The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

Northern Neighbors / Northern Bc


Sorted by date  Results 51 - 75 of 487

Page Up

  • A drill tests for gold, silver atop a ridge at Kitsault Valley in Northern BC.

    Dolly Varden expands Homestake Silver

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 26, 2024

    Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Jan. 16 reported that its 2023 drilling has significantly expanded the high-grade mineralization at the Homestake Silver deposit toward the north end of the company's Kitsault Valley project at the southern tip of British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Lying about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Stewart, BC, the 63-square-mile (163 square kilometers) Kitsault Valley project is an amalgamation of Dolly Varden's namesake project and the adjacent...

  • Map of Jackpot gold discovery in relation to Surebet corridor at Golddigger.

    Two Goliath discoveries at Golddigger

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 26, 2024

    Goliath Resources Ltd. reports that in addition to the successful drilling of three high-grade gold zones along the Surebet corridor at Golddigger, its 2023 exploration program discovered two high-grade drill targets that demonstrate the exceptional potential of this 52,756-hectare (130,363 acres) property about 30 kilometers (19 miles) southeast of Stewart, British Columbia. Over the past three years, Goliath has outlined three high-grade gold zones – Surebet, Bonanza Shear,...

  • Graphic showing proposed Lawyers open pit mines and deeper expansion targets.

    Thesis drills more deep gold at Lawyers

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 11, 2024

    Thesis Gold Inc. Jan. 11 reported that its 2023 deep drilling targeting an underground mineable extension of the Cliff Creek deposit at its Lawyers exceeded expectations, adding further credence to the company's plan for both underground and open-pit mining at this gold-silver property in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District. Following the August merger with Benchmark Metals Inc., Thesis consolidated Lawyers with its adjacent Ranch property into a single...

  • A jumbo drills an underground mining face for blasting at Big Missouri.

    Drilling gold for mining at Big Missouri

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 9, 2024

    Ascot Resources Ltd. Jan. 3 reported that the 72 infill and exploration holes drilled from surface last year at Big Missouri confirmed and expanded the underground stopes at this first deposit to be mined at the company's Premier gold project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Lying about nine miles (15 kilometers) north of Stewart, BC, Ascot's Premier gold project is home to a past-producing gold mine that last operated in the 1990s. A feasibility study completed in 2020...

  • A drill tests for copper and gold on a mountain slope in Northern BC.

    Seabridge expands Bronson Slope deposit

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 4, 2024

    Seabridge Gold Inc. Dec. 20 reported that its 2023 Iskut drill program has expanded the known Bronson Slope copper-gold deposit on its Iskut project in Northern British Columbia and confirmed an extensive area of magmatic-hydrothermal alteration sourced from an apparently very large porphyry mineral system at depth. Located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Seabridge's world-class KSM mine project, Iskut is home to the 1980s-era Johnny Mountain gold-silver-copper mine....

  • Map showing gold, silver, copper, and molybdenum properties near Kitsault, BC.

    Dolly Varden cuts Big Bulk copper deal

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 31, 2023

    Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Dec. 20 announced that it has entered into a deal to consolidate ownership of Big Bulk, a porphyry copper-gold project about 10 kilometers (six miles) east of the company's Kitsault Valley gold-silver project at the southern tip of British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Big Bulk, which covers what is interpreted to be the northernmost of a string of several porphyry mineralized systems that extend 30 kilometers (19 miles) south to New Moly LLC's...

  • A female geotechnician tags a box of drill core at the Ranch project.

    Thesis drills gold at another Ranch zone

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 31, 2023

    Thesis Gold Inc. Dec. 20 reported that its 2023 drill program has cut strong gold mineralization at JK Zone, a sparsely drilled target between the Thesis Structural Corridor and Bonanza-Ridge Zone on the company's Ranch project in the Toodoggone mining district of Northern British Columbia. "The overall area of known mineralization at Ranch continues to expand, demonstrating the significant upside that remains beyond the known zones of mineralization," said Thesis Gold...

  • Map and long-section of geophysical anomalies at Silver Lime.

    Core Assets identifies porphyry targets

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 22, 2023

    Core Assets Corp. Dec. 14 reported that an induced polarization geophysical survey carried out in August has identified two large porphyry targets below the zinc-lead-silver-copper mineralization found at surface along a 2,400-meter-long trend at Silver Lime, a carbonated replacement deposit (CRD)-porphyry project on the company's Blue property in Northern British Columbia. Lying alongside the Alaska border in BC's Atlin Mining District, Blue is a 275,890-acre (111,650...

  • Geologists inspect core from drilling a Northern BC gold-silver prospect.

    New gold zone emerges at Thesis' Ranch

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 15, 2023

    Thesis Gold Inc. Dec. 7 reported strong gold mineralization at the Steve Zone, a new gold target on the company's Ranch property in the Toodoggone mining district of Northern British Columbia. In August, Thesis finalized a merger with Benchmark Metals Inc. that consolidates its Ranch property with the adjacent Lawyers property held by Benchmark into a single 325-square-kilometer (125 square miles) gold-silver project. Lawyers, the most advanced of the two properties, hosts...

  • Drill tests for copper and gold on a heavily mineralized mountain slope in BC.

    Further evidence of large Iskut porphyry

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Seabridge Gold Inc. Dec. 14 announced that its first-ever drilling at Snip North discovered the upper parts of a new copper-gold porphyry system that may be part of a much larger mineralized trend on the company's Iskut project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Iskut, which is about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Seabridge's world-class KSM mine project, is home to the 1980s-era Johnny Mountain gold-silver-copper mine. Over the past four years, Seabridge has focused...

  • A section of drill core with bands of metallic gold-colored mineralization.

    Brixton drills a mile of copper at Thorn

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Brixton Metals Corp. Dec. 13 announced that drills are continuing to cut nearly one-mile-thick zones of porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum mineralization at the Camp Creek target on the company's Thorn project in Northern British Columbia. Situated about 55 miles (90 kilometers) east of Juneau, Alaska, the 2,863-square-kilometer (1,105 square miles) Thorn project hosts both porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum and high-grade epithermal gold targets. Late last year, BHP...

  • Map of drilling and sampling results with the 2.5-mile Trapper gold anomaly.

    Brixton tests larger potential at Trapper

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Dec 5, 2023

    Brixton Metals Corp. Dec. 1 reported that its exploration drilling continues to encounter intriguing gold mineralization at the Trapper target on the company's Thorn copper-gold project in Northern British Columbia. Lying in the northwestern corner of BC and about 55 miles (90 kilometers) east of Juneau, Alaska, the 2,863-square-kilometer (1,105 square miles) Thorn project hosts both porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum and high-grade epithermal gold targets. BHP Group...

  • Northern BC REE junior expands holdings

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Nov 29, 2023

    Rare Earth Ridge Resources Corp. Nov. 22 announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Conrad claims that lie adjacent to its Mount Major Hart critical minerals property in Northern British Columbia. Located roughly 93 kilometers (58 miles) northeast of the village of Dease Lake, Mount Major Hart is an early-staged rare earth elements project that has seen limited exploration. With the addition of Conrad, this property covers 2,563 hectares (6,333 acres)....

  • A geologist grabs samples from the walls of a historic underground silver mine.

    Hecla invests C$10M in Dolly Varden Silver

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 22, 2023

    Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Oct. 30 announced that Hecla Mining Company is investing C$10 million (US$7.2 million) in the Northern British Columbia-focused precious metals exploration company. Hecla, which has long held a stake in Dolly Varden, has agreed to acquire 15.38 million shares of the company at C65 cents each. As a result, Hecla's will own a 15.7% interest in Dolly Varden, a significant increase from its prior 10.6% interest. In connection with the Hecla investment,...

  • A collage of drill core from H23-017 with a huge vein of gold.

    Blackwolf howls for bonanza gold in BC

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Nov 16, 2023

    Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. Oct. 30 reported bonanza grade gold intercepts from the first assays from drilling at the Swann target on the Harry property, the company's first property on the British Columbia side of the Golden Triangle. Located between Ascot Resources' Premier gold mine and Scottie Resources Corp.'s Scottie gold mine, Harry is a 1,333-hectare (3,294 acres) gold exploration property that Blackwolf obtained after purchasing Optimum Ventures Ltd. around...

  • Cross-section of Kitsault Valley silver and gold deposits and targets.

    Dolly Varden drills 27 meters of 296 g/t silver at Wolf; similar silver at Moose

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 10, 2023

    Latest round of results from the 51,454-meter drill program carried out at Kitsault Valley this year. Dolly Varden Silver Corp. Nov. 6 reported additional high-grade silver intercepts at Wolf, the northernmost of the deposits on the Dolly Varden end of its Kitsault Valley project, and similar silver mineralization in discovery drilling at Moose Vein, which lies about 1,500 meters further north. Located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Stewart, BC, the...

  • A rainbow touches down near mountains behind the historical Taurus gold mine.

    Cassiar tests wider Taurus gold potential

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 10, 2023

    Cassiar Gold Corp. Oct. 24 reported encouraging results from its 2023 drilling at Taurus East and Wings Canyon, resource expansion targets east and southeast, respectively, of the Taurus gold deposit on the company's Cassiar project in Northern British Columbia. The 145,800-acre (59,000 hectares) Cassiar gold property is divided into two areas – Cassiar North, which hosts the bulk tonnage Taurus gold deposit, and Cassiar South, which hosts multiple high-grade gold targets. A...

  • Short section of bonanza grade core with a circle and AU marking observed VG.

    Ascot drill taps bonanza gold at Premier

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Nov 3, 2023

    Ascot Resources Ltd. Nov. 3 reported a bonanza grade gold intercept at Big Missouri that is the highest-grade intercept ever drilled at this first deposit to be mined when operations resume at the company's Premier gold project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Lying about nine miles (15 kilometers) north of Stewart, BC, Ascot's Premier gold project is home to a past-producing gold mine that last operated in the 1990s. A feasibility study completed in 2020 detailed plans...

  • Geologist looks across wide valley to copper-gold exploration targets at Joy.

    Amarc, Freeport refine Joy drill targets

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 26, 2023

    Amarc Resources Ltd. Oct. 26 announced the completion of a 2023 geophysical and sampling program at Joy in preparation for an extensive Freeport-McMoRan-funded 2024 drill program on this large copper-gold project in the Toodoggone mining district of Northern British Columbia. Lying between Thesis Gold Inc.'s Lawyers gold-silver project to the northwest and Centerra Gold's Kemess copper-gold project to the southeast, the 482-square-kilometer (186 square miles) Joy property cove...

  • Map of 2023 and previous holes drilled at the Bonanza gold zone at Ranch.

    Thesis drills bonanza gold at Bonanza

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Thesis Gold Inc. Oct. 24 reports that the first 2023 holes at Bonanza have cut strong mineralization, including one hole that lives up to the name given to this zone on the company's Ranch project in the Toodoggone mining district of Northern British Columbia. Thesis, which closed a merger with Benchmark Metals Inc. in August, is in the midst of a 50,000-meter drill program that involves roughly 30,000 meters on the Ranch property and 20,000 meters at Lawyers, a property...

  • Map of gold geochemistry on the Thorn property with location of Trapper target.

    Brixton drills 6m of 5 g/t gold at Trapper

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 21, 2023

    Brixton Metals Corp. Oct. 18 announced the first assays from Trapper gold target on the company's Thorn copper-gold project in northwestern British Columbia. Situated about 55 miles (90 kilometers) east of Juneau, Alaska, the 2,863-square-kilometer (1,105 square miles) Thorn project hosts both porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum and high-grade epithermal gold targets. Late last year, BHP Group Ltd. invested C$13.6 million (US$9.9 million) to acquire a 19.9% interest in...

  • Cross-section showing deep gold mineralized intercept at Dukes Ridge.

    Thesis cuts more deep Dukes Ridge gold

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 20, 2023

    Thesis Gold Inc. Oct. 11 reported deep drilling at Lawyers continues to cut intervals of high-grade gold-mineralization within broader zones below the proposed open-pit at Dukes Ridge, further supporting a plan for both underground and open-pit mining at this gold-silver project in Northern British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District. Earlier this year, Thesis finalized a merger with Benchmark Metals Inc. that consolidates the adjacent Lawyers and Ranch gold-silver projects...

  • Visible gold speckles a section of core from a hole drilled at the Prew Zone.

    Drills tap more high-grade gold at Premier

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Oct 19, 2023

    Ascot Resources Ltd. Oct. 19 reported that the latest batch of assays from 12 holes includes seven that cut greater than an ounce of gold per metric ton at the Prew Zone, which is the first area of the Premier deposit to be mined when a new era of operations begins at the Premier Mine in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Lying about 15 kilometers (nine miles) north of Stewart, BC, Ascot's Premier gold project is home to a past-producing gold mine that last operated in the...

  • Geologists collecting samples on the side of a mountain.

    Blackwolf drills abundant VG in BC

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Oct 5, 2023

    Blackwolf Copper and Gold Ltd. Oct. 3 announced that its drilling has encountered coarse visible gold at the Swann Zone target on the company's first Northern British Columbia property, Harry. Announced mid-June, Blackwolf made an offer to purchase BC-focused gold and silver explorer Optimum Ventures Ltd., which carried with it the claims to Harry, a 1,333-hectare (3,294 acres) gold exploration property located between Ascot Resources' Premier gold mine and Scottie Resources...

  • Drone image of historical BV trench with surface sampling and drill results.

    Thesis taps 6.3m of 14.9 g/t gold at BV

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Sep 28, 2023

    Thesis Gold Inc. Sept. 28 reported strong gold mineralization was cut in the first three holes drilled this year below the historically mined BV pit on the company's Ranch project in the Toodoggone mining district of Northern British Columbia. According to a historical estimate calculated in 1988, the BV zone contained 65,640 metric tons of resource averaging 9.81 grams per metric ton gold, at a cut-off grade of 3.5 g/t. Roughly 40,000 metric tons were mined from BV in 1991...

Page Down