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Yukon-focused explorer's namesake now hosts 2.3 million oz of gold in all resource categories. White Gold Corp. Nov. 19 reported that its White Gold project in the Yukon now hosts 1.2 million ounces of gold in indicated resources and another 1.12 oz in the inferred category. This marks a 4.3% increase in the gold contained within the indicated resource and an 18.5% increase in the gold reporting to the inferred category, when compared to a calculation completed in April of...
Company expands exploration area to advance copper-gold porphyry discovery. Yukon Metals Corp. Nov. 14 announced the successful staking of additional claims surrounding its Birch property in Yukon, more than doubling the project area from 2,285 hectares to 7,008 hectares in pursuit of a major porphyry and skarn copper-gold discovery. In late May, Yukon Metals acquired a substantial portfolio of properties from the Berdahl family's private prospecting company, 18526 Yukon Inc....
Latest Haldane assays elevate priority of new target. Silver North Resources Ltd. Nov. 14 announced results from its 2024 drilling campaign at the Haldane property in Yukon, including the discovery of multiple high-grade silver-bearing structures at the Main Fault, elevating it to a high-priority target for future exploration. Located about 22 kilometers (14 miles) west of Hecla Mining Company's Keno Hill silver mine, the 8,164-hectare (20,174 acres) road-accessible Haldane...
Surface sampling outlines a zone of awaruite mineralization that is comparable in size and grade to B.C. nickel mine project. FPX Nickel Corp. Nov. 14 reported that its summer sampling program at its Mich property in the Yukon has outlined a nickel zone that is comparable in size, grade, and style of mineralization as Baptiste, an advance-staged exploration project in central British Columbia that shows the potential of being a significant future supply of low-carbon nickel...
Highlights Ra's high-grade potential and expanded targets for next year's drilling. Onyx Gold Corp. Nov. 11 announced the final results from its 2024 summer field program at the King Tut property in Yukon, Canada, where work on both the Golden Mask and Ra intrusions delivered promising high-grade gold results, setting the stage for a significant drilling campaign in 2025. Located approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) southeast of Mayo, King Tut is a 21,000-hectare...
Latest results yield extensive mineralized zones, confirming continuity. Snowline Gold Corp. Nov. 12 announced further impressive results from its 2024 drill program at the Valley deposit on the Rogue project in Yukon, with additional long, consistently mineralized intercepts that highlight the strong continuity and high grades encountered throughout the season. Located within the Selwyn Basin near Yukon's eastern border with Northwest Territories, Rogue is an 11,227-hectare...
Recent assays add to mineralized zone; doubled strike with 50% more width. Klondike Gold Corp. Nov. 5 announced the results from the next seven holes from its 2024 drill program at the Stander Zone on its Klondike District property in Yukon, with step-out drilling revealing further high-grade mineralization and extending known gold zones to the southwest and northwest. The 2024 exploration season began in late April, building on discoveries from 2023 that highlighted the...
Recent results highlight mineral continuity and new gold-rich zones. Banyan Gold Corp. Nov. 4 announced promising assay results from its 2024 drill program at the AurMac project in Yukon, showcasing new high-grade gold intercepts and confirming structural controls at the Powerline deposit. Situated in Yukon's prolific Tombstone Gold Belt, the AurMac project covers 173 square kilometers (67 square miles) of mineral-rich terrain, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Mayo and 356 kilome...
New surveys at Star River reveal strong EM targets with high gold, silver assays. Yukon Metals Corp. Nov. 5 announced the identification of multiple strong electromagnetic geophysical targets at its Star River Project in Yukon, with several conductive zones aligning with high-grade gold and silver sampling sites. This season, Yukon Metals' exploration at Star River concentrated on refining targets with mapping, sampling, and geophysics, which was carried out in partnership...
Collaboration supports Kwanlin Dün First Nation review and consultation during permitting and exploration at Whitehorse Copper project. Gladiator Metals Corp. Oct. 24 announced a partnership with Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDNF), aimed at supporting KDFN's involvement in the planning, consultation, and environmental review processes for the Whitehorse Copper project within their traditional territory. Kwanlin Dün First Nation's traditional lands span over 1,036 square ki...
High-grade zinc, lead, silver, and potential byproduct critical minerals point to further resource growth at Macpass. Fireweed Metals Corp. Oct. 30 announced a new batch of assays from this year's drill program at its Macpass zinc-lead-silver project in Yukon, Canada, reporting high-grade intersections that highlight the potential for a substantial increase in the overall tonnage at Boundary Zone. Located approximately 200 kilometers (124 miles) south of Ross River and 223 kil...
Latest drill results confirm high-grade mineralization to the southeast along strike. Klondike Gold Corp. Oct. 29 reported that assay results from eleven holes drilled this year have extended the Stander Zone on the company's Klondike District gold project by 300 meters to the southeast – a 50% increase in strike length. Located roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of the famed gold rush mining town of Dawson City, Yukon, Klondike Gold's 727-square-kilometer (280 square...
Results confirm near-surface, high-grade copper extends over 220 meters down plunge and remains open along strike. Gladiator Metals Corp. Oct. 28 reported that its 2024 drilling continues to expand high-grade copper skarn mineralization at the Cowley Park target on the company's historic Whitehorse Copper project in Yukon, Canada. Located just outside of Yukon's capital city, Gladiator's Whitehorse Copper project spans 5,280 hectares (13,294 acres) within the historically...
Drills cut gold in extension targets of the Stander Zone of historic Yukon gold district project. Klondike Gold Corp. Oct. 22 announced the completion of its 2024 drill program at the Stander Zone within its Klondike District property in Yukon, uncovering promising extensions of gold mineralization that suggest potential for resource expansion. Exploration at the Klondike Gold property began in late April, starting with 2,500 meters of drilling aimed at expanding last year's h...
Drills 678.1 meters of 1.04 g/t gold from surface, extending mineralization by 200 meters. Sitka Gold Corp. Oct. 21 announced the results of an incredible 678.1-meter intercept that returned 1.04 grams per metric ton gold from surface at its RC Gold project in Yukon, Canada, showcasing the immense potential of this district-scale property within the prolific Tombstone Gold Belt. Drilled earlier this year as part of Sitka's ongoing 2024 campaign at Blackjack, hole DDRCCC-24-068...
Drilling at Haldane intersects Main Fault, adds fourth silver target to historic Yukon property. Silver North Resources Ltd. Oct. 16 announced the completion of its 2024 drilling campaign at the Haldane property in Yukon, Canada, which successfully intersected the Main Fault target and confirmed a fourth silver vein target at the site. "We are very pleased with the progress we made at Haldane in this program," said Silver North President and CEO Jason Weber. "We have shown tha...
Sampling uncovers gold and copper enriched skarn at Birch project, mapping and geophysics will enable strategic drilling for 2025. Yukon Metals Corp. Oct. 16 announced the latest results from its ongoing exploration program at the Birch project in Yukon, with impressive values of copper and gold, including rock-chip samples returning up to 2.42% copper and 6.64 grams per metric ton gold. In June, Yukon Metals solidified its position in Canada's westernmost territory by...
Wraps drilling at several targets, awaits results from majority of holes. Gladiator Metals Corp. Oct. 15 announced the completion of planned drilling at several of its prospects within the Whitehorse Copper project in Yukon, Canada, with a single rig remaining at the Cub Trend, which the company expects to return to a previous target before the season is out. Situated just outside Yukon's capital city, Whitehorse Copper is a copper-molybdenum-silver-gold skarn exploration...
Promising gold-bearing structures explored as the company prepares to ramp up drilling. Flow Metals Corp. Oct. 8 announced an update on its 2024 exploration program at the company's Sixtymile gold project in Yukon, Canada, where recent geological mapping and sampling have identified new targets within a nine-kilometer (5.6 miles) gold-bearing thrust fault zone. Located 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Dawson City, within the traditional territory of the Tr'ondëk Hwëchʼin Fi...
Assays once again outperform resource model; Snowline still awaiting majority of results. Snowline Gold Corp. Oct. 10 announced the next batch of assays from its 2024 exploration campaign at Valley on the company's Rogue project in Yukon, Canada, including 2.1 grams per metric ton gold over 433.5 meters, further reinforcing the potential for high-grade, near-surface gold mineralization. Located within the Selwyn Basin near Yukon's eastern border with Northwest Territories,...
First drill results uncover multiple instances of visible gold and extend known mineralization 250 meters beyond historical depths. Sitka Gold Corp. Oct. 9 announced multiple observations of visible gold in the first two diamond drill holes ever completed at the Rhosgobel intrusion, located approximately five kilometers (three miles) south of its Blackjack deposit on the company's flagship RC Gold project in Yukon, Canada. Located in the heart of Yukon's Tombstone Gold Belt,...
Recent drilling uncovers high-grade zinc and silver, opening new exploration opportunities. Fireweed Metals Corp. Oct. 8 announced the discovery of near-surface zinc and silver mineralization at the newly identified Popcorn target within the company's Macpass Project in Yukon, Canada. "Popcorn represents the first exploration success stemming from our regional exploration program this year at Macpass," said Peter Hemstead, Fireweed Metals' interim president and CEO....
Step-out drilling expands Boundary Zone, revealing high-grade zinc, lead, and silver beyond existing resource estimate. Fireweed Metals Corp. Sept. 26 announced a significant expansion of the Boundary Zone at its Macmillan Pass project in Yukon, Canada, revealing new high-grade mineralization that extends beyond the previously defined resource area-which, coming on the heels of a major resource update earlier this year, further enhances the potential of this rapidly growing...
Surface sample assays returned up to 52.7 g/t from new showings at Archy and Wasp. Klondike Gold Corp. Oct. 2 announced assays from high-grade gold discoveries along the newly mapped Eldorado Fault at its Klondike District property in Yukon, highlighting the growing potential of this significant structural corridor. Located roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of Dawson City, Klondike Gold's 727-square-kilometer (280 square miles) Klondike District Property sits in the...
Recent sampling reveals impressive high-grade gold and more impressive silver values, signaling significant mineralization potential at Star River. Yukon Metals Corp. Oct. 1 announced that samples with up to 85 grams per metric ton gold and 1,616 g/t silver were collected from multiple areas at its Star River Project in Yukon, Canada. In June, Yukon Metals solidified its position by acquiring an approximately 18,000-hectare (44,480 acres) portfolio of mineral exploration...
