The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
Sorted by date Results 1 - 10 of 10
GT Gold Corp. Sept. 4 reported the longest gold-copper drill intercept so far at Saddle North, tracing porphyry mineralization from near-surface to a depth of three-quarters of a mile (1.2 kilometers) at this discovery on its Tatogga property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. GT Gold drilled its first holes into Saddle North during 2018, tapping long sections of robust porphyry copper mineralization. Highlights from this 10-hole discovery program include: • 822.2 m...
After 15 years of leading the effort to unlock the vast mineral potential of the Ambler Mining District, Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse has turned in his resignation as president, CEO and director of Trilogy Metals Inc. Van Nieuwenhuyse, who told Mining News that he needed some time to handle personal matters, will remain as a consultant to the company and will assist with transitional matters and with advancing the company’s interests in Alaska. Jim Gowans – former president and CEO...
Banyan Gold Corp. Sept. 3 reported that the first four holes from drilling the Powerline zone on the Aurex-McQuesten property tapped gold mineralization similar to that being encountered on Victoria Gold Corp.'s Dublin Gulch property, which is about 10 kilometers (six miles) to the north. Banyan had two objectives for its 2019 exploration program at Aurex-McQuesten – continue to define and increase confidence within the McQuesten gold zone mineralization with infill d...
Victoria Gold Corp. Sept. 3 reported high-grade gold sections within long intercepts of bulk tonnage mineralization from the 2019 drilling at the Raven target within the Nugget zone on the Dublin Gulch property, Yukon. Situated about 6.5 kilometers (four miles) east of Victoria's Eagle Gold deposit, the Nugget zone hosts the second largest known intrusive body on the Dublin Gulch property – the area currently being mined hosts the largest. Raven, a particularly intriguing t...
Nova Minerals Ltd. Sept. 2 said results from this year's drill program at its Estelle gold project in Alaska has cut higher grade, near-surface mineralization within a bulk tonnage gold deposit at Oxide Korbel. Oxide Korbel is a prospect area that roughly covers an area previously referred to as Oxide Ridge toward the north end of the roughly 18-mile-long Estelle property. SE11-01, the Oxide Ridge discovery hole drilled by Millrock Resources Inc. in 2011, cut 450.7 meters...
Evrim Resources Corp. Sept. 5 said its 2019 drilling and sampling continues to affirm the gold potential along a 10-kilometer (six miles) structural corridor at its Astro project in the Northwest Territories. Astro is the results of an alliance between Evrim and Newmont Goldcorp to explore for world-class carbonate-style gold deposits across a 23,250-square-kilometer (8,975 square miles) prospective land package that parallels the NWT-Yukon border. This reconnaissance level...
Ascot Resources Ltd. Sept. 5 reported that initial results from this year's drilling at Silver Coin provide further evidence that this recently acquired project will be a significant contributor to the company's plans to resume operations at the Premier Mine near Stewart, British Columbia. Acquired by Ascot last October, Silver Coin is part of a 100-square-kilometer (39 square miles) of gold-silver properties the company has accumulated around Stewart. This land package also...
Klondike Gold Corp. Sept. 3 reported that following the success so far of drilling at its Klondike District property, the company has raised C$770,000 to extend the program into October. In early August, the company reported that drilling had tapped bonanza grade gold and silver at Nugget, one of the zones identified on the 576-square-kilometer (217 square miles) Klondike District property near Dawson City, Yukon. Nugget Zone is associated with a prominent, 8,000-meter-long...
Crystal Lake Mining Corp. Sept. 4 reported rich copper mineralization in core and from outcrop freshly exposed from the rapid retreat of snow and ice on its Newmont Lake project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Situated about 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Skeena Resources' Eskay Creek project and about the same distance southeast of Teck Resources and Newmont Goldcorp's Galore Creek project, Newmont Lake is in an area known for copper and gold deposits. NW Zone,...
Cantex Mine Development Corp. Sept. 5 reported that this year's drilling at its North Rackla project in the Yukon continues to cut massive sulfide zones rich in zinc, lead, manganese and silver. Prospecting, sampling and trenching carried out by Cantex during the 2014-16 seasons showed the potential of the Discovery zone at North Rackla but the real excitement began with the spectacular mineralization tapped during the 2018 drilling into a new zone known as Extension....
