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Western Copper and Gold Ltd. spent 2024 preparing to advance its world-class Casino copper-gold project to the next level by strengthening its leadership and management, refining metallurgical testing and understanding, and realigning permitting timelines with evolving environmental and regulatory demands to ensure long-term project viability. The beginning of 2024 marked a strategic shift for Western, as the company focused on bolstering its leadership team to guide the...
In the world of gold exploration, a 100-meter intercept at one gram per metric ton gold is easily viewed as a major success. For Snowline Gold Corp., however, consistently surpassing this benchmark with 300-, 400- and even 500-meter intercepts – often at higher grades – is routine. As CEO Scott Berdahl put it, these results became "almost commonplace" in 2024 as Snowline's Valley deposit in Yukon continued to set new standards with each drill result reinforcing its gro...
Over the course of 2024, Gladiator Metals Corp. advanced its exploration of the Whitehorse Copper project, unveiling significant high-grade copper zones, refining its geological models with cutting-edge surveys and historical insights, and setting the stage for substantial resource growth and future development at this historic Yukon project. Throughout the year, Gladiator conducted a robust exploration program across its 5,280-hectare (13,294 acres) Whitehorse Copper...
The 2024 exploration season marked a transformative year for Klondike Gold Corp. as breakthroughs in geological understanding redefined the historic Klondike District, uncovering new high-grade gold zones and expanding major fault structures across its expansive Yukon property. Located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of Dawson City, the Klondike District Gold Project covers 727 square kilometers (280 square miles) of the legendary Yukon goldfields, an area known for...
Throughout 2024, Cascadia Minerals Ltd. made significant strides at its flagship Catch copper-gold project in Yukon, Canada, uncovering high-grade copper intercepts and new gold targets while advancing other promising properties and ultimately reinforcing its position as a leader in Yukon copper exploration. Located about 56 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of Carmacks, the Catch property spans 117 square kilometers (45 square miles) within an underexplored region of southcentr...
Following a productive 2023, Banyan Gold Corp. launched a focused exploration program at the AurMac project in Yukon, Canada, expanded its resource estimate by another million ounces, and began laying the groundwork for the future of this emerging gold project. Located in Yukon's prolific Tombstone Gold Belt, AurMac is a highly prospective property situated 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Mayo and 356 kilometers (221 miles) from Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon. Covering 173...
Supported financially for another year by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., White Gold Corp. put the funding to good use, unveiling new discoveries, expanding district-scale targets, and achieving significant resource growth across its White Gold District in Yukon, Canada, further emphasizing the region's untapped potential. Located roughly 95 kilometers (59 miles) south of Dawson City, the White Gold District covers an expansive 350,000-hectare (864,869 acres) land package that...
Fueled by a successful 2023 season, Fireweed Metals Corp. expanded its exploration efforts, formed strategic collaborations, and achieved several milestones, culminating in another transformative year for the Macmillan Pass (Macpass) project in Yukon, Canada. With significant resource growth and notable sustainability initiatives, this zinc-lead-silver explorer has positioned itself for another promising year ahead. As 2024 began, Fireweed Metals initiated plans to undertake...