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  • A drill rig perched on a mountainside with the Aurora Borealis overhead.

    Assays ready Palmer for resource update

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 1, 2024

    First batch of drill results help define resource as American Pacific and Dowa prepare new technical report for high-grade Alaska copper-zinc project. American Pacific Mining Corp. Oct. 31 reported the first batch of assays from a 15-hole drill program carried out this year to upgrade and expand the high-grade copper and zinc mineralization at its Palmer project in Southeast Alaska. Lying at the north end of the Southeast Alaska Panhandle, Palmer hosts 4.68 million metric...

  • “Critical Mining for these Critical Times” banner with AMA logo.

    Critical mining for these critical times

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 1, 2024

    Alaska's critical minerals potential to take center stage at AMA convention; antimony and graphite expected to be hot topics. Rising geopolitical tensions around the globe, China's increasing use of critical minerals as a trade war weapon, and the International Energy Agency's forecast that an additional $800 billion needs to be invested into the mining of energy transition metals by 2040 in order to meet global climate ambitions, have political and military leaders looking...

  • The periodic symbol for hydrogen over the Earth centered on the U.S. at night.

    Exploring for white hydrogen in SE Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 31, 2024

    Granite Creek assembles the catalyst-rich projects, scientific expertise to become a first mover in the geological hydrogen space. A belt of rocks spanning the Southeast Alaska Panhandle hosts at least a dozen prospects and deposits enriched with nickel, copper, and platinum group metals (PGM) needed for the energy transition. Could these projects also host hidden stores of geological hydrogen that could offer a clean-burning fuel for the 21st century? Granite Creek Copper...

  • Heavily mineralized rock with veining and orange, red, and purple colorization.

    Fortune initiates NICO feasibility update

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 8, 2024

    Hires Worley to update feasibility study for vertically integrated cobalt-bismuth-copper-gold project in Northwest Territories and Alberta. Fortune Minerals Ltd. Oct. 7 reported that it has hired Worley Canada Services Ltd. to update a feasibility study for NICO, a vertically integrated critical minerals project that will include a mine in Northwest Territories and hydrometallurgical refinery in Alberta. Located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Yellowknife, NWT,...

  • A drill tests for copper and gold against a mountainous backdrop.

    Schaft Creek JV wraps 2024 field program

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 5, 2024

    The Teck-funded C$18.7 million program is focused on collecting the data needed to finalize prefeasibility study for Northern BC copper mine. Copper Fox Metals Inc. Sept. 24 reported that Teck Resources Ltd. has completed the 2024 field program at the Schaft Creek copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Northern British Columbia. Being advanced under a joint venture between Teck (75%) and Copper Fox (25%), Schaft Creek hosts a large porphyry deposit containing 1.35 billion...

  • : A row of newly installed solar panels at Fireweed Metals’ Macpass project.

    Fireweed, DNDC partner for solar at Macpass

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Oct 3, 2024

    First Nation-leased solar powers Yukon mining project, reducing emissions and supporting local economic growth. In an effort to reduce emissions and enhance sustainability, Fireweed Metals Corp., Dena Nezziddi Development Corporation (DNDC), and Solvest Inc. have partnered to install a renewable power system at Macpass Camp, a move that advances clean energy integration at the Macmillan Pass (Macpass) zinc-lead-silver exploration project in Yukon, Canada. Based in Ross River,...

  • A drill tests for gold from atop a ridge in the Alaska Range mountains.

    Nova takes the next big step at Estelle

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 3, 2024

    Hires Whittle to investigate the optimal path for a scalable mining operation at gold-antimony project in Alaska. Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 2 announced that it has hired Whittle Consulting to carry out optimization studies for Estelle that will focus on establishing an initial mine at the RPM deposit that can be scaled up to a larger operation at the gold-antimony project in Alaska's West Susitna Mineral District. Lying about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, Estelle...

  • Soldering iron applying tin to a circuit board for electrical connections.

    A quiet element that sustains modern tech

    A.J. Roan, Data Mine North|Updated Oct 2, 2024

    Tin is indispensable today and shapes innovation of tomorrow. From $5 flashlightS to multi-million-dollar super computers, virtually all electronics rely on tin, primarily because of its use in soldering. If circuit boards are considered the backbone of technology, then tin-based solder could be seen as the connective tissue that holds the industry together. Despite its fundamental role in the Digital Age, tin is often overshadowed by other critical minerals and contends with...

  • Smartphone with Teck’s copper webpage opened in front of its logo.

    Teck restructures for energy transition

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 2, 2024

    Splits copper and zinc mines and exploration projects by North and Latin American regions; reorganizes executive team. Teck Resources Ltd. Sept. 1 restructured its business and executive management team to support its shift to a pure-play energy transition metals company focused on growth. This transition began with closing the sale of its steelmaking coal business to Glencore for $7.3 billion cash in July. With this sale, Teck's portfolio consists primarily of copper and...

  • Signpost signaling the entrance to the Yukon Territory in Canada.

    Yukon grid project may spark mining growth

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Sep 25, 2024

    Grid Connect Project aims to deliver affordable energy, unlocking potential for mining and economic development. The recent federal investment of C$60 million (US$44.2 million), including C$40 million (US$29.7 million) earmarked for connecting Yukon to the North American power grid, is being welcomed as a promising step toward addressing the territory's longstanding energy challenges, with local industries, particularly mining companies, seeing this infrastructure upgrade as...

  • Aerial view of Minto Mine, maintained by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

    First Nation approved to acquire Minto Mine

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Sep 20, 2024

    Historic ruling enables Selkirk First Nation to take a major step toward becoming the first to fully own a mine in Canada. In a historic first for Indigenous resource development, Selkirk First Nation (SFN) has secured court approval to acquire the Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon, a move that could lead to the first fully Indigenous-owned mining operation in Canada. Located on Selkirk First Nation's traditional territory, approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of...

  • A geologist hammer lies next to bright blue copper mineralizaion in outcrop.

    Ottawa invests $60M in Northern BC, Yukon

    Shane Lasley|Updated Sep 20, 2024

    Investments will support infrastructure for critical mineral projects in the Golden Triangle and the Yukon. Toward the goal of positioning Canada as a global leader in the production of minerals essential to the clean energy transition, Ottawa is investing C$60 million (US$44.2 million) in energy and transportation infrastructure in the Yukon and British Columbia's Golden Triangle. "These investments are needed to support critical minerals development in the region, improve co...

  • Brilliant firework display with the horizon lit by a line of the sunset.

    Critical titanium is on our doorstep

    A.J. Roan, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Reliance on imports for this white metal could darken days. When people see something pristine white, they often think of it as pure or clean – this imagery is plastered everywhere, from unblemished lab coats to sterilized hospitals. Yet, it may be surprising to know that the rich whiteness seen in many consumer products actually comes from a critical metal, titanium. From the whiteness of milk to the foundation used in makeup, if it is used to lighten or brighten, it most l...

  • Massive earthen dam holds back red mud tailings at aluminum mine in Brazil.

    Turning waste into wealth in novel ways

    A.J. Roan, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Federal, private, academic, and public sectors collaborate to find critical minerals through unexpected methods. In the quest for a sustainable and secure supply of critical minerals, North America is turning to unconventional sources that promise to redefine the landscape of resource extraction. As the drive toward a green economy intensifies, innovative methods are emerging to harvest essential minerals through atypical means. These efforts, bolstered by significant...

  • A tracked mining machine being lowered into the ocean at sunrise.

    The changing tides of deep-sea mining

    K. Warner, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Incalculable riches, delicate ecosystem, and the green energy future. Deep-sea mining has captured the world's attention as a uniquely promising source of the metals needed for lithium-ion batteries powering the green energy future and a bitterly controversial topic of debate. Undersea deposits contain quantities of nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese sufficient to replace every U.S. car on the road today with an electric vehicle. They also host some of the most diverse, lit...

  • A gold Lucid Air four-door sedan EV at the AMP-1 factory in Arizona.

    Trifecta of graphite disadvantages for US

    Shane Lasley, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Rising demand, lack of domestic supply, and China's dominance. While graphite has not captured the same level of media attention as some of the other mined materials critical to the clean energy transition, the strategic nature of this largest ingredient in lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles is high on the list of concerns for American automakers, Washington policymakers, and the Pentagon's top brass. These worries are based on a trifecta of graphite...

  • Gloved hand holding nuggets of nickel.

    Nickel: bringing green tech home

    K. Warner, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Nickel's continuing journey toward clean processes and domestic production. Nickel has a complex relationship with the ongoing energy transition: It provides relatively inexpensive energy density and greater capacity to the lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles and storing clean energy, helping to lower the cost of each kilowatt hour. Its properties have been instrumental in untethering the portable electronics we use every day and incorporating clean power...

  • Close-up of EV being charged, with the port and connector in use.

    The clean energy future of platinum metals

    K. Warner, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Indispensable, expensive, and rare – PGMs get a green upgrade. Back in 1950, the first catalytic converter in the United States was a box bolted onto a car's undercarriage to reduce tailpipe emissions. It was patented by French mechanical engineer Eugene Houdry, who was concerned about the effects of automobile exhaust on the good people of Los Angeles. And it would have worked if it had not been for the octane-boosting lead then being added to fuel, which could choke any c...

  • Coin battery cells being held by clamps connected to a diagnostic machine.

    The critical metal of clean energy dreams

    Shane Lasley, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Tellurium devices transform sunlight and heat into electricity. A hot engine and a cool breeze, a cozy living room on a cold winter day, or the warmth of sunshine on your face and the coolness of the earth beneath your feet – there are temperature variations all around. Devices capable of efficiently transforming these thermal dichotomies into clean electricity 24 hours a day without any moving parts would forever change the energy dynamics on Earth. While such a miraculous t...

  • Metallic tree with periodic element cobalt in roots.

    The highs and lows of critical cobalt

    K. Warner, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Will the controversial metal find its place in green tech? About 30 years ago, nobody thought much about cobalt. Today, this metal, with myriads of uses, is one of those elements that gets dragged into the spotlight due to the role it plays in electric vehicle batteries, with critics citing the disparity between the environmental and social costs of producing cobalt and the green tech solutions this critical metal enables. But we can't build a clean energy future without...

  • Fully equipped army soldier enters area with smoke and fire at night.

    DOD invests in mission-critical minerals

    Shane Lasley, Data Mine North|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    Import-reliance a top concern for national security officials. America's heavy reliance on China and others for the minerals and metals critical to the nation's economic competitiveness, military strength, and clean energy future is high on the list of strategic concerns for top brass at the U.S. departments of Defense and Homeland Security. While much of this concern is rooted in the fact that the United States' ability to defend its strategic interests at home and abroad...

  • Multiple drill access trails across a mountainside in Alaska.

    PolarX drills high-grade copper in Alaska

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 16, 2024

    Cuts 15.5 meters of 7.4% copper during depth extension drilling at Caribou Dome. PolarX Ltd. Sept. 3 announced that this year's drill program has cut exceptionally high-grade copper in deep zones at its Caribou Dome project in Alaska. Lying just north of the Denali Highway about 160 miles (250 kilometers) northeast of Anchorage, PolarX's 22-mile-long Alaska Range project hosts Caribou Dome, a high-grade carbonate-hosted copper deposit, Zackly, a high-grade gold-copper-silver...

  • Closeup of gold-colored cups commemorating the first Manh Choh gold pour.

    More Manh Choh ore feeds Fort Knox mill

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 9, 2024

    Second campaign expected to generate another 10,000 oz of gold for Contango Ore, which will fund other direct shipping ore mines in Alaska. After receiving roughly $32 million of gold and silver in August from the first direct shipping ore processed under its hybrid royalty model, Contango Ore Inc. reports that Kinross Gold Corp. is processing the second batch of high-grade ore from Manh Choh through the mill at its Fort Knox Mine north of Fairbanks, Alaska. "It is great to...

  • Hand holds up a slab of rock with metallic blue antimony mineralization.

    Looking North to Alaska for antimony

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 9, 2024

    As China curbs exports of the strategic and critical metalloid, America's Last Frontier reemerges as potential domestic supplier. China's coming state-controlled restrictions on antimony exports has significantly elevated the criticality and price of this semi-metal that is already a top concern from many officials within the U.S. Department of Defense due to its use in military hardware and the dearth of antimony mines in the United States. An element that has properties that...

  • Geologists sit on a slope of Mt. Rainey overlooking Stewart, B.C.

    The golden past and bright future of Stewart

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

    From its scandalous gold rush beginnings to modern mining resurgence, Stewart's legacy as a mining hub continues to evolve. In the rugged expanse of Northern British Columbia, where the slopes of Mount Rainey rise steeply above the town of Stewart, the Stewart Mining District has carved its legacy into a region rich with veins of silver and gold, witnessing the rise and fall of some of Canada's most significant mines and shaping the history and fortunes of those who sought to...

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