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Minto Metals Corp. July 19 reported the second quarter production results from its Minto mine located within the Selkirk First Nation in central Yukon, as well as two new members to the company's management team. "Our second quarter production results highlighted our third consecutive quarter of operational improvement as compared to 2021, including a 16% increase in payable copper pounds for QTR 2, however we were behind on our planned targets for the quarter," said Minto...
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...
Western Copper and Gold Corp. June 6 announced the start of its 2022 exploration and drill program at the Casino copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Canada's Yukon. Located about 300 kilometers (186 miles) northwest of Whitehorse, this world-class project that Western Copper and Gold has been advancing since acquiring the property in 2008 is found within the traditional territory of the Selkirk First Nation. Historically, two prefeasibility studies and a feasibility...
While Golden Triangle is an apt and easily marketable moniker for northwest British Columbia's incredible mineral endowment, Tahltan Territory more accurately and thoroughly encapsulates the rich deposits of copper, gold, silver, nickel, platinum group elements, and other metals for which this region has gained international renown. Extending east from the Alaska border to the Cassiar Mountain range and north from the Nass and Skeena Rivers into the Yukon, the roughly...
CAVU Mining Corp. April 25 provided an update on its 5,000-meter drill program on the Hopper copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project located in the traditional territory of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations in the Yukon. The road-accessible 7,400-hectare (18,286 acres) Hopper project within the southern Dawson Range copper-gold belt in southwestern Yukon is presently owned by Strategic Metals Ltd. Most of the previous exploration at Hopper has focused on a skarn system...
Whitehorse Gold Corp. April 1 announced assay results from the final 30 drill holes of its 2021 program at its Skukum gold project in southern Yukon. Situated about 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of Whitehorse, the Skukum project hosts 1.33 million metric tons of indicated resource containing 274,544 ounces of gold and 5.36 million oz of silver; plus 1.11 metric tons of inferred resource containing 223,873 oz of gold and 1.91 million oz of silver. The bulk of this resource is...
ATAC Resources Ltd. focused its 2021 mineral exploration largely on the East Goldfield project in Nevada and the Connaught project in western Yukon, a departure from more than a decade of primarily exploring its district-scale Rackla Gold property in the Yukon. This shift in jurisdictional and project focus followed the Yukon government's rejection of the company's application for a permit to build a private road that would support advanced exploration and potential mine...
Starting what it started in 2020, Whitehorse Gold Corp. continued to tap high-grade gold-silver mineralization with resource expansion and exploration drilling at Skukum, home to a past-producing mine in southern Yukon. New Pacific Metals Corp., which gained full ownership of Skukum through the 2011 acquisition of Tagish Lake Gold Corp., created Whitehorse Gold late in 2020 as a subsidiary to advance this 170-square-kilometer (65 square miles) gold property about 55...
Mining exploration and production activity soared in Yukon Territory in 2021 thanks to high metals prices, pro-industry government policies, and mounting successes in the field. Bouncing back from some of the most challenging working conditions in modern history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, placer and hardrock miners stepped up the pace of their activities, posting record production numbers and promising exploration results. With the rollout of COVID vaccines and the prospect...
ATAC Resources Ltd. Dec. 15 reported an update on the grassroots exploration it carried out this year at Rosy, a gold-silver project 77 kilometers (48 miles) east of Whitehorse, Yukon. "Grassroots work at Rosy this year has significantly expanded the previously known gold-in-soil anomaly," said ATAC Resources President and CEO Graham Downs. "While Rosy has seen only sporadic historical exploration, with a limited portion of the property covered by geochemical surveys, this wor...
Whitehorse Gold Corp. Oct. 5 reported bonanza-grade gold and silver results from a step-out drill hole on its Skukum gold and silver project in southern Yukon. Situated about 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of Whitehorse, the Skukum project hosts 1.33 million metric tons of indicated resource containing 274,544 ounces of gold and 5.36 million oz of silver; plus 1.11 metric tons of inferred resource containing 223,873 oz of gold and 1.91 million oz of silver. The bulk of this...
An unsung war hero that saved countless American troops during World War II, an overlooked battery material that has played a pivotal role in storing electricity for more than 100 years, and a major ingredient in futuristic grid-scale energy storage, antimony is among the most important critical metalloids that most people have never heard of. While antimony may not be part of the common lexicon, humans have been using this semi-metal for more than 5,000 years. "For example,...
Whitehorse Gold Corp. April 15 reported the final results from a 2020 surface sampling and mapping program that explored the wider potential of its Skukum gold and silver project in southern Yukon. Situated about 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of Whitehorse, Yukon, the Skukum project hosts 1.33 million metric tons of indicated resource containing 274,544 ounces of gold and 5.36 million oz of silver; plus 1.11 metric tons of inferred resource containing 223,873 oz of gold and...
ATAC Resources Ltd. is focusing its 2021 mineral exploration program on the East Goldfield project in Nevada, a departure from more than a decade of primarily exploring its district-scale Rackla Gold property in the Yukon. Late last year, the Yukon government rejected ATAC's application to build a 65-kilometer (40 miles), private tote road that would have supported advanced exploration and potential mine development at Rau, the westernmost of three projects that make up the ex...
Whitehorse Gold Corp. Jan. 18 reported an impressive gold-silver intercept from the second hole of its 2020 drill program at its Skukum project in southern Yukon. New Pacific Metals Corp., which gained full ownership of Skukum through the 2011 acquisition of Tagish Lake Gold Corp., created Whitehorse Gold to continue the exploration of this 170-square-kilometer (65 square miles) gold property about 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of Yukon's capital. According to a calculation...
Whitehorse Gold Corp. Feb. 17 reported that its maiden drill program at Skukum has succeeded in enhancing the company's geological understanding and confirmed the high-grade tenor of this gold project about 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of Whitehorse, Yukon. New Pacific Metals Corp., which gained full ownership of Skukum through the 2011 acquisition of Tagish Lake Gold Corp., created Whitehorse as a vehicle to further explore this road accessible gold-silver project in southe...
From the first glimpse of a potential new discovery to watching the first load of ore pour into a new mill, mineral explorers working in Yukon Territory during 2020 reported experiencing the full gamut of mining highs. Encouraged by the commissioning of the Eagle Gold Mine, government grants for exploration projects, and metals prices, dozens of juniors rushed to the Yukon to chase prospects in the northern territory. "Based on the historic trends, coming into 2020, it looked...
Though Whitehorse Gold Corp. was not officially formed until Nov. 18 and only began trading on the TSX Venture exchange on Nov. 25, the newly emerged exploration company is already reporting impressive gold-silver intercepts from drilling at Skukum, an advanced exploration project in southern Yukon previously known as Tagish Lake. New Pacific Metals Corp., which gained full ownership of Skukum through the 2011 acquisition of Tagish Lake Gold Corp., created Whitehorse Gold as...
When Granite Creek Copper Ltd. decided to refocus its energies on finding copper in Yukon Territory in October 2018, it swung into action, aggressively tackling its vision of becoming a leading copper exploration company. Just over two years later, the junior has acquired the advanced Carmacks Copper Project and is hoping to establish a mineral resource estimate on its larger Stu Project next door. To begin its transition, the junior changed its name from Granite Creek Gold...
Victoria Gold Corp. celebrated Canada Day with the declaration of commercial production at its Eagle Gold Mine in Canada's Yukon Territory. Since pouring the first bar of gold at Eagle last September, Victoria has been steadily scaling up operations at the Yukon Mine. With mining, crushing, processing, and maintenance operations performing at a high level, the exploration turned gold producing company declared commercial production. "Site activities continue to progress well,...
Like working a giant jigsaw puzzle, Western Copper and Gold Corp. has gradually pieced together components of the Casino Mine project in Yukon Territory, hoping to usher the project into production within the next few years. For 14 years, the industrious junior has chased the dream of producing copper, gold, molybdenum, and silver from the Casino deposit, known as one of the most prospective mineral concentrations of its type in the world. But with the turn of a drill a year a...
In another example of mining companies across the North stepping up to help their local communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria Gold Corp. donated C$100,000 to the Food Bank Society of Whitehorse, which provides emergency food to Yukoners. "We're so pleased to be able to support Yukoners in need as COVID-19 continues and our food banks face the front lines of the pandemic," said Victoria Gold President and CEO John McConnell. "The health, safety and...
More than a century-old silver discovery turned settlement may see a revitalization with recent exploration efforts at the Keno Hill District. Lying within the traditional land of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, the Keno Hill Mining District comprises almost 90 square miles (235 square kilometers) characterized by numerous mineral occurrences in more than 35 mines with a history of production. According to the Yukon government records, between 1913 and 1989 the district...
After being stalled for decades, hardrock gold mine development in Yukon Territory appears to be picking up speed, as one company rockets toward full mine production by mid-2020, while at least two others report exciting new discoveries. The Yukon, legendary for producing millions of ounces of gold dating back nearly 125 years, is still one of the best places on Earth to find the precious metal. Yet few modern gold projects have managed to overcome the constraints imposed by...
Though mineral exploration in Yukon Territory this year lagged the pace seen in 2018, mine development projects advanced at a steady clip in 2019, while several past-producing mines moved toward resuming output. Yukon ranked fourth in Canada for projected spending on mineral exploration and deposit evaluation for 2018, according to statistics distributed by Natural Resources Canada. Spending for mineral exploration and deposit evaluations totaled C$249.4 million, made up of C$...
