Northern B.C. Thesis Gold Inc. Oct. 7 announced the completion of a 2024 field program focused on collecting the final information needed to initiate a prefeasibility study (PFS) and permitting for a mine at its Lawyers-Ranch gold-silver project in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District. "The successful completion of the 2024 exploration season...

  • The Caterpillar booth at MINExpo with people talking and large display.

    MINExpo exposes net-zero mining realities

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 3, 2024

    New equipment and innovations unveiled at mining event underscore the complexities of transitioning mines from diesel to electric. MINEXPO INTERNATIONAL 2024, LAS VEGAS – From the heavy equipment manufacturers with their monstrous mining machines inside the Las Vegas Convention Center to the mining companies kicking the tires of those machines, transitioning to the zero-emissions mines of tomorrow was a topic that commanded center stage at MINExpo 2024. While the o...

  • A more than two-story-tall mining truck inside the Las Vegas Convention Center.

    Liebherr grabs MINExpo 2024 spotlight

    Shane Lasley, Data Mine North|Updated Oct 3, 2024

    German firm unveils $2.8 billion zero-emissions mining equipment partnership with Fortescue. MINEXPO INTERNATIONAL 2024, LAS VEGAS – Grabbing the spotlight during the world's largest mining event is no small feat. A historic $2.8 billion partnership to further advance the technologies needed for zero-emissions mining, however, put German heavy equipment manufacturer Liebherr and West Australian miner Fortescue front and center during the main event that comes around just o...

  • A worker readies a pipe segment at drill rig testing for nickel in Alaska.

    AEM completes first drilling at Canwell

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 3, 2024

    Drills one hole at each of three targets with compelling evidence of nickel-rich massive sulfides; two reach target depth. Alaska Energy Metals Corp. Oct. 1 reported that its 2024 drill program at Nikolai included three holes to test intriguing high-grade massive sulfide targets on the Canwell block of claims at its Nikolai nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metals project in Alaska. Nikolai is comprised of two blocks of claims – Eureka and Canwell – that each host com...

  • Workers standing next to drill core at an exploration site in Alaska.

    U.S GoldMining extends Whistler deposit

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 3, 2024

    Cuts 652.5 meters of 1 g/t gold-equivalent; encounters two styles of mineralization at nearby Raintree West. U.S. GoldMining Inc. Sept. 30 reported encouraging results from the first two holes of the 4,000-meter drill program completed this year at its Whistler copper-gold-silver project in Alaska's West Susitna Mineral District. Lying about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage and at the end of a proposed road that would link the project to Alaska's highway system, Whistler...

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