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Invents and executes "hybrid royalty" business model. The July 8 pouring of the first bar of gold from the Manh Choh Mine in eastern Alaska elevated Contango ORE Inc. from an Alaska-based mineral exploration company that got its start when a Texas oil executive discovered hard rock mineralization at Mahn Choh in 2009 to the newest gold producer in the state. "From the first discovery hole to pouring the first bar of gold emblazed with the special Manh Choh branding, it has...
Mining Explorers 2024 digs into northern critical minerals. Data Mine North is proud to present the 2024 edition of Mining Explorers, the 16th edition of this perennial magazine that delivers unprecedented insights into the mining and mineral exploration companies exploring the vast and largely untapped mineral potential across a northern expanse that extends from the gold-rich beaches on Alaska's west coast to the world-class iron ore deposits on Nunavut's Baffin Island. Whil...
Chair Mountain sampling reveals high-grade copper, highlighting AZ's potential. Yukon Metals Corp. Jan. 15 announced the discovery of a high-grade copper zone at Chair Mountain within its expansive AZ project in the Yukon, marking a major milestone in the company's maiden exploration program on this underexplored property. Acquiring its extensive portfolio of mineral exploration properties in early 2024, Yukon Metals Corp. has steadily built its presence in Yukon's mining...
While much of Seabridge Gold Inc.'s focus in 2024 was on forming a joint venture partnership with a major mining company with the wherewithal to develop a world-class mine at its KSM copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Northern British Columbia, the company continues to explore its four earlier-staged exploration projects in B.C., Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nevada. According to the most recent calculation, KSM hosts 153.9 million ounces of gold and 54.5 billion...
Now that Northern Star Resources Ltd. has the mill at Pogo outperforming its 1.3-million-metric-ton per year nameplate capacity, the Australia-based mining company is looking to build upon the 5.88 million metric tons of reserves averaging 8 grams per metric ton (1.52 million oz) gold at its Alaska mine and is looking to expand its presence in America's Last Frontier state. With the goal of ramping up gold production at Pogo to 300,000 oz per year, Northern Star invested in a...
With the financial and technical backing of BHP Group, Brixton Metals Corp. carried out a C$12.5 million ($9.2 million) program last year focused on expanding the mile-thick zones of porphyry copper-gold mineralization at Thorn and testing some of the other exploration targets across the district-scale project in Northern British Columbia. Lying in B.C.'s northwestern corner, about 55 miles (90 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, Alaska, the 2,945-square-kilometer (1,137 square m...
In alignment with the United States' goal to bolster domestic production of minerals critical to national security and the broader economy, Felix Gold Ltd. is focused on accelerating the development of a 5,000-metric-ton-per-year antimony mine on its Treasure Creek project about 12 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Treasure Creek is part of a larger land package Felix began assembling in 2020 that covers roughly 151 square miles of the Fairbanks Mining District, a region of...
With all the 2024 results in hand, the company is planning for an early start to the 2025 program at Stibium. Nova Minerals Ltd. Jan. 13 announced that its 2024 surface exploration and sampling has refined targets for a resource definition drill program at the Stibium antimony-gold prospect on the company's Estelle project in the West Susitna Mineral District about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. "Defining a gold-antimony resource at Stibium and advancing towards...
Confirm a zone of higher-grade mineralization above the large porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum porphyry. Brixton Metals Corp. Dec. 9 reported the discovery of a high-grade gold zone within the large and copper-dominant Camp Creek porphyry on its Thorn project in Northern British Columbia. Located about 55 miles (90 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, Alaska, Thorn is a 2,945-square-kilometer (1,137 square miles) property that is best known for the up to one-mile-long...
Drilling uncovers surprising skarn-like copper-gold, nickel-platinum zones. GT Resources Inc. Dec. 10 announced the final drill results from its 2024 exploration at the Canalask nickel-copper project in Yukon, Canada, reporting the discovery of skarn-like copper-gold mineralization and confirming the potential for more extensive mineralization on the property. Formerly Palladium One Mining Inc., GT Resources underwent a rebranding to better reflect a new focus on metals...
President-elect vows to maximize Alaska's mining potential; an aligned Congress swings political pendulum in industry's favor. With an incoming president that favors "reshoring" over "friendshoring" the nation's critical mineral supply chains and a Congress positioned to pass permitting reform and other mining-related legislation that has stalled in one chamber or the other for more than a decade, America's mining sector is poised for growth following the outcome of the Nov....
Samples with as much as 56.7% antimony refine drill targets at Alaska critical minerals prospect. Nova Minerals Ltd. Dec. 5 reported that 11 out of the 80 samples collected over a 400-by-800-meter area of Stibium contain more than 30% antimony, confirming the extent and high-grade nature of this drill-ready prospect on the company's Estelle gold-antimony project about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Discovered during a reconnaissance exploration program carried out...
All three holes drilled at Canwell cut wide bodies of energy metals about 15 miles northeast of the 8 billion lb nickel deposit at Eureka. Alaska Energy Metals Corp. Nov. 21 reported that thick zones of nickel, cobalt, chromium, and platinum group metals encountered in holes drilled this year at the Emerick, Odie and Upper Canwell prospects underscore the broader critical minerals discovery potential at the company's Nikolai project. Nikolai is comprised of two blocks of...
Exploration and sampling confirm a second high-grade antimony vein outcropping from the Estelle project. Nova Minerals Ltd. Nov. 20 reported that its crews collected samples containing as much as 54.1% antimony lying on the surface at the Styx prospect on the company's 198-square-mile (514 square kilometers) gold-critical minerals property about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. "Field crews visited the Styx prospect this year to follow-up on the initi...
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...
Carries out studies to support permitting and development at high-grade antimony mine north of Fairbanks. Felix Gold Ltd. Oct. 23 announced that it has taken several steps toward the goal of establishing a 5,000-metric-ton-per-year antimony mine on its Treasure Creek project about 12 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, by the end of next year. Treasure Creek is part of a larger land package Felix began assembling in 2020 that covers roughly 151 square miles of the Fairbanks...
Promising gold-bearing structures explored as the company prepares to ramp up drilling. Flow Metals Corp. Oct. 8 announced an update on its 2024 exploration program at the company's Sixtymile gold project in Yukon, Canada, where recent geological mapping and sampling have identified new targets within a nine-kilometer (5.6 miles) gold-bearing thrust fault zone. Located 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Dawson City, within the traditional territory of the Tr'ondëk Hwëchʼin Fi...
Explore the chilling stories of infamous criminals who preyed the mining frontiers of Alaska and Canada at the turn of the 21st century. As the nights grow longer and the chill of October creeps in, we gather around the flickering glow of campfires, drawn to glimmering tales of the Gold Rush and a darkness drawn by the riches pulled from northern streams and golden beaches. The Far North, with its untouched wilderness and promise of wealth, drew all sorts: brave souls seeking...
Pentagon turns to Idaho gold mine for a strategic domestic supply of critical metalloid. Falling in the grey area between metals like zinc and nonmetals like carbon, antimony is a semi-metal that possesses some interesting properties that make it a vital ingredient in a wide range of household, industrial, high-tech, and military goods. Despite its widespread uses, many people have never heard of antimony and fewer still realize that this intriguing metalloid is considered...
Western Alaska Minerals encounters silver-zinc-lead zone below the gold-copper mineralization reported in August. Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Sept. 10 reported that this year's drilling encountered a zone of high-grade silver-zinc-lead mineralization at the Warm Springs target at Illinois Creek that has the potential to be much larger than the Waterpump Creek deposit already outlined on this property about 300 miles west of Fairbanks, Alaska. In late August, the company repo...
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...
U.S. GoldMining and Nova Minerals work side-by-side to advance gold, copper, and antimony projects at end of West Susitna Road. WEST SUSTINA MINERAL DISTRICT – The 4,000-foot Whiskey Bravo airstrip about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage as the Cessna 206 flies is serving as the operational headquarters of an emerging Alaska mining district with the potential to be a domestic source of minerals and metals critical to America's economic wellbeing, national security, and clean e...
Program focused on upgrading and expanding near-surface resources in preparation for a feasibility study. Nova Minerals Ltd. July 31 announced the start of a drill program to upgrade and expand the resources at the RPM gold deposit on its Estelle project about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The start of the 2024 program at Estelle comes days after the Australian company completed its American listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market through a $3.3...
Manh Choh underscores the potential of Contango's Hybrid Royalty Model to unlock the value of orphaned high-grade mineral deposits. The pouring of the first bar of gold from the Manh Choh Mine was a momentous occasion for Contango ORE Inc., Kinross Gold Corp., Tetlin Village, and others involved in the development of Alaska's newest gold mine. Two unique business models that led to the early July gold pour, however, could be more valuable than the 600 ounces of gold in the...
Company drills mineralization similar to past hundreds-of-meters-long results; grade and footprint surpass recent resource estimate. Snowline Gold Corp. July 24 announced that the first 2024 holes drilled at the Valley deposit in Yukon not only returned extensive mineralized intervals reminiscent of past 400- to 500-meter results but have also outperformed the initial resource estimate recently reported. "We are encouraged by such a strong start to our 2024 exploration...
