Far North Snapshot: Seven companies active in the Arctic and near-Arctic
With metal prices on the rise, mineral projects and mines in the Far North are once again becoming more attractive, and companies are devoting more funds this year to work…
Far North 2018
White Gold District Yukon’s best hope for gold deposits
Mike Burke has been working as a geologist in the Yukon since 1990. He’s seen a lot of smaller discoveries, but says the territory still hosts company-defining gold deposits. “When…
Osisko Metals on a mission of resource conversion at Pine Point
Just three days after Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM) closed the $34-million acquisition of Pine Point Mining, it announced it had kicked off a 50,000-metre drill program at the historic Pine…
Nighthawk keeps drills turning
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) is drilling 25,000 metres this year at its 899 sq. km Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories. The $11-million exploration program began…
Atac, Barrick prepare to launch drill program at Rackla
Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) has outlined this year’s exploration program for its 1,700 sq. km Rackla gold property in east-central Yukon, and according to the company, it’s the…
Stratabound options Golden Culvert in Yukon
Kim Tyler was manager of project evaluations for North America at a mid-tier mining company in September 2016 when he first came across the Golden Culvert property in the Upper…