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Articles from the April 22, 2022 edition


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  • Drilling copper, zinc, silver, gold deposit in Alaska's Ambler District.

    Even more high grade assays from Arctic

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jun 8, 2022

    Trilogy Metals Inc. April 20 reported that high-grade copper and zinc, reinforced with strong gold and silver, was cut in all the final nine holes from the 2021 drill program at the Arctic mine project in Northwest Alaska. Arctic is the most advanced deposit on the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects, a 448,217-acre mineral-rich land package being advanced by Ambler Metals LLC, a joint venture company equally owned by Trilogy Metals and South32 Ltd. Arctic is a volcanogenic massive...

  • Ucore Rare Metals Alaska Strategic Metals Complex building.

    Ucore regroups and advances Alaska SMC

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Apr 28, 2022

    In preparation of bringing its Alaska Strategic Metals Complex online in 2024, Ucore Rare Metals Inc. has streamlined its management and technical teams and secured new feedstock for the future rare earths separation plant. To be developed near the Southeast Alaska port town of Ketchikan, the Alaska SMC is a processing facility that will do the hard work of separating rare earths into the individual elements that are used in a variety of high-tech applications. Though often...

  • Dirt highway and oil pipeline from Alaska's North Slope.

    AIDEA eyes Ambler mine-to-port route

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Apr 28, 2022

    At a time when the state is looking at being infused with billions of federal dollars to invest in upgrading roads, bridges, rails, ports and other infrastructure, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority board has authorized an independent study of the 800-mile trans-Alaska transportation corridor that extends from the Ambler Mining District to ports in and around Anchorage. Sitting roughly 200 miles west of Alaska's limited highway network, the Ambler District...

  • Drill tests porphyry copper deposit in BC's Golden Triangle.

    Schaft Creek JV preps for summer program

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Apr 28, 2022

    Copper Fox Metals Inc. April 19 reported plans to carry out 5,000 meters of drilling this summer at the Schaft Creek copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Being advanced under a joint venture between Teck Resources Ltd. (75%) and Copper Fox (25%), Schaft Creek hosts 1.35 billion metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging 0.26% (7.76 billion pounds) copper, 0.17 grams per metric ton (7 million ounces) gold, 1.25 g/t (54.3...

  • Stockpiles at the Nico critical minerals mine project in Canada.

    Fortune drills expansion targets at Nico

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Apr 21, 2022

    Fortune Minerals Ltd. April 20 reported that its 2021 drilling cut strong cobalt-gold-bismuth mineralization in the Peanut Lake zone on its Nico project in Canada's Northwest Territories. Nico hosts 33.1 million metric tons of proven and probable reserves averaging 0.11% (82 million pounds) cobalt, 0.14% (110 million lb) bismuth, 0.04% (27 million lb) copper, and 1.03 grams per metric ton (1.1 million ounces) gold. Peanut Lake is a strong magnetic anomaly about 2,000 meters...

  • Gold from samples collected during exploration in the Yukon.

    Aben seeks Justin gold project partner

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Apr 21, 2022

    Aben Resources Ltd. April 19 announced an update for its Justin gold project in southeastern Yukon, including the ongoing search for a partner to move the nearly decade-old project forward. The 7,400-hectare (18,286 acres) Justin gold project, which lies immediately southeast of Seabridge Gold's high-grade 3 Aces gold project and approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) southeast of the Cantung Mine, is equipped with an all-season road running through its claims. Exploration...

  • Klondike Gold geologist looks at mineral sample with loupe.

    Klondike Gold plans first mineral resource

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Apr 21, 2022

    Klondike Gold Corp. April 21 reported an update for its planned 2022 exploration program at its 586-square-kilometer (226 square miles) Klondike District property near Dawson City, Yukon. For this year, Klondike Gold plans to complete approximately 8,000 meters of drilling using up to two rigs. The work will initially target potential extensions to gold mineralization at the Stander zone, which has previously yielded near-surface drill intersections with the highest gold...

  • Geologist exploring the White Gold District in Canada's Yukon.

    White Gold 2021 soil sampling success

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Apr 21, 2022

    White Gold Corp. April 21 reported that regional exploration work on its more than 1-million-acre (422,730 hectares) land package in Yukon's White Gold District has identified significant copper, gold, and other multi-element soil anomalies within the Hayes and Pilot properties. "Our regional exploration program normally constitutes a significant portion of our annual exploration budget and has continued to identify prospective new targets across our large district scale land...