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White Gold Corp. April 25 announced an updated mineral resource estimate for its flagship White Gold project which has added the Ryan's Surprise and VG deposits to the tally, reaffirming its indicated category and swelling the amount of gold in the inferred resource category by 41%. "We are very pleased with the significant increase in our mineral resources," said White Gold CEO David D'Onofrio. "In a relatively short period of time, we have delineated a very large gold...
Amid renewed market interest in gold, White Gold Corp. recently reported increased mineral resource estimates for its flagship White Gold Project and unveiled plans for a 2023 exploration program across its namesake district in the Yukon. The junior explorer, which enjoys the financial backing of major Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (19.5%) and Kinross Gold Corp. (15%), has turned its attention in 2023 to further evaluation of targets at its JP Ross and Betty Ford projects and...
White Gold Corp. June 15 outlined its 2023 exploration programs at properties within the company's namesake gold exploration district in Canada's Yukon. "We are excited to kick off our 2023 exploration programs in the White Gold District," said White Gold Vice President of Exploration Terry Brace. The company holds roughly 350,000 hectares (865,000 acres) of highly prospective land or roughly 40% of the White Gold District. Located approximately 95 kilometers (59 miles) south...
White Gold Corp. June 21 announced the start of diamond drilling at Vertigo, an intriguing gold target in the White Gold District that has virtually seen no drilling since 2019. Located approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) northeast of the company's flagship White Gold project, Vertigo is a road-accessible target found within the JP Ross property roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Dawson City, Yukon. After acquiring all of Kinross Gold Corp.'s projects in the White...
Boots on the ground and soil samples in hand, ground truth exploration is a time-tested method that has led to many of White Gold Corp.'s various discoveries across its more than 1 million acres of prospective land in Yukon's prolific White Gold District, and 2022 exploration was no different. With exploration across more than a dozen properties, targets, zones, or areas, there is a lot of ground to cover, and each program seems to unearth more and more for this Yukon gold...
White Gold Corp. April 5 announced that it has identified two large copper-molybdenum porphyry targets on its Pedlar and Hayes properties in the southern portion of the company's 350,000-hectare (865,000 acres) land package in the Yukon. "Our primary exploration focus is discovering new orogenic gold deposits in the White Gold District and growing our existing gold resources. However, the Yukon is rich in various other metals which is also the case in our large land package,"...
British Columbia's Golden Triangle is poised for a mining boom that raises the bar when it comes to achieving the higher environmental, social, and guidance expectations for companies that produce the gold, silver, copper, and other metals the world needs and wants. While this mineral district in BC's northwest corner is famed for its rich stores of copper, gold, and silver – and to a lesser degree, nickel, cobalt, platinum group metals, and other critical minerals – the ESG...
White Gold Corp. Feb. 23 announced the latest batch of assays shows that the 2022 diamond drilling program on the Ryan's Surprise and Ulli's Ridge targets intersected multiple zones of gold mineralization between the untested region of both, suggesting a larger footprint within the 6.5-kilometer- (4 miles) long trend on the company's namesake White Gold District, Yukon. Located roughly 95 kilometers (59 miles) south of Dawson City and practically next door to Western Copper...
Though effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lingered, mineral explorers rushed to the Yukon like moths to a flame during 2022. Mining's most daring sector rallied to generate the busiest field season seen in Canada's westernmost territory in years. In June, Natural Resources Canada projected mineral exploration and deposit appraisal spending in Yukon during 2022 to total C$157.9 million, up 14.5% from C$135.1 million estimated for 2021 and nearly double C$83.6 million in 2020.... Full story
Working with First Nations is key to unlocking the Golden Triangle's vast potential. A world-class copper-gold district that is also enriched with nickel, cobalt, platinum group metals, and other critical minerals, the Golden Triangle region of Northern British Columbia is poised to be a major supplier of the mined commodities critical to a low-carbon future, cutting-edge technologies, and strong global economies. "Responsible mineral exploration and development are critical... Full story
While a small group of dedicated explorers returned in 2022 to advance production and development projects in Nunavut, a growing number of newcomers fanned out across the northern territory in search of a variety of minerals. Some came seeking gold deposits like those being explored and mined by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., while others chased historical occurrences of newly designated critical metals, especially copper and certain base metals, now in high demand for... Full story
White Gold Corp. Jan. 5 announced the first results for the year from its 2022 drilling program at the Ryan's Surprise target on the White Gold property with a significant intercept of 10.85 meters averaging 5.85 grams per metric ton gold that extends mineralization along strike. According to the most recent resource estimate, the flagship deposits on the company's namesake property – Golden Saddle and Arc – together host 15.6 million metric tons of indicated resource ave...
C$200M financing package provides cash needed to restart operations at Northern BC gold-silver mine. Having pulled together a C$200 million (US$147 million) financing package, Ascot Resources Ltd. is now positioned to begin commissioning the mill at Premier by this time next year and reach commercial production at the gold-silver mine in Northern British Columbia early in 2024. The company had originally planned to begin a new era of mining at Premier by now but was unable to...
White Gold Corp. Dec. 8 reported additional assays from the company's 2022 drilling program at the Betty property, with an intercept cutting the highest grades ever at 18.29 meters averaging 8.94 grams per metric ton gold and ultimately extending mineralization along strike at the Betty Ford target. Following up on results announced last week, White Gold wasted no time in reporting its latest assays. You can read about the first results at Betty and Mascot reveal exciting...
With mineral exploration expenditures nearly doubling over the past year, Nunavut has dethroned Yukon as the most popular Canadian territory to discover and expand deposits of industrial, precious, and critical minerals. According to preliminary estimates published by Natural Resources Canada, roughly C$232.4 million (US$173.7 million) will be spent on exploration and deposit evaluation in Nunavut this year, a 95% leap from over the C$119.2 million (US$89.1 million) invested... Full story
White Gold Corp. Nov. 28 announced positive results from the 2022 drill program at the Betty Ford and Mascot targets on the company's Betty property in Yukon's White Gold District, reporting that one hole drilled at Betty Ford cut 55.2 meters averaging 1.5 grams per metric ton gold, and one at Mascot that cut 27.4 meters averaging 1.14 g/t gold. "We are pleased to have encountered additional broad zones of near-surface gold mineralization on the Betty property," said White...
Chiefs from the Doyon region and village leaders from the NANA region came together for a meeting at Ambler Metals' Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects to gain a first-hand understanding of the mining proposed for the Ambler Mining District, as well as to discuss the economic benefits this resource development and a proposed road into the region could have on both the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) regions represented. "One of our core values is respect – for people, t...
White Gold Corp. July 5 announced the start of its 2022 drill program at the Betty Ford and Mascot gold targets on the Betty property, located within the southern part of the company's enormous land package that covers much of the White Gold District in Yukon, Canada. Betty is strategically positioned about 15 kilometers (9 miles) northeast of Western Copper and Gold Corp.'s Casino porphyry deposit and 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Newmont Corp.'s Coffee gold deposit. "Our...
Dozens of prospectors and junior mining companies are trekking into the bush in Yukon Territory this field season, seeking the next big pot of gold in a fabled land rich with possibilities. Leading the charge is White Gold Corp., which initiated 7,500 meters of drilling, including 5,000 meters of diamond drilling, 1,000 meters of reverse circulation drilling and 1,500 meters of rotary air blast drilling. The 2022 exploration program began with diamond drilling at the Ryan's...
White Gold Corp. June 13 announced the start of its 2022 diamond drill program targeting both Ryan's Surprise and Ulli's Ridge on the company's expansive and underexplored over 1-million-acre (422,730 hectares) land package in the emerging White Gold District in Yukon, Canada. Much of this year's program will further evaluate targets on the White Gold and Betty Ford properties to follow up on encouraging results encountered during the 2021 exploration, as well as to perform...
Palladium One Mining Inc. June 13 announced the acquisition of Canalask, a nickel-copper-platinum group elements project near Beaver Creek in the Yukon, from Victoria Gold Corp. The 3,400-hectare (8,402 acres) Canalask property lies alongside the Alaska Highway about 300 kilometers (186 miles) northwest of Whitehorse and near the Alaska border. Exploration on the project dates back to the 1950s when the Canalask footwall zone was originally discovered, drilled, and partially...
White Gold Corp. May 18 announced its plans for the 2022 exploration program at its more than 1-million-acre (422,730 hectares) land package in Yukon's White Gold District, with particular focus on targets from last year's successful season. Much of this year's program will further evaluate targets on the White Gold property as well as the Betty Ford property to follow up on the 2021 exploration which continued to produce very encouraging results as well as to perform maiden...
White Gold Corp. April 21 reported that regional exploration work on its more than 1-million-acre (422,730 hectares) land package in Yukon's White Gold District has identified significant copper, gold, and other multi-element soil anomalies within the Hayes and Pilot properties. "Our regional exploration program normally constitutes a significant portion of our annual exploration budget and has continued to identify prospective new targets across our large district scale land...
Trilogy Metals Inc. March 17 reported additional "outstanding but not unexpected" results from the 2021 infill drilling at the Arctic deposit on the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects in Northwest Alaska. The company also provided a brief update on the U.S. Department of Interior's suspension of permits to build a road to the Ambler Mining District where UKMP is located. Being advanced by Ambler Metals LLC, a joint venture operating company equally owned by Trilogy and South32... Full story
The Yukon government and First Nations have given Newmont Corp. the green light to move ahead with development of a mine at its Coffee Gold project. Located in the heart of Yukon's White Gold District, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Dawson City, Coffee is one of the earliest gold discoveries made by renowned prospector Shawn Ryan. Kaminak Gold Corp. advanced Ryan's grassroots discovery to a 2-million-ounce gold deposit that attracted the attention of Goldcorp, which...
