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Yukon First Nations Do Business with the Mining Sector

By: Government of Yukon
Published:Jan 25, 2010

You’d be hard-pressed to find a new mining development in Yukon that doesn’t involve First Nations, in one way or another. Most of them have settled land claim and self government agreements and have established development corporations ready to set up partnerships and agreements with companies developing Yukon’s mineral resources. Some First Nations have already developed strategic economic development plans and others are still in the works.

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Riding tall in the Golden Saddle

By: Tanya Laing Gahr - Mining & Exploration
Published:Dec 1, 2009

Shawn Ryan's discovery of a rich vein near Dawson City may spur another Yukon gold rush.

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Buying Into Yukon Gold Culture

By: Joni Krats - Mining & Exploration
Published:Dec 1, 2009

Victoria Gold Corp. acquired Eagle Gold Project and joined a long history.

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Catch A Tiger By The Tail

By: Tanya Laing Gahr - Mining & Exploration
Published:Dec 1, 2009

The Mozart-themed targets at Northern Tiger's Sonora Gulch property show enough potential to have investors humming along in time with the music.

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Fly Boys Of The North

By: Glynis Fediuk - Mining & Exploration
Published:Dec 1, 2009

Air travel is an efficient means of transporting exploration crews to sites throughout the Yukon, says the president of Alkan Air.

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Making The List

By: Tanya Laing Gahr - Mining & Exploration
Published:Dec 1, 2009

Northern Freegold's mineralisation and accessibility is getting attention.

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Open For Business

By: Tanya Laing Gahr - Mining & Exploration
Published:Dec 1, 2009

The Yukon is setting the standard for welcoming mining and exploration.

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Raise A Pint To Brewery Creek

By: Tanya Laing Gahr - Mining & Exploration
Published:Dec 1, 2009

A once and future producing gold mine in the Yukon is making every hour happy hour for Golden Predator.

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Recognizing The Value

By: Glynis Fediuk - Mining & Exploration
Published:Dec 1, 2009

The Casino Project is setting up to change the face of Yukon mining.

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Junior seeks gold in cash-tight year

By: Shane Lasley, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Sep 27, 2009

Sonora Gulch - Scattered along Dawson Range, Northern Tiger Resources Inc.'s nine gold and copper projects are located in one of the Yukon Territory's more affluent mineralized neighborhoods.

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Step-out drilling expands Golden Saddle

By: Rose Ragsdale, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Sep 27, 2009

The hunt for gold launched by Underworld Resources Inc. more than a year ago in Yukon Territory’s Dawson Mining District is yielding more encouraging results for the junior at its White Gold Project.

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Mining and Reclamation – Working Together, Profitably

By: Government of Yukon
Published:Sep 24, 2009

Along with the changes in attitude and understanding, mining methods and regulations have undergone a great shift in Yukon in the past twenty years. Reclamation is now a key part of every mining operation, both old and new. Alexco saw opportunity in this new era of environmentally-responsible mining. It took the unique approach of combining environmental care and maintenance, mine cleanup, and mineral exploration and development in its corporate model.

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Underworld Turns its Attention to the Top of the World

By: Government of Yukon
Published:Sep 15, 2009

When Underworld Resources was formed in 2007, it never meant to be working in Yukon. It was originally formed to carry out mineral exploration in New Zealand, Australia and South America.

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Exploration & Mining in the Yukon

By: Brian O'Hara, Resource World
Published:Sep 15, 2009

Yukon exploration and mining development is strong and my be the one of the few regions that shows an increase for expenditures for 2009.

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Explorer hunts for Bonanza mother lode

By: Shane Lasley, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Aug 30, 2009

Dawson City, Yukon territory - Modern-day prospector Shawn Ryan is hot on the trail of what he believes could be the monster lode source of the 6 million ounces of placer gold recovered from historic Bonanza Creek of Klondike Gold Rush fame.

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Junior Accelerates Work at Eagle Gold

By: Rose Ragsdale, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Jul 26, 2009

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.

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Major Mines Moves Closer to Production

By: News Release, Government of Yukon
Published:Apr 14, 2009

A major mining initiative in the southeast Yukon recently moved one step closer to starting production.

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Copper in the Yukon - Mine of the Month

By: Brian O'Hara, Mining Magazine
Published:Nov 1, 2008

Sherwood Copper's Minto mine is a showcase for the Yukon mining and exploration industry.

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Discovering Yukon's Underworld

By: The Northern Miner
Published:Oct 27, 2008

Junior hitting gold in Tintina Belt.

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Women Geologists Have Arrived in Yukon

By: Rose Ragsdale, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Oct 26, 2008

More females breaking into the male-dominated mining profession reflects ongoing shortages of skilled workers among other factors.

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Yukon Closes in on Exploration Dream

By: Rose Ragsdale, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Oct 26, 2008

Junior bets that Freegold Mountain Project could yield the next big precious metal discovery in Canada's portion of Tintina Gold Belt.

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Selwyn Project Poised to Meet Surge in Zinc Demand to Arise From Supply Shortfall

By: Rose Ragsdale, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Sep 28, 2008

Though zinc prices are currently depressed, prospects for a long-term shortfall in zinc supply beginning in 2010 continue to strengthen. Expecting this shortfall, Selwyn’s managers are considering various options for advancing development and production of the Selwyn Project, including initially mining high-grade areas of the property.

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What Lies Beneath?

By: Jody Mendenhall, Mining & Exploration Magazine
Published:Sep 21, 2008

The Freegold Mountain Project, located within the Dawson range portion of the Tintina gold belt, is showing promising results from recent drill holes.

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Worth More Than a Mint(o)

By: Tanya Laing, Mining & Exploration Magazine
Published:Sep 21, 2008

Sherwood Copper credits charges in government policy and regulation for its ability to put the Minto Mine into production in near record time.

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Modern Prospecting Digs Decent Payday

By: Rose Ragsdale, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Aug 31, 2008

Yukon-based Ryanwood Exploration perfects the art of locating and marketing hardrock mineral projects in the Canadian territory.

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Junior Chases Vein Gold in Western Yukon

By: Rose Ragsdale, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Aug 31, 2008

Miners with ties to Full Metal Minerals discovers gold during first drilling season at White Gold and Black Fox Gold properties.

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New Junior Partners With Sherwood to Explore Yukon

By: Rose Ragsdale, Pertoleum News - North of 60 Mining
Published:Aug 31, 2008

Northern Tiger said a priority will be exploration for Minto-style mineralization on its claim groups acquired from Sherwood's subsidiary, Minto Exploration Ltd. The properties encompass targets where previous prospecting revealed copper-gold mineralization similar to that of the Minto copper-gold mine.

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Yukon-Nevada Eyes Ketza Revival

By: Kip Keen, The Northern Miner
Published:Aug 11, 2008

Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T, YNGFF-O) has cut one of its best intercepts to date at its Ketza River property, about 125 km northeast of Whitehorse, Yukon. The market thanked Yukon-Nevada for the news by boosting its share price 10¢ to close at $1.05.

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Yukon Nevada Gold

By: The Northern Miner
Published:Jul 30, 2008

Yukon-Nevada cuts 14.5 metres grading 8.95 grams gold at Ketza Vancouver - Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) cut one of its best intercepts to date at its Ketza River property, about 125 km northeast of Whitehorse, Yukon. The market thanked Yukon-Nevada for the news by boosting its share price 10¢ to close at $1.05.

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