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Articles from the August 2, 2024 edition


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  • Dark grey Lucid Air four-door sedan EV on the beach at sunset.

    Graphite One links Alaska to EV industry

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 5, 2024

    A graphite supply agreement struck with Lucid Motors provides a key link to forging a mine-to-EVs supply chain. Graphite One Inc. has struck a battery materials supply agreement with California-based electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors that is expected to forge a complete mine-to-EVs graphite supply chain with links in Alaska, Ohio, and Arizona. Alaska's delegation in Washington, D.C., is hailing this battery materials agreement as a win both for America's 49th State an... Full story

  • A photograph of Independence Mine near Palmer.

    AMA's 85 years of mining stewardship

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Sep 5, 2024

    Alaska Miners Association celebrates 85 years of service, advocating for growth and sustainability in Alaska's mining industry. As the Alaska Miners Association celebrates its 85th anniversary, the organization's vital role in advancing the state's mining industry comes into sharp focus. Founded in 1939 at the onset of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the AMA was similarly established to advocate for fair labor practices and safe mineral development in the Last Frontier. Over...

  • A drill test for gold from atop a ridge with a mountain in the background.

    Nova begins drilling at RPM gold deposit

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 5, 2024

    Program focused on upgrading and expanding near-surface resources in preparation for a feasibility study. Nova Minerals Ltd. July 31 announced the start of a drill program to upgrade and expand the resources at the RPM gold deposit on its Estelle project about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The start of the 2024 program at Estelle comes days after the Australian company completed its American listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market through a $3.3...

  • A 600-ounce gold bar stamped with “First gold pour Manh Choh.”

    New mine, new mining model in Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 5, 2024

    Manh Choh underscores the potential of Contango's Hybrid Royalty Model to unlock the value of orphaned high-grade mineral deposits. The pouring of the first bar of gold from the Manh Choh Mine was a momentous occasion for Contango ORE Inc., Kinross Gold Corp., Tetlin Village, and others involved in the development of Alaska's newest gold mine. Two unique business models that led to the early July gold pour, however, could be more valuable than the 600 ounces of gold in the...

  • View of the JT Deposit, camp, airstrip, and proposed road at Johnson Tract.

    Contango begins Johnson Tract drilling

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 5, 2024

    Marks the first drill program since Contango's acquisition of HighGold Mining. Contango ORE Inc. July 30 announced the start of a roughly 3,000-meter drill program at its newly acquired Johnson Tract gold project in Southcentral Alaska. Johnson Tract is a 20,942-acre polymetallic gold exploration project about 125 miles southwest of Anchorage owned by Cook Inlet Region Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation more commonly known as CIRI. Contango ORE added the project to...

  • Backhoe building a ramp to block possible contaminated water leakage.

    Victoria Gold CEO speaks out on collapse

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Aug 8, 2024

    An overview of events from the collapse to the most recent update; includes first public statements from McConnell with CBC News. For the first time since the June 24 incident, Victoria Gold Corp. CEO John McConnell broke his silence, detailing the company's ongoing efforts to contain the damage. "We're not out of the woods yet," he admitted, highlighting the serious challenges ahead in ensuring environmental safety and restoring trust. On June 24, Victoria Gold reported a...

  • View across newly built bridge to mountains on a fall day in B.C.

    KSM copper mine is substantially started

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Aug 1, 2024

    Elevated status is good news for Seabridge Gold, Nations Royalty, B.C., and North America. Nations Royalty July 30 reported that the British Columbia government has elevated the status of Seabridge Gold Corp.'s KSM copper-gold mine project in Northern B.C. to "substantially started," an official designation that ensures the previously approved environmental assessment certificate (EAC) for KSM remains in effect for the life of the world-class mine project. "This is a...

  • A Presidential Election 2024 pin on top of a folded American flag.

    It's time to talk national politics

    J. P. Tangen, Special to Mining News|Updated Aug 1, 2024

    Although it seems to be a song without end, it is election time again, and that means we can, once again, have hope for Alaska's future. As a general rule, national politics are pretty much irrelevant to Alaskans, if only because the results of the quadrennial Presidential election are usually called before the polls in Alaska close. This year, going into July, the race between Biden and Trump was nip and tuck. From my cynical bench, it appeared to be a question of whom you... Full story

  • Uranium entry on the periodic table in neon blue.

    Panther digs into Fireweed DIRT report

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Aug 1, 2024

    Infrared and hyperspectral satellite imagery adds evidence of large uranium deposit at northern end of Boulder Creek. Panther Minerals Inc. July 29 reported that a long-wave infrared survey and interpretation of high-resolution hyperspectral satellite imagery has provided further evidence of known and new uranium prospects across the northern portion of the Boulder Creek project in western Alaska. Located roughly 100 miles northeast of the Gold Rush town of Nome and about 30...

  • Extremely mineralized sample taken from Cascadia’s Catch property.

    Catch yields highest gold grades yet

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Aug 1, 2024

    Cascadia collects bonanza-grade gold samples 1,000 meters from main copper target on Yukon property. Cascadia Minerals Ltd. July 25 announced that prospecting at its Catch Property in Yukon has returned the highest gold and silver grades to date, including a 0.9-kilogram outcrop sample from the Amp Zone that yielded 1,065 grams per metric ton gold and 267 g/t silver. Located in an underexplored part of southcentral Yukon, about 56 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of Carmacks,...

  • Beautiful gold-colored hills that surround the White Gold property.

    White Gold plans to drill new QV anomaly

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Aug 1, 2024

    Soil sampling doubles gold-in-soil anomaly strike length; returns highest gold values to date. White Gold Corp. Aug. 1 announced that soil sampling has doubled the strike length of the unnamed gold-in-soil anomaly discovered last year on the company's QV property, returning the highest gold values to date and highlighting the continued potential for significant gold discoveries in the region. "We are encouraged by these latest results from this newly discovered target," said...

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