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Vital hires Corem to establish a process flowsheet for the world-class rare earths deposit at Nechalacho. Vital Metals Ltd. Aug. 15 reported that it has hired Corem to complete a preliminary rare earths process flowsheet for the world-class Tardiff deposit on the Nechalacho project in Canada's Northwest Territories. Lying about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast of Yellowknife, NWT, the Tardiff deposit at Nechalacho hosts 31.1 million metric tons of measured and indicated...
First samples collected by White Cliff returned grades as high as 42.6% copper and 38.2 g/t gold. White Cliff Minerals Ltd. Aug. 13 announced impressive copper-gold-silver-cobalt grades in the first batch of assays from the Australian company's inaugural exploration program at the Great Bear Lake iron ore-copper-gold-uranium (IOCG-U) project in Northwest Territories. Lying about 280 miles (450 kilometers) north of Yellowknife, the capital of Northwest Territories, the...
First batch of drill results underscore potential to upgrade and expand the resources at this Nunavut copper project. American West Metals Ltd. Aug. 15 reported that its first assays from the summer field program at Storm Copper demonstrate the potential to upgrade and expand the resources within Cyclone and Chinook, deposits that were included in a recent direct shipping ore study for this high-grade copper project in northern Nunavut. "The first assays from the summer...
Company maintains stance that it has no intention of leaving the site. The Yukon government has filed an application to place Victoria Gold Corp. into receivership, seeking control over the company and its Eagle Gold Mine, following the June 24 heap leach failure that resulted in cyanide contamination. Amid escalating scrutiny and financial strain, Victoria Gold has declared its intention to contest the government's move in court. The government's decision to pursue...
Company delays permitting to mid-2025 for additional environmental reviews and First Nations talks. Western Copper and Gold Corp. Aug. 12 announced that it has delayed the permitting timeline for its flagship Casino copper project in the Yukon, pushing back its application to mid-2025. The company cites the need for more thorough environmental assessments and consultations with First Nations as key factors for the extension. Situated roughly 300 kilometers (186 miles)...
Company compiles historical exploration data, reveals extensive uranium mineralization. Greenridge Exploration Inc. Aug. 15 announced the completion of an updated technical review of Nut Lake reinforces the strong potential for significant uranium mineralization at this project in Nunavut, Canada. Located approximately 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Atha Energy Corp.'s Angilak uranium deposit, with a historical resource of 2.8 million metric tons averaging 0.69% (43 million pou...
Over 500 surface samples reveal high-grade gold, silver, copper, and other anomalous minerals. Prospector Metals Corp. Aug. 15 announced the initial assay results from its 2024 exploration program at the ML gold-silver-copper project in Yukon, which revealed a newly identified mineralized corridor extending at least 15 kilometers (nine miles). Comprising 4,757 hectares (11,747 acres) within the prolific Tintina Gold Belt, Prospector's Mike Lake (ML) property is located...
Encouraged by consistent high-grade silver, company is prioritizing its drilling on Wolf Vein expansion. Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 12 reported that its resource expansion drilling at Wolf continues to cut high-grade silver mineralization at this northernmost of the Dolly Varden deposits on its Kitsault Valley project in Northern British Columbia. Kitsault Valley is comprised of two adjacent properties – the Dolly Varden Silver on the southern end and the more gold-enriche...
Straightforward and low-cost ore sorting and jig circuits could produce 20% copper concentrates. Recent testing has demonstrated that a simple and inexpensive two-step process could elevate the high-grade copper mineralization that American West Metals Ltd. has outlined in near-surface deposits at its Storm project in Nunavut into a high-quality direct shipping ore (DSO) ready for market. "The program has produced commercial grade DSO products from typical copper ores through...
