The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
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Southeast Alaska is at a unique crossroads in its management of the Tongass National Forest. How will reimposition of the 2001 Roadless Rule impact development of natural resources like geothermal, hydroelectric, and mineral resources? As stewards of these public lands, we need deliberative and balanced Forest Service consideration of the best use of and access to these resources to protect and sustain Southeast communities and their economic future. The Forest Service needs...
With overwhelming shareholder approval, Golden Predator Mining Corp. and Arizona Gold Corp. have merged to form Sabre Gold Mines Corp., a North American junior mining company with two projects in the development pipeline that have a combined 1.1 million ounces of gold in the measured and indicated resource categories, 1.5 million oz in the inferred category, and exploration upside. Golden Predator's primary contribution to Sabre is Brewery Creek, a former Yukon gold mine that...
Nova Minerals Ltd. Sept. 1 reported that infill drilling of the Korbel deposit on its Estelle gold project in Alaska continues to confirm the continuity and expand upon the resource outlined there. According to an April calculation, the Korbel Main deposit hosts 4.7 million ounces of gold in 518 million metric tons of inferred resource averaging 0.3 grams per metric ton gold. This year's drilling is focused on upgrading and expanding this resource, as well as establishing a...
Blue Star Gold Corp. Sept. 1 announced that drilling has tapped strong gold mineralization at the Gnu target on its Ulu project in Nunavut. The Ulu property hosts an advanced gold project that has historically been the target of significant exploration and development by BHP Minerals, Echo Bay Mines, and others. The past work includes roughly 97,820 meters of drilling and 1,700 meters of underground development. According to a 2015 calculation, the Flood and Gnu zones on the U...
ATAC Resources Ltd. Sept. 2 reported that trenching and other surface exploration has confirmed compelling porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold potential at Connaught, a western Yukon exploration project better known for high-grade silver-lead-gold veins that often also carried copper and zinc. "We are extremely encouraged with the early exploration results from Connaught, as they strongly support the presence of a copper-molybdenum porphyry," said ATAC President and CEO Graham...
Benchmark Metals Inc. Sept. 2 provided an update on its ongoing exploration at Marmot and Marmot East, potential resource expansion zones on the company's Lawyers gold project in Northern British Columbia. According to a calculation published in May, the Cliff Creek, AGB, and Dukes Ridge deposits at Lawyers host 40.3 million metric tons of indicated resource averaging 1.19 grams per metric ton (1.55 million ounces) gold and 38.7 g/t (50.2 million oz) silver; plus 16.2 million...
PolarX Ltd. Aug. 31 reported that the first three holes of its 2021 drill program at the Caribou Dome project in Alaska have cut multiple zones of copper-bearing massive sulfides. "These samples look spectacular," said PolarX Managing Director Frazer Tabeart, who is at Caribou Dome for the duration of the drill program. "They are close to holes from 2015 and 2016 which yielded up to 51.1 meters at 5.3% copper." Part of PolarX' larger Alaska Range property, Caribou Dome hosts...
With grades as high as 42.2 g/t gold over 5.74 meters, this year's drilling at Donlin Gold continues to tap fantastic zones of mineralization within this 39-million-ounce gold deposit in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region of Southwest Alaska. "As with last year's program, drilling has delivered multiple examples of outstanding gold intercepts," said Novagold Resources Inc. President and CEO Greg Lang. Being carried out by Donlin Gold LLC, a joint venture partnership owned equally by...
