North of 60 Mining News

12/10/2025

Agnico Eagle Mines collaborates with Nukik Corp. to advance the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link project, promising clean energy and high-speed internet for Nunavut communities. ⚡📶

Collaborates with Nukik Corp. for nation-building project to connect Nunavut to Canadian power grid, high-speed broadband. Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nukik Corp. to advance commercial negotiations and technical collaboration on the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibr...

12/09/2025

Contango and Dolly Varden are merging to form Contango Silver & Gold Inc., expanding gold and silver production in Alaska and British Columbia's Golden Triangle. 💎⚒️

Synergistic merger will bring together producing and advanced-stage gold-silver exploration assets in Alaska and BC's Golden Triangle. In a deal that will expand a direct shipping ore (DSO) business model that is working well in Alaska into British Columbia's Golden Triangle, Contango Ore Inc. and D...

12/05/2025

USGS director Ned Mamula emphasizes the necessity of domestic mining reforms to reduce dependence on foreign minerals and strengthen U.S. economic security. ⛏️🌍

Author of two critical minerals books, Mamula says US risks an epic economic meltdown without mine permitting, regulatory reform. The United States hosts some of the richest mineral potential on Earth, yet it depends on foreign suppliers – often China and Russia – for more than half of its suppl...

12/05/2025

Rob Retherford shares insights from his decades of experience in Alaska's mineral exploration industry, highlighting opportunities and challenges for future development in the region. 🏞️⛏️

Alaska Earth Sciences co-founder offers a practical roadmap for exploration companies navigating Alaska's mineral opportunities. Few individuals have witnessed and helped to shape Alaska's modern mineral exploration history as much as Rob Retherford, the longtime president of Alaska Earth Sciences.....

12/02/2025

Contango Ore's Johnson Tract project gains FAST-41 permitting approval, streamlining the path for critical minerals production in Alaska. ⛏️🌍

Gold-critical metals project joins Donlin and Graphite Creek as high-profile Alaska mine projects subject to the full suite of benefits. The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Dec. 2 announced that Contango Ore's Johonson Tract gold-silver-zinc-lead project in South...

11/20/2025

The Royal Canadian Mint's latest Opulence Collection highlights fancy yellow diamonds from the Ekati diamond mine, featuring exquisite platinum and gold coins that showcase Canadian craftsmanship and mineral wealth. 💎🇨🇦

Royal Canadian Mint collection sources Northwest Territories gems. Released as the newest entry in its recurring Opulence Collection, the Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled two limited-edition coins featuring rare fancy yellow diamonds sourced from the Ekati diamond mine, presenting a high-end display...

11/14/2025

Canada's strategy to enhance economic resilience is anchored in unlocking the critical mineral wealth of the Golden Triangle, powered by new infrastructure investments like the North Coast Transmission Line. ⚡️🪨

Northern BC, Yukon minerals emerge as key facets of Premier Carney's strategy to transform Canada's economy from reliance to resilience. Unlocking the copper and other critical minerals across British Columbia's Golden Triangle and the Yukon has emerged as a central pillar of Canada's nation-buildin...

11/13/2025

New analyses reveal Graphite Creek as a potential source of rare earth elements essential for high-tech manufacturing, amplifying its value as a critical minerals project. 🌍🔍

Testing reveals five permanent magnet REEs in America's largest graphite deposit. America's largest deposit of graphite could also be an important source of the rare earth elements essential to automotive, defense, and high-tech manufacturing, according to new testing of garnet-rich zones running th...

11/03/2025

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11/03/2025

Alaska's mining industry is poised for growth and innovation as AMA's Deantha Skibinski emphasizes the urgent need for action at the upcoming convention. 🌟⛏️

AMA exec shares how resources, resilience, and responsibility are ushering in a new era for Alaska mining; a big challenge remains. In the latest installment of Critical Conversations, North of 60 Mining News talks with Deantha Skibinski, executive director of the Alaska Miners Association (AMA), wh...