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Ambassador’s will gain unique educational experiences, mentorship, and networking opportunities at The World’s Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention. Applications are now open for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) inaugural Indigenous Youth and Early Career Ambassador Program. This program's Ambassadors will receive support to attend the PDAC 2025 Convention, where they will gain unique educational experiences, mentorship, and net...
New mineral exploration company's initial fieldwork uncovers promising mineralized outcroppings at silver project. Yukon Metals Corp. July 17 announced the start of reconnaissance fieldwork at its recently acquired Star River project in Yukon, Canada, where initial exploration has already located new mineralized outcroppings and identified promising areas of interest previously unmapped. Acquiring a substantial portfolio of properties in late May from the Berdahl family's...
Governments commit C$195 million to improving highway infrastructure in critical minerals-rich Northern BC. Heralded as a win for First Nations residents and the mining industry in Northern British Columbia, the federal and provincial governments are investing C$195 million (US$142.6 million) to upgrade highway infrastructure in the critical minerals-enriched Golden Triangle. "The Northwest BC Highway Corridor Improvements Project will benefit a critical mineral region and...
After outlining 8 billion lb of nickel at Eureka, Alaska Energy Metals tests higher-grade targets at Canwell. Alaska Energy Metals Corp. July 16 announced that drills are testing three targets on the Canwell block of claims at its Nikolai project, where a combination of geology, geochemistry, and geophysics have identified compelling potential for bodies of nickel-rich massive sulfide mineralization. Nikolai is comprised of two blocks of claims – Eureka and Canwell – that eac...
Reports on environmental and operational efforts, including water quality monitoring, infrastructure assessments, and root cause. Victoria Gold Corp. July 12 announced significant updates regarding the ongoing environmental and operational challenges following the heap leach facility incident at its Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon, Canada. On June 24, Victoria Gold reported a collapse of the heap leach facility embankment at its Eagle Gold Mine, later detailed as a multi-bench...
Begins comprehensive, multifaceted program to better understand highly prospective project. Trifecta Gold Ltd. July 16 announced that crew and equipment have been mobilized to carry out an exploration program to further delineate known zones of mineralization and identify new targets at its Mt. Hinton gold-silver project in Yukon, Canada. Trifecta Gold is a Canadian-based precious metals exploration company that holds projects in Yukon and Nevada. These include the Yuge gold...
Drills cut three gold veins at resource expansion area of Northern B.C. mine project. Canagold Resources Ltd. July 18 reported high-grade gold intercepts from the first five holes of a 12,000-meter drill program slated for this year at the company's New Polaris Gold project in northwestern British Columbia. Lying about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of Atlin, B.C., and 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Juneau, Alaska, New Polaris is the site of a historical high-grade...
With first round of sampling and geophysics complete, Australian explorer prepares for drilling and takes first look at Nunavut Copper. White Cliff Minerals Ltd. July 17 reported that its field crews have discovered additional mineralization that expands upon the extensive targets that have already been discovered and confirmed this year at the Great Bear Lake iron ore-copper-gold-uranium (IOCG-U) project in Northwest Territories. "The IOCG potential of this project continues...
Aims for 10,000-meter program to explore new targets; possibly expand ABM footprint. BMC Minerals Ltd. July 16 announced the start of a 10,000-meter exploration drilling program at its Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon, Canada, aiming to test targets identified from prior geophysics, geochemistry, and scout drilling programs for high-grade copper-rich mineralization and potential extensions of the ABM deposit. Located approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) east-northeast of...
Recent drilling at Blackjack Zone reveals multiple occurrences of visible gold, with assays pending and a second drill mobilized. Sitka Gold Corp. July 15 announced that visible gold (VG) has been observed multiple times in recently completed diamond drilling currently underway at the southern extent of the Blackjack Zone on the company's RC Gold project in Yukon, Canada. Located approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Dawson City, the RC Gold project spans a...
First hole of 2024 program taps porphyritic intrusion below high-grade gold veins outlined along the Surebet Corridor at Golddigger. Goliath Resources Ltd. July 15 announced that the first hole of its 2024 drill program has cut a 22.4-meter porphyritic intrusion with abundant visible gold, molybdenum, and bismuth mineralization that appears to be the feeder source of the vein systems outlined along the Surebet Corridor on the company's Golddigger property at that southern tip...
