Mining News: Prospector looks beyond White Gold find 01/17/2010
Yukon's Shawn Ryan sees bright future for mining district; expects major to purchase Underworld property then grab Coffee deposit
The prospector who discovered the highly promising White Gold property near Dawson City, Yukon Territory says he believes the future is beyond bright for the region – it's blazing. Shawn Ryan, a self-...

Mining News: Livengood explorer could build mine 12/20/2009
Junior seems reluctant to turn over multimillion-ounce Alaska gold asset to major; vows to assemble operations team in early 2010
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.'s rapidly expanding Livengood gold project could prove to be the catalyst that transitions the Vancouver B.C.-based junior from explorer to producer. "The Livengoo...

Mining News: Kinross signs JV pact to explore claims 12/20/2009
Gold producer joins Millrock Resources in targeting grassroots prospects on Seward Peninsula; drill program scheduled for 2010
Kinross Gold Corp. has agreed to team up with Millrock Resources Inc. to explore more than 900 square kilometers, or 222,000 acres, of gold properties in the Council Mining District about 60 miles, or...

Mining News: Fort Knox heap leach yields first gold 11/22/2009
Kinross Gold Corp. loaded tons of lower-grade ore onto a 70-acre pad in August; poured first bars of yellow metal in November
About 400 ounces, or 11.4 kilograms, of molten gold poured into bars at Kinross Gold Corp.'s Fort Knox Mine on Nov. 11 marked the first of the precious metal produced from the Walter Creek Valley Heap...

Mining News: Parnell lauds Alaska permitting process 11/22/2009
"The state will continue to defend our permits that we issue, and our permitting process. That is the least I can do as governor"
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell reflected on Alaska's rich mining history and vowed to defend the state's mining regulatory process and to oppose unjust attacks on the industry during an address to miner...

Mining News: Optimism surges among Alaska miners 11/22/2009
As metals prices climb and world demand resumes upward trend, mineral industry prepares for period of robust activity in 2010
Metals markets continue to climb out of the basement as the world demand for metals resumes its upward trend. Fueled by this growing demand, numerous Alaska precious, base and rare metal projects repo...

Mining Explorers 2009: Teryl explores next to Fort Knox 11/01/2009
Junior has long-running partnership with Kinross in property near major's Alaska mine
With four gold properties located next door to Kinross Gold Corp.'s Fort Knox gold mine, Teryl Resources Corp. is one of the largest landowners in the Fairbanks Mining District, and a favored joint ve...

Mining Explorers 2009: Majors discover value in Millrock 11/01/2009
Investments help project-generating junior seek new gold projects in tough financial times
When Greg Beischer and Phil St. George teamed up to form Millrock Resources Inc. early in 2007, they set out to make big discoveries that would attract the interest of the world's mining giants. The M...

Mining Explorers 2009: Powerful allies launch Mantra 11/01/2009
Backed by Electrum and NovaGold, junior positions itself as major Alaska explorer
Since Mantra Mining Inc. emerged as the vehicle in which NovaGold Resources Inc. would spin off its noncore assets, the Vancouver B.C.-based junior has positioned itself to become a major player on th...

Mining Explorers 2009: Kinross partners with dynamic juniors 11/01/2009
Owner of Alaska's largest gold mine invests in exploration ventures that seek new discoveries in the prospective Tintina Gold Belt
Kinross Gold Corp. – operator of the largest gold mine in the Tintina Gold Belt – has embarked on a treasure hunt in hopes of identifying another Fort Knox-like deposit in this gold-rich province. Th...

Mining Explorers 2009: Gold fever heats up in Yukon 11/01/2009
Markets separate 'haves' from 'have-nots' in mining-friendly region
Recession, what recession? That could have been the cry of some gold exploration companies in Yukon Territory in 2009. Thanks to several very impressive gold discoveries in 2008 at a time of unpreced...

Mining Explorers 2009: Snowballing success at Livengood 11/01/2009
Attracting C$37M, International Tower Hill drilled 65 kilometers at Alaska gold project
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.'s Livengood gold project can best be compared to the proverbial snowball. As positive drill results continued to roll in so did investment cash, in turn funding an...

Mining Explorers 2009: Gold shines through financial cloud 11/01/2009
While base metal explorers struggled, gold seekers carried the torch in 2009
The plunge of base metal prices and turmoil in the financial markets caused explorers and producers alike to scale back exploration budgets for 2009. North of 60 Mining News estimates this year's expl...

Mining Explorers 2009: Victoria Gold Corporation 11/01/2009
VIT: TSX-V President and CEO: Chad Williams Board Chairman: T. Sean Harvey Vice President, Exploration: Dr. Raul Madrid Victoria Gold Corp., organized in 1981, is a gold exploration company focused o...

Mining News: Fish Creek restoration earns Fort Knox operator the Tileston Award 10/25/2009
Kinross Gold Corp. subsidiary, Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc., recently received accolades for its reclamation of Fish Creek, a stream draining the Fort Knox gold mine area. The Alaska Conservation Allia...

Mining News: Miners reclaim Alaska mines as they work 10/25/2009
Property owners' intentions for land after minerals have been extracted is important element of planning for mine closures
Reclamation is a critical element of modern mining and mine planning. In Alaska, companies who wish to extract minerals from the earth must first present a plan on how they propose to return the distu...

Mining News: Livengood gold resource triples in 2009 10/25/2009
Junior boosts estimate to 12.5 million ounces for Interior project; hits possible deep feeder zone as potential mine takes shape
The gold resource at International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.'s Livengood property in Interior Alaska more than tripled to 12.5 million ounces in October from 4 million ounces going into 2009. The junior e...

Mining News: Junior caps 2009 season with name change 09/27/2009
Mantra Mining reports on first drilling at Colorado Creek, other Alaska properties; takes steps to spin off base metal properties
Mantra Mining Inc. reported several major developments recently, including plans to spin off properties with significant zinc mineralization, changing its name and completion of planned 2009 work prog...

Mining News: Majors discover value in Millrock 09/27/2009
Junior uses investments to expand portfolio of Alaska gold properties; restricts exploration focus to prospect for giant deposits
Built on a project generator model, Millrock Resources Inc. has teamed up with Kinross Gold Corp., Altius Resources Inc. and Vale Exploration Canada to seek out and explore new large gold and copper p...

Mining News: Drills are tapping Sunshine at Livengood 08/30/2009
International Tower Hill has discovered a zone of oxidized mineralization that could be larger than the Core zone outlined in 2008
LIVENGOOD – From the surface, there is nothing outstanding about the low-lying hills that cover International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.'s gold project. The birch and black spruce-covered terrain is typica...

Mining News: Alaska explorers hit potential pay dirt 08/30/2009
Miners report encouraging exploration results in their search for a range of commodities, from the expected to the unpronounceable
They say when it rains, it pours, and that is just what is happening with news from field programs all over Alaska. Results from summer 2009 programs are pouring in from the Brooks Range to Prince of...

Mining News: Junior accelerates work at Eagle Gold 07/26/2009
Victoria Gold Corp. launches pre-feasibility study, project proposal for open pit, heap leach gold mine on StrataGold property
Victoria Gold Corp. is making good on its promise to put the Eagle Gold Project in east-central Yukon Territory on a fast track once its merger with StrataGold Corp. was completed. The Toronto-based j...

Mining News: Kinross partners with dynamic juniors 07/26/2009
Owner of Alaska's largest gold mine invests in exploration ventures that seek new discoveries in the prospective Tintina Gold Belt
Kinross Gold Corp. – operator of the largest gold mine in the Tintina Gold Belt – has embarked on a treasure hunt in hopes of identifying another Fort Knox-like deposit in this gold-rich province. Th...

Mining News: Underworld finds deeper gold-silver zone 06/28/2009
Explorer adds new dimension to evolving discovery at White Gold with the latest drill results, raises another C$16.55 million
Underworld Resources Inc. began what promises to be a long, exciting summer by reporting results Memorial Day from the first three holes of its 2009 drilling program, currently under way at the White...

Mining News: 'Pay Dirt!' discovered in 'Gold' exhibit 06/28/2009
Companion exhibits at Anchorage Museum explore man's captivation with gold, and the gold rushes that opened the Alaska frontier
A stroll through the "Gold" exhibit at the Anchorage Museum of Art and History can transport visitors through six millennia of man's captivation with the brilliant metal. The journey explores the uniq...