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With the Gil-Sourdough satellite deposit now delivering ore to the mill, the upward trend of gold production at Kinross Gold Corp.'s Fort Knox Mine in Alaska continues into 2022. During the fourth quarter of 2021, Fort Knox produced 73,830 ounces of gold, roughly a 3% increase over the 71,482 oz produced during the third quarter and about a 28% jump over the 57,523 oz produced during the same period of 2020. With gold production steadily trending higher as the year...
Thanks in large part to significant growth at its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska, Hecla Mining Company reports the second largest silver reserves in its 130-year history. Going into 2022, Hecla's three currently operating mines – Greens Creek, Lucky Friday (Idaho), and Casa Berardi (Quebec) host a combined 37.3 million tons of reserves containing 200 million ounces of silver, 2.73 million oz of gold, 1.81 billion pounds of zinc, and 1.47 billion lb of lead. "Since 2...
Millrock Resources Inc. Feb. 14 announced that it has assembled an extensive land package covering nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metals prospects in Alaska's underexplored Wrangellia Terrane. Formerly known as the Man project, Millrock's new Nikolai project includes the Eureka and Canwell claim blocks about 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Delta Junction, Alaska. Consisting of 104 state mining claims staked by Millrock, the Eureka claim block covers a roughly 10-mile-...
White Rock Minerals Ltd. Feb. 17 reported that it has doubled the inferred resource at Dry Creek with 3,800 meters of drilling completed last year in 12 holes at this high-grade volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit on the company's Red Mountain project in Alaska. Located about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of Fairbanks, the 323-square-mile (836 square kilometers) project hosts both high-grade zinc-lead-silver-gold VMS deposits and intrusion-related gold prospects. "The dual...
In a move that will help ensure that the First Nations people and communities in British Columbia's Golden Triangle benefit from the rising mining activity in their incredibly mineral-rich traditional territory, Tahltan Nation Development Corp. has secured the rights to sell Sandvik mining equipment, parts, tools, and digital solutions in northwestern British Columbia and neighboring Yukon. "Sandvik's global reputation for safety, quality, performance, customer service...
Whether exploring and mapping a historical underground mine for the first time since it was shuttered during World War II or generating more detailed maps of a modern operation, drones that navigate the labyrinth of ramps, declines, stopes, and other underground environs without reliance on the global positioning system or human guidance can make subterranean mine surveying safer, faster, and more accurate. Ascot Resources Ltd. and Northern Star Resources Ltd. are amongst the...
Blue Star Gold Corp. Feb. 15 announced the final results from the 2021 exploration program at its Ulu project located in the High Lake Greenstone belt in Nunavut, Canada. According to a 2015 calculation, the Flood and Gnu zones on the Ulu property host 2.5 million metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging 7.53 grams per metric ton (605,000 ounces) gold; and 1.26 million metric tons of inferred resource grading 5.57 g/t (226,000 oz) gold. The larger Hood River p...
Fury Gold Mines Ltd. Feb. 16 reported results from four holes drilled at Raven, an exploration target about 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of the Three Bluffs gold deposit on the company's Committee Bay project in Nunavut. The 270,000-hectare (667,000 acres) Committee Bay property covers a gold enriched greenstone belt that extends for roughly 300 kilometers (180 miles) across Nunavut's Kitikmeot region. Three Bluffs, the most advanced target at Committee Bay, lies at the...
Coeur Mining Inc. Feb. 16 reported strong gold production during the fourth quarter at its Kensington Mine in Southeast Alaska and continued progress toward the restart of an expanded mine at its Silvertip project in Northern BC. During the final three months of 2021, Kensington produced 33,516 ounces of gold from 168,295 tons of ore averaging 0.21 ounces per ton gold. This is nearly a 19% increase over the 28,621 recovered from 160,596 tons of ore during the third quarter....
Graphite One Inc. Feb. 15 reports that a more environmentally sound fire suppressing foam enhanced with advanced graphite material from its Graphite Creek deposit in western Alaska shows the potential to meet the United States' military firefighting standards. "While Graphite One's primary focus remains the production of lithium-ion battery anode grade material, our foam fire suppressant work is a prime example of the advanced graphite material opportunities in markets... Full story
