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Bulk sample permit allows company to advance mine development; unlocks next level of funding. Skeena Resources Ltd. Dec. 16 announced that the British Columbia Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals has approved a permit for the company to extract a 10,000-metric-ton bulk sample at Eskay Creek, an authorization that keeps development of the Northern British Columbia gold-silver mine project on track for production as early as 2027. "The receipt of the Bulk Technical Sample... Full story
Drills cut strong silver, zinc, lead, and critical minerals beyond the current deposits; property-wide exploration indicates larger potential. Coeur Mining Inc. Dec. 18 reported that the 20,827-meter drill program carried out at Silvertip this year has more than doubled the strike length of the Southern Silver Zone deposit at this advanced-stage exploration project in Northern British Columbia. Silvertip had just begun operations when Coeur bought the project in 2017. The... Full story
Drill taps nine meters of nearly one ounce per ton gold in Bonanza Zone; adjustment for abundant VG slows assay returns. Goliath Resources Ltd. Dec. 12 reported a one-meter intercept averaging 225 grams per metric ton gold and 88.9 g/t silver in the aptly named Bonanza Zone on the company's Golddigger project at that southern tip of British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Drilling completed by Goliath over the previous three seasons outlined three interrelated high-grade gold... Full story
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... Full story
Brixton reports final batch of results from 2024 drilling at gold target, part of larger program at Thorn. Brixton Metals Corp. Nov. 19 said the final batch of assays from its 2024 drilling at Trapper continues to confirm the continuity of strong mineralization at this gold-rich target on the company's Thorn copper-gold 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...
Says Ring Zone discovery underscores potential to build upon 4.7 million gold-equivalent oz already outlined at Lawyers-Ranch. Thesis Gold Inc. Nov. 13 reported the discovery of a new zone of near-surface gold mineralization at Lawyers-Ranch that underscores the potential for new deposits to complement those already included in the recently updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for developing a mine on this gold-silver project in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone...
Latest assays include 2.25 meters of 18.5 g/t gold at the precious metals target on the Thorn copper-gold project. Brixton Metals Corp. Oct. 30 reported strong gold mineralization in two more holes drilled at the Trapper target on its Thorn project in the northwestern corner of British Columbia, about 55 miles (90 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, Alaska. While much of the 2024 drilling at Thorn is focused on expanding the large body of porphyry mineralization at Camp Creek...
Freeport-McMoRan-funded program refined targets for significant 2025 drill program at Todd Creek copper-gold project. ArcWest Exploration Inc. Oct. 29 provided an update on partner-funded exploration on its Oweegee Dome and Todd Creek copper-gold project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. ArcWest acquired Oweegee Dome and Todd Creek from Millrock Resources in 2020. The 76,600-acre (31,000 hectares) Oweegee Dome project has the potential to host several porphyry...
Inaugural drill program indicates larger porphyry copper-gold system at the Northern B.C. project. Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. Nov. 27 reported that its 2024 drilling at Chuchi cut some of the highest copper and gold values ever encountered on the project roughly 35 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Centerra Gold's Mount Milligan copper-gold mine. The more than 16,000-hectare (39,500 acres) Chuchi property hosts several compelling exploration targets along a six-kilometer-... Full story
One hole cuts half meter of 701 g/t gold within 48 meters of 8.85 g/t gold at Northern BC project. Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Nov. 4 announced that holes infilling a wide gap between previous drilling at the Homestake Silver deposit have cut broad sections of high-grade gold mineralization in this deposit at the north end of the company's Kitsault Valley project in Northern British Columbia. "The identification of a gold-rich, wide and high-grade area within the Homestake...
Results from 2024 drilling at Lawyers show the potential to enhance mine plan ahead of a PFS for Northern B.C. project. Thesis Gold Corp. Oct. 23 reported that its 2024 drilling at Lawyers cut high-grade gold mineralization that will likely upgrade and expand resources to be incorporated into a prefeasibility study for a mine at its Lawyers-Ranch gold-silver project in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District. "These latest drill results are extremely... Full story
Latest assays include two meters of 44.43 g/t gold within 227.5 meters of bulk tonnage mineralization. Brixton Metals Corp. Oct. 16 reported that drills have tapped high-grade gold at the Trapper target on its Thorn 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 miles) Thorn project covers 16 large-scale copper- and gold-enriched prospects. While...
Drills tap wide copper-gold mineralization indicative of a larger porphyritic intrusion. Seabridge Gold Inc. Oct. 9 reported that drilling has cut a thick zone of promising copper-gold mineralization at the Snip North target on the company's Iskut project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Seabridge acquired Iskut in 2016 due to the property's potential to host large porphyry copper-gold deposits similar to the company's world-class KSM mine project about 30 kilometers...
This year's field program collects data needed for advanced mine plan study and permitting for gold-silver project in Northern B.C. Thesis Gold Inc. Oct. 7 announced the completion of a 2024 field program focused on collecting the final information needed to initiate a prefeasibility study (PFS) and permitting for a mine at its Lawyers-Ranch gold-silver project in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District. "The successful completion of the 2024 exploration season...
The Teck-funded C$18.7 million program is focused on collecting the data needed to finalize prefeasibility study for Northern BC copper mine. Copper Fox Metals Inc. Sept. 24 reported that Teck Resources Ltd. has completed the 2024 field program at the Schaft Creek copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Northern British Columbia. Being advanced under a joint venture between Teck (75%) and Copper Fox (25%), Schaft Creek hosts a large porphyry deposit containing 1.35 billion...
B.C. renews and strengthens Seabridge's occupation licenses for tunnels linking proposed mine and processing plant. Seabridge Gold Corp. Sept. 25 announced that the British Columbia government has renewed occupational rights for tunnels that will connect the world-class copper-gold deposits at KSM to an area selected for the processing plant and tailing storage facility. According to the most recent calculation, KSM hosts 153.9 million ounces of gold and 54.5 billion pounds...
The company's first five holes test the larger potential of the BP Zone on this Northern BC copper-gold project. Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. Sept. 26 reported that all five holes of its inaugural drill program at the Chuchi project in northcentral British Columbia cut porphyry copper mineralization. Lying about 35 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Centkerra Gold's Mount Milligan copper-gold mine, Chuchi hosts several compelling exploration targets along a six-kilometer-...
Initial holes provide greater understanding of mineralization at underexplored target on the Thorn property in Northern BC. Brixton Metals Corp. Sept. 17 reported that its inaugural drilling at Cirque has cut broad zones of porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization at this early-staged exploration target about 3,000 meters northeast of the large body of porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum mineralization being outlined at Camp Creek on the company's Thorn project in...
Canagold cut five zones of gold mineralization during 34-hole resource expansion drill program at Northern BC project. Canagold Resources Ltd. Sept. 18 reported high-grade gold intercepts in the final two holes of a 10,300-meter resource expansion program carried out this year at the company's New Polaris Gold project in Northern British Columbia. Lying about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of Atlin, B.C., and 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Juneau, Alaska, New Polaris...
New service center being built in St. George puts global mining solutions company on Golden Triangle's doorstep. Metso Corp. Sept. 18 announced that it is investing $6.7 million (C$9 million) in a new service center in Prince George, British Columbia. Finland-based Metso is a global company that provides end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing, and metals refining industries on six continents. The Prince George service center, Metso's first in... Full story
Preliminary economic assessment confirms potential for the Northern BC project to host a financially robust gold-silver mine. Thesis Gold Inc. Sept. 5 published a preliminary economic assessment PEA that outlines plans for an economically robust mining operation at its merged Lawyers-Ranch gold-silver project in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District. Last year, Thesis Gold merged with Benchmark Metals Inc. to form a stronger mineral exploration company aimed a...
Encouraged by consistent high-grade silver, company is prioritizing its drilling on Wolf Vein expansion. Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 12 reported that its resource expansion drilling at Wolf continues to cut high-grade silver mineralization at this northernmost of the Dolly Varden deposits on its Kitsault Valley project in Northern British Columbia. Kitsault Valley is comprised of two adjacent properties – the Dolly Varden Silver on the southern end and the more gold-enriche...
Directional drilling cuts 16.2 meters of 606 g/t silver in deep expansion zone of Kitsault Valley deposit. Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Aug. 22 announced that drills continue to cut high-grade silver mineralization below the Wolf deposit on the company's Kitsault Valley project in Northern British Columbia. Lying about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Stewart, B.C., Kitsault Valley is the amalgamation of the Dolly Varden silver and Homestake Ridge gold-silver properties....
Cuts 1,126 meters averaging 0.31% copper-equivalent at the porphyry target on the Thorn property in Northern BC. Brixton Metals Corp. Aug. 6 reported that the second hole of its 2024 drill campaign at the Thorn project in Northern British Columbia encountered 61.5 meters of gold-dominant mineralization before cutting through more than 1.1 kilometers of porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum mineralization. The first two holes of Brixton's 2024 program were drilled at Camp...
Based on the abundance of visible gold in most of the holes drilled thus far, Goliath is expanding the 2024 drill program at Surebet. Goliath Resources Ltd. Aug. 8 reported that Crescat Capital LLC, the company's largest shareholder, is leading a C$3 million (US$2.2 million) financing to expand upon a 2024 drill program that has cut abundant visible gold at Surebet, a roughly 1,800-meter-long corridor at the southern end of the 66,608-hectare (164,592 acres) Golddigger propert...
