Mining News: Seasoned mine builder joins NovaGold 01/17/2010
Gil Leathley's five decades of experience is expected to be invaluable as the company continues to build world-class mines
NovaGold Resources Inc. tapped a wealth of mining experience recently when it appointed Gil Leathley as senior advisor to the junior's president and CEO, Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse. "Mr. Leathley is one of...

Mining News: Junior jumps in with both feet at Ambler 01/17/2010
NovaGold agrees to buy Arctic VMS project for US$29 million; opts to focus on environmental studies, Northwest community in 2010
NovaGold Resources Inc. has cut a deal with Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Exploration Co. to purchase 100 percent interest in the precious-metal-rich Ambler copper-zinc property in Northwest Alaska....

Mining News: Romios finds deposit near Galore Creek 11/22/2009
Junior reports values as high as 6.21 percent copper, 2.2 g/t gold and 20.7 g/t silver in samples from its new Dirk discovery
Romios Gold Resources Inc. Nov. 11 reported the discovery of significant copper, gold and silver mineralization on its Dirk Property located about 37 kilometers, or 24 miles, southeast of NovaGold Res...

Mining Explorers 2009: Romios Gold Resources Inc. 11/01/2009
RG:TSX-V/RMIOF:NASDAQ OTC/D4R:FE President and Director: Anastasios (Tom) Drivas Chief Financial Officer: Errol Farr Vice President, Exploration, Geologist and Director: Thomas Skimming Romios Gold...

Mining Explorers 2009: Kaminak Gold Corporation 11/01/2009
KAM: TSX-V President and CEO: Rob Carpenter Chairman: John Robins Chief Geologist: Craig S. Finnigan Kaminak Gold Corp., formed in 2005 in British Columbia, is a prospect generator recently focused...

Mining Explorers 2009: B.C. explorers recover slowly 11/01/2009
Gold prices and federal funding for power line give boost to northern miners
Most of the mining companies looking for minerals in northern British Columbia ushered in 2009 with high hopes and little else. "It's a perfect storm. The credit crunch in the world financial system...

Mining Explorers 2009: NovaGold: Focused on production 11/01/2009
Gold explorer sheds early-stage projects and focuses on mining its three key assets
The arrival of 2009 was a milestone for NovaGold Resources Inc. Emerging from a tumultuous 2008, the Vancouver, B.C.-based explorer raised badly needed capital and positioned itself to move its three...

Mining News: Utility seeks power conservation in BC 05/31/2009
BC Hydro, university team to launch new research project aimed at discovering more energy efficiencies in the province's mines
BC Hydro Power Smart and the University of British Columbia are collaborating on a new research initiative that will explore energy conservation in the mining and minerals industry. As the founding sp...

Mining News: NovaGold repositions itself for growth 05/31/2009
With its financial troubles in the past, the junior wants to move forward with permitting Donlin Creek, seeking new opportunities
NovaGold Resources Inc. not only survived 2008 – a year marked by skyrocketing development costs, an unstable financial market as well as environmental and mechanical setbacks at its projects – the em...

Mining News: Mineral Roundup in northern B.C. 02/22/2009
Producing mines Thompson Creek Metals Co. operates the Endako Mine, a molybdenum producer for more than 40 years. Located near Fraser Lake in northern British Columbia, Endako includes three open pit...

Mining News: New York investor grabs stake in NovaGold 01/25/2009
Explorer will use investment capital to pay off bridge loan, move Donlin Creek to permitting and resolve Rock Creek water issues
NovaGold Resources Inc. is beginning 2009 with an infusion of cash. In two separate deals, the Vancouver B.C.-based miner sold enough of its equity to raise $75 million, funds it will use to pay debt...

Mining News: Gold bucks trend by holding its own 01/25/2009
Global financial turmoil fails to tank production, investment in precious metal around the world even as costs continue to rise
Despite the strong price and increasing investment surge for gold, Gold Fields Mineral Services reported in it's Gold Survey 2008 summary that global gold mine production dropped 4 percent in 2008 to...

Mining News: NovaGold CEO warns of the risks of a zero-risk society 11/30/2008
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, president and CEO of NovaGold Resources Inc., said problems facing global markets today as well as his struggling company are the result of society's desire for zero risks. "Tod...

Mining News: NovaGold hits funding snag, halts mining 11/30/2008
Projected cash flow from Rock Creek operation dries up; aggressive miner scrambles to salvage interest in Donlin, Galore projects
Reeling from regulatory and operating problems at the Rock Creek Mine 12 kilometers, or 8 miles, from Nome and effects of the recent credit drought, NovaGold Resources Inc. Nov. 24 said it has suspend...

Mining News: Women geologists have arrived in Yukon 10/26/2008
More females breaking into the male-dominated mining profession reflects ongoing shortages of skilled workers among other factors
The face of the geology profession is changing and no where is the trend more evident than in the Yukon Territory, where a mini-boom in exploration brought scores of women rock hounds trooping to mini...

Mining News: Yukoner closes in on exploration dream 10/26/2008
Junior bets that Freegold Mountain Project could yield the next big precious metal discovery in Canada's portion of Tintina Gold Belt
FREEGOLD MOUNTAIN, Yukon Territory - Bill Harris, chief executive and chief operating officer of Northern Freegold Resources Ltd., is pursuing an exploration adventure of a lifetime, literally. Harris...

Mining News: New power line may carry Alaska power 10/26/2008
Conduit could generate billions in capital investment for northwest region mines, economy and transmit electricity to Lower 48
The Northwest Transmission Line along Highway 37 is once again on the front burner in British Columbia, and development of the 517-kilometer-long, or 321-mile-long, power line could provide easier acc...

Mining News: Rock Creek reports smooth startup 10/26/2008
New mine reports first gold pour Oct. 1; sale of NovaGreenPower contributes to record third-quarter earnings for junior miner
NovaGold Resources Inc. reports that the startup of its first mining operation at Rock Creek near Nome is going smoothly. Production levels at Rock Creek have been higher than the company anticipated...

Mining News: Is the Nova brightening or fading? 09/28/2008
After selling non-core assets, NovaGold explores "strategic alternatives" to advance Galore and Donlin; Rock Creek begins production
NovaGold Resources Inc. experienced more than a 30 percent drop in stock value when the Vancouver B.C.-based junior reported it is selling more than 485,000 acres of its non-core mining assets in Alas...

Mining News: Rule violations slow Rock Creek startup 07/27/2008
NovaGold reports second-quarter financial results; outlines changes in plan to bring small gold mine near Nome into production
NovaGold Resources Inc. July 11 posted its second-quarter financial results and admitted that the company has encountered significant problems getting Rock Creek, its most advanced gold mining pro...

Mining News: Junior chases Pebble-like deposit 07/27/2008
Western Copper envisions developing Casino Project as large open-pit copper-gold-molybdenum mine with 30 years of production
CARMACKS - Western Copper Corporation said its Casino copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in central Yukon Territory has the potential to be developed economically as a sizable open-pit mine. The porp...

Mining News: Donlin Creek destined to become behemoth 06/29/2008
NovaGold, Barrick Gold to study, sanction by spring 2009 developing one of world's largest gold mines in Alaska's Kuskokwim region
After six years of hard work, NovaGold Resources Inc. is moving closer to its goal of developing a world-class gold mine in the hills above the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Basin of southwestern Alaska. The...

MINING NEWS: Study endorses power line proposal 05/25/2008
Findings show project could stimulate mining investment, job creation and economic activity in northwestern region of province
Building a power line into northern British Columbia could attract C$3.5 billion in mining investment to the area, according to preliminary findings of an independent study. The Northwest Power Line C...

MINING NEWS: NovaGold focuses on Alaska properties 04/27/2008
2008 strategy targets commercial gold production at Rock Creek, exploration and problem-solving at Donlin Creek, Ambler properties
Vancouver-based NovaGold Resources Inc. April 14 assured investors that it has a "clearly defined strategy" to rebuild shareholder value from the setbacks suffered in the market last fall when the com...

MINING NEWS: Teck Cominco delivers despite setbacks 03/30/2008
Higher lead prices, diverse assets buoy Canadian producer amid reverses at Red Dog, Highland Valley, Jericho and Galore Creek
Hammered by several significant reverses in the fourth quarter of 2007, Teck Cominco Ltd. managed to still turn a substantial profit and deliver $1.6 billion in full-year earnings. Earnings plummeted...