Kemess South production slips
Northgate Exploration (NGXT) reported lower gold production from its Kemess South mine during the first quarter of…
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StrataGold to drill Hyland
A $700,000 drilling program is planned for the “Carlin-type” gold project known as Hyland, 70 km northeast of Watson Lake, Y.T.Owner StrataGold (SGV-V) will perform the drillling, which is to be funde…
Yukon gold, gem exploration heats up
While discoveries of emerald and beryl in the Finlayson Lake area have enjoyed the highest profile, the territory’s last producer was the Brewery Creek gold mine, and gold is still a mainstay of miner…
Northgate advances Hyland
Vancouver — Partners StrataGold (SGV-V) and Northgate Exploration (NXG-T) continue to cut low grade gold mineraliz…
Copper exploration heats up in BC
Vancouver — Reminiscent of the 1970s, copper exploration has once again taken centre-stage in the hunt for metals in British Columbia.Sparking the revival are higher prices and a new discovery made b…
Open-pit eyed at Kemess North
Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) reports that its Kemess North gold-copper project in north-central British Columbia contains a resource of 4 million oz., enough for a mine life of 11 years. According to…
Barrick re-shuffles management deck
The gold companies took centre-stage during the report period ended Sept. 23, as the yellow metal resumed its bull run by lunging forward $12.35, or 3.3%, to US$385.25 per oz., pulling the S&P-TSX Gol…
Northgate sees red in first quarter
Vancouver — Lower production resulting from a high stripping ratio at the Kemess mine in north-central British Columbia contributed to a first-quarter loss for Northgate Exploration (NGX-T).The compa…
Broad market stages rally
Fueled in part by gains in the gold and base metal sectors, the Toronto Stock Exchange rocketed 148.32 points over the April 30-May 6 report to land at 6,693.71.By the period’s end, the gold group had…
Exploration work upgrades Northgate’s Kemess North
Vancouver — In 2002, Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) spent US$3.5 million drilling 42 holes at the Kemess North deposit in the Toodoggone River area of north-central British Columbia. In the process, t…
Kemess sets records
Vancouver — The Kemess South open-pit mine in north-central British Columbia produced a record amount of gold and copper in 2002 — 282,300 oz. and 72.9 million lbs., respectively, for an increase of…
Juniors keep exploration (barely) alive BC
Vancouver — Despite the implementation of one of the most attractive incentive programs in the country, mineral exploration in Canada’s westernmost province failed to ignite in 2002.In 2001, total fi…