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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...
Cuts 2.5 meters of 1,938.5 g/t silver-equivalent within 24.5-meter intercept during inaugural drilling at Alaska VMS project. Silver47 Exploration Corp. Nov. 18 reported that the first assays back from its inaugural drill program at Red Mountain include a 2.48-meter intercept averaging 61.4% zinc-equivalent, which combines the value of the silver, gold, zinc, lead, and copper cut in this hole testing the Dry Creek deposit on the volcanogenic massive sulfide project about 60...
One drill hole cuts 11.86 meters of 1.8% copper, tracing Lense 5 to a depth of 300 meters. PolarX Ltd. Nov. 13 reported that the final two holes of the 2024 drill program further extended the high-grade copper mineralization at the Caribou Dome deposit on its district-scale Alaska Range project in Southcentral 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...
Intercept demonstrates continuity of higher-grade gold at eastern edge of 25-million-oz deposit at Golden Summit. Freegold Ventures Ltd. Nov. 11 reported assays from four holes that demonstrate the strong potential to upgrade and expand the 25-million-ounce Dolphin-Cleary gold deposit on the company's Golden Summit project about 20 highway miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. According to a calculation completed in September, Dolphin-Cleary hosts 23.8 million ounces of open-pit...
Company discovers a shift in orientation and broader gold veins as drills trace mineralization toward historic Newsboy Mine. Freegold Ventures Ltd. Oct. 8 reported that its resource expansion drilling west of the 25-million-ounce Dolphin-Cleary gold deposit at its Golden Summit in Interior Alaska is cutting multiple higher-grade veins reminiscent of the historic Newsboy Mine about 1,000 meters to the southwest. According to a calculation completed in September, Dolphin-Cleary...
Montana-based antimony producer stakes Stibnite Creek project west of Tok, Alaska. United States Antimony Corp. Oct. 6 announced that it has staked six square miles (3,840 acres) of state mining claims covering the historical Stibnite Creek antimony project near the crossroads town of Tok in eastern Alaska, marking the second Alaska project picked up by the Montana-based antimony producer this year. "The State of Alaska is under-explored, and we are considering other mining...
Despite a five-week shutdown, the Alaska mine produced 56,000 oz gold in Q3; now positioned for 300,000 oz/yr production. Northern Star Resources Ltd. Oct. 24 reported that, despite the mill being down for more than a month for maintenance and repairs, its Pogo Mine in Alaska produced 56,131 oz of gold during the third quarter. Over the first nine months of this year, Pogo poured 206,641 oz of gold, putting the company's only operation outside of Australia on pace to top 280,0...
Drilling at Warm Springs mineralization reminiscent of Illinois Creek to the south and Waterpump Creek to the north. Western Alaska Minerals Corp. Nov. 5 reported that the final six holes of its 2024 drilling at Illinois Creek has added to the evidence that Warm Springs is a critical link along a roughly five-mile (eight kilometers) long trend of carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) mineralization that extends from the gold-rich Illinois Creek deposit to the silver-rich...
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...
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...
Northwest Alaska mine on pace to deliver 1.25 billion lb of zinc to global markets in 2024. Teck Resources Ltd. July 23 reported that its Red Dog mine produced 427,200 metric tons (941.8 million pounds) of zinc over the first nine months of 2024, putting this high-grade operation in Northwest Alaska on pace to supply markets with around 569,300 metric tons (1.25 billion lb) of this critical metal this year. During the third quarter, Red Dog produced 142,500 metric tons (314.2...
With the final batch of assays received, the focus now turns to updated resource and PFS for higher-grade starter mine at Estelle. Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 23 reported that strong gold mineralization encountered in the final six holes of its 2024 drill program at Estelle continues to support the potential of developing a smaller starter mine at the higher-grade RPM gold deposit that can be scaled up to take advantage of the multi-million-ounce potential of this gold-antimony pr...
Includes one hole that cut 39 meters averaging 5.4 g/t gold from surface at the RPM deposit. Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 16 reported additional thick zones of strong gold mineralization in the second batch of assays from its 21-hole drill program focused on upgrading and expanding the RPM deposit. This expansion is in preparation for the completion of a feasibility study for its Estelle gold-antimony project roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska....
More than doubles the indicated resource at this copper-gold-silver deposit in Alaska. U.S. GoldMining Inc. Oct.7 reported that a new calculation more than doubles the amount of copper, gold, and silver in indicated resources within the namesake deposit on its Whistler project in the West Susitna Mineral district about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Since the successful listing on the Nasdaq with a $20 million public offering in April of 2023, U.S. GoldMining has...
First 2024 holes cut strong gold mineralization at starter mine target at Estelle, including 43 meters of 4.4 g/t gold. Nova Minerals Ltd. Oct. 9 reported that the first batch of assays from the 21-hole drill program carried out this year at Estelle confirms the continuity and strength of near-surface gold mineralization at RPM, a higher-grade deposit that is expected to be the site of the first mine on the 198-square-mile (514 square kilometers) gold-antimony property about...
Drills one hole at each of three targets with compelling evidence of nickel-rich massive sulfides; two reach target depth. Alaska Energy Metals Corp. Oct. 1 reported that its 2024 drill program at Nikolai included three holes to test intriguing high-grade massive sulfide targets on the Canwell block of claims at its Nikolai nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group metals project in Alaska. Nikolai is comprised of two blocks of claims – Eureka and Canwell – that each host com...
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...
Cuts 652.5 meters of 1 g/t gold-equivalent; encounters two styles of mineralization at nearby Raintree West. U.S. GoldMining Inc. Sept. 30 reported encouraging results from the first two holes of the 4,000-meter drill program completed this year at its Whistler copper-gold-silver project in Alaska's West Susitna Mineral District. Lying about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage and at the end of a proposed road that would link the project to Alaska's highway system, Whistler...
Tests show high gold recoveries from run-of-mine material at the Southwest Alaska project. Tectonic Metals Inc. Sept. 19 reported that recent metallurgical testing demonstrates the potential for high gold recoveries from a low-cost run-of-mine heap leach operation at its Flat project in Southwest Alaska. "Our initial heap leach results mark a major milestone for the Flat Gold Project, a bulk-tonnage gold system showing continued strong geological similarities to Kinross...
This year's program will test higher-grade gold corridors at Chicken Mountain; explore new targets. Tectonic Metals Inc. Sept. 11 announced the start of a 2024 drill program that will target higher-grade corridors identified at Flat and test exploration targets across the roughly 99,000-acre gold project in Southwest Alaska. "We are pleased to commence the 2024 exploration program at our flagship Flat project and test the results of our ongoing compilation and interpretive...
Renames Herbert Gold, reveals mine plan, and partners with Goldbelt for direct shipping ore infrastructure, all toward developing the next Alaskan gold mine. Grande Portage Resources Ltd. announced strategic moves to advance its New Amalga Mine project in Southeast Alaska toward production, unveiling a conceptual mining plan and signing a partnership with Goldbelt Inc. to develop key infrastructure. Building on years of exploration, regulatory approvals, and resource growth,...
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...
Freegold Ventures continues to expand and upgrade world-class gold deposit just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. Freegold Ventures Ltd. Sept. 10 reported that the Dolphin-Cleary deposit at its Golden Summit project about 25 road-miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, now hosts 23.8 million ounces of open-pit mineable gold in all resource categories, plus 1.1 million oz of underground mineable gold. While this deposit is already world-class in size, there is substantial evidence that t...
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...
New assays from 2022 drill core turn up 16% antimony at Treasure Creek, Felix Gold focuses on standalone critical minerals mine. Felix Gold Ltd. Aug. 28 reported that new high-grade assays from 2022 drilling at Treasure Creek support the idea that this Alaska gold project could host a standalone antimony mine. "Treasure Creek constitutes a large-scale gold-antimony system characterized by the identification of high-grade antimony mineralization in numerous locations," said...
