The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
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Short window, hopes to generate almost 2,000 meters of core Seabridge Gold Inc. Sept. 12 announced it has received the permits needed to carry out a drill program now underway at its 3 Aces gold project in southeastern Yukon. The Yukon Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources issued Seabridge a class 4 exploration permit, which allows the company to establish a camp and carry out field activities that include line cutting, trenching, geological mapping, geophysical surveys,...
Inaugural resource for 2nd largest intrusion at Dublin Gulch Victoria Gold Corp. Sept. 15 reported 1.07 million ounces of gold in a maiden inferred resource for the Raven deposit about 15 kilometers (nine miles) east of the Eagle Mine on the company's Dublin Gulch property in the Yukon. Discovered with soil sampling and trenching in 2018, Raven is a large, near-surface gold target associated with Nugget, the second-largest known intrusive body on the Dublin Gulch property....
Snowline Gold Corp. Sept. 20 announced the doubling of its Selwyn Basin mineral holdings to roughly 254,000 hectares (628,000 acres) through targeted staking and the acquisition of a large portion of StrikePoint Gold Inc.'s Yukon gold exploration properties. A recent addition to the Yukon's vast collection of exploration companies, Snowline began its exploration of this northern Canadian territory in 2017 and has since grown to nearly C$350 million in market capitalization....
Alianza Minerals Ltd. Sept. 13 announced the start of its 2022 exploration program at the Haldane Silver project in the historic Keno Hill District in Yukon, Canada. Located about 25 kilometers (16 miles) west of Hecla Mining Company's Keno Hill silver mine, the 8,579-hectare (21,200 acres) Haldane property hosts a small historical mine that produced roughly 24.7 metric tons of hand-sorted ore averaging 3,102 grams per metric ton (99.7 ounces per metric ton) silver and 59%...
ATAC Resources Ltd. Aug. 31 reported that it is impressed with the results from its initial phase of 2022 exploration at the Catch property in the Yukon and is mobilizing a reverse circulation drill to begin testing this property it optioned from Yukon-based geologist Ryan Burke earlier this year. "We've already defined multiple drill-ready targets, with numerous soil anomalies yet to be followed-up," said ATAC Resources President and CEO Graham Downs. Located in an...
Banyan Gold Corp. Sept. 6 announced the results from 36 diamond drill holes that continue to demonstrate the growth potential of the Powerline and Aurex Hill gold deposits on the AurMac property in Yukon, Canada. "The ongoing 2022 drill program continues to expand the gold mineralized footprint of the Powerline and Aurex Hill deposits on the AurMac property," said Banyan Gold President and CEO Tara Christie. "With over 38,000 meters of drilling now complete in 2022, consistent...
Victoria Gold Corp. Sept. 7 reported that its 2022 drilling has cut wide sections of gold mineralization at the Eagle Deep target on the company's Dublin Gulch property in Yukon, Canada. Intended to be an expansion from the 2021 drilling results, this year's program focused on key areas for the potential expansion west of the Eagle Gold deposit currently being mined by Victoria. "Last year's exploration drilling clearly demonstrated there is more to the Eagle deposit than was...
Stratabound Minerals Corp. August 11 announced the end of its 2022 summer field program at the company's Golden Culvert and recently added Win gold projects in southeast Yukon. After optioning Golden Culvert in 2017, Stratabound has spent several years establishing its foothold in the Yukon by advancing this underexplored property that neighbors Seabridge Gold Inc.'s high-grade 3 Aces gold project. Found within the Hyland Gold Belt, a geologic extension of the Tombstone Gold...
Sitka Gold Corp. August 17 announced that it has finished the second phase of its summer diamond drilling at its district-scale RC Gold project in Yukon, Canada. Finishing ahead of schedule, Sitka completed 20 holes for approximately 6,500 meters of drilling during the first two phases of the 2022 program at the 376-square-kilometer (145 square miles) land package in the heart of Yukon's Tombstone Gold Belt. "With the addition of a third drill this summer, Sitka has completed...
Cantex Mine Development Corp. August 11 reported an update on the drilling of the GZ Zone at its 14,077-hectare (28,622 acres) North Rackla claim block in the Yukon. Generated from Cantex' 30,000-square-kilometer (11,583 square miles) regional heavy mineral sampling program, North Rackla was discovered in an area favorable for Carlin-style mineralization similar to ATAC Resources Ltd.'s Osiris deposit in 2010. Staked in 2012, the ensuing work has identified areas that contain...
Victoria Gold Corp. July 12 reported that its Eagle Gold mine in the Yukon produced 32,055 ounces of gold during the second quarter, resulting in approximately 56,413 oz for the first half of the year, a consistent amount from the Canada miner. "Similar to previous years, the first half of 2022 was a seasonally slow production period at the Eagle Gold mine," said Victoria Gold President and CEO John McConnell. Generally, gold production at heap leach operations like Eagle...
Fireweed Metals Corp. July 26 announced the start of its 2022 diamond drilling program at the Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in Yukon, Canada. The 544-square-kilometer (210 square miles) Macmillan Pass property blankets a roughly 55-kilometer (34 miles) trend of zinc, lead, and silver mineralization just west of the Northwest Territories border. Two of its more advanced deposits – Tom and Jason – host 11.2 million metric tons of indicated resource averaging 6.59% (1....
White Gold Corp. July 5 announced the start of its 2022 drill program at the Betty Ford and Mascot gold targets on the Betty property, located within the southern part of the company's enormous land package that covers much of the White Gold District in Yukon, Canada. Betty is strategically positioned about 15 kilometers (9 miles) northeast of Western Copper and Gold Corp.'s Casino porphyry deposit and 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Newmont Corp.'s Coffee gold deposit. "Our...
Minto Metals Corp. July 19 reported the second quarter production results from its Minto mine located within the Selkirk First Nation in central Yukon, as well as two new members to the company's management team. "Our second quarter production results highlighted our third consecutive quarter of operational improvement as compared to 2021, including a 16% increase in payable copper pounds for QTR 2, however we were behind on our planned targets for the quarter," said Minto...
Sitka Gold Corp. July 20 announced an update on the ongoing diamond drill program that began in February at its RC Gold project in the Yukon. Already completing approximately 4,990 meters of drilling in 16 holes, Sitka has focused its efforts on the recently outlined Blackjack zone. "We are very encouraged by the persistent mineralization and several occurrences of visible gold being observed as we continue to step out both laterally and vertically in all directions from...
Rockhaven Resources Ltd. July 21 reported the start of a 10,000-meter drill program at its Klaza gold-silver project in the Yukon. Found in the Dawson Range Gold Belt of southern Yukon, the Klaza property covers an area of 25,000 hectares (61,776 acres) and is road-accessible from the nearby Klondike Highway. A 2020 preliminary economic assessment outlined plans for a mine at Klaza that would produce roughly 750,000 ounces of gold and 13.8 million oz of silver over 12 years...
CAVU Energy Metals Corp. (previously CAVU Mining) July 11 announced the results from the first four holes drilled at its Hopper copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in southern Yukon. A road-accessible 7,400-hectare (18,286 acres) property within the southern Dawson Range copper-gold belt, Hopper is located within the ancestral territory of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations. Most of the previous exploration at Hopper has focused on a skarn system that is a peripheral...
Western Copper and Gold Corp. June 28 announced the release of an updated feasibility study for its world-class Casino copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Yukon, Canada. Superseding all previous studies and incorporating an updated mineral resource and mineral reserve with an effective date of April 29, the study considers the Casino project being constructed as an open pit mine, with a concentrator processing 120,000 metric tons per day to recover copper, gold, silver,...
Strikepoint Gold Inc. July 5 announced that exploration work is now underway on its Willoughby gold-silver and Porter silver properties near Stewart, British Columbia in Canada's prolific Golden Triangle. "With a healthy treasury over $5 million, we are excited to commence our drilling programs at Porter and Willoughby properties," said Strikepoint Gold President and CEO Shawn Khunkhun. Strikepoint's 2022 exploration program includes roughly 3,000 meters on both properties....
Newly renamed Fireweed Metals Corp. (previously Fireweed Zinc) July 7 announced that a ground gravity survey has begun at its recently staked Gayna River zinc-lead-silver-germanium-gallium project in Northwest Territories, Canada. After acquiring the adjacent Mactung tungsten project from the NWT government for C$15 million, Fireweed opted to change its name to better define the broader spectrum of resources the company is exploring for. You can read about the Mactung...
Fireweed Zinc Ltd. June 20 announced that crews have been mobilized for the company's largest drill program so far at the Macmillan Pass property in Yukon, Canada. "We are very excited to start our 2022 season," said Fireweed Zinc Vice President of Exploration Gilles Dessureau. "It will be the largest and most ambitious program ever carried out by Fireweed at the Macmillan Pass project." The 544-square-kilometer (210 square miles) Macmillan Pass property blankets a roughly...
White Gold Corp. June 13 announced the start of its 2022 diamond drill program targeting both Ryan's Surprise and Ulli's Ridge on the company's expansive and underexplored over 1-million-acre (422,730 hectares) land package in the emerging White Gold District in Yukon, Canada. Much of this year's program will further evaluate targets on the White Gold and Betty Ford properties to follow up on encouraging results encountered during the 2021 exploration, as well as to perform...
Palladium One Mining Inc. June 13 announced the acquisition of Canalask, a nickel-copper-platinum group elements project near Beaver Creek in the Yukon, from Victoria Gold Corp. The 3,400-hectare (8,402 acres) Canalask property lies alongside the Alaska Highway about 300 kilometers (186 miles) northwest of Whitehorse and near the Alaska border. Exploration on the project dates back to the 1950s when the Canalask footwall zone was originally discovered, drilled, and partially...
Western Copper and Gold Corp. June 6 announced the start of its 2022 exploration and drill program at the Casino copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Canada's Yukon. Located about 300 kilometers (186 miles) northwest of Whitehorse, this world-class project that Western Copper and Gold has been advancing since acquiring the property in 2008 is found within the traditional territory of the Selkirk First Nation. Historically, two prefeasibility studies and a feasibility...
Granite Creek Copper Ltd. June 7 announced the start of its 2022 field exploration campaign at the high-grade Carmacks copper-gold-silver project in Canada's Yukon. According to the most recent calculation, Carmacks hosts 36.2 million metric tons of measured and indicated resource averaging 0.81% (651 million pounds) copper, 0.26 grams per metric ton (302,000 ounces) gold, 3.23 g/t (3.8 million oz) silver, and 0.011% (8.5 million lb) molybdenum. The first phase of the 2022...
