Yukon Zinc Corporation


Venture board closes out 2005 on a high

Gold’s late-year rally through the US$500-per-oz. level lifted the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange to finish 2005 at a more than 9-year high of 2,236.55, up 45.99 points or 2.1% over the year’s final wee…


Junior market stays jolly into the holidays

Despite a brief dip back below US$500 per oz. in the spot price of gold, the TSX Venture Exchange closed out the pre-Christmas trading session in a festive spirit, gaining 2.2% or 47.84 points to set…


Venture board stays the course

Continued strong precious and base metal prices kept the junior-explorer-dominated TSX Venture Exchange on track over the Dec. 13-19 trading session, notching the index up a nominal 2.35 points to clo…



Volatile session ends well for Venture board

Vancouver — Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange was a roller-coaster ride during the report period Nov. 29-Dec. 5, though the overall trend was up, with the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gainin…


From left: Yukon Zinc President Harlan Meade, Project Geologist Gilles Dessureau, and Vice-President of Mining Richard Goodwin hold some of the first ore to be brought out of the portal at the Wolverine zinc-copper-lead deposit in eastern Yukon.

Yukon Zinc in planning mode at Wolverine

Whitehorse, Yukon — The old saying that “mines are not found, but made” doesn’t always hold true, and can be wishful thinking in cases where deposits have too many flaws for engineers to overcome. Wh…


Yukon rolls out welcome mat for resource developers

Whitehorse, Yukon — Despite a rich mining heritage, 2,700 known mineral occurrences, and 80 deposits with known reserves, there is no longer a single producing mine in the Yukon. That’s a situation t…



Pacifica to shell out $10m for Howards Pass

Vancouver — Pacifica Resources (PAX-V) has signed a letter of intent to earn a 100% interest in the Howards Pass zinc-lead project in the eastern Yukon. The property is currently h…


Yukon Zinc tests Wolverine

Vancouver — With mining equipment on site and a water licence in hand, Yukon Zinc (YZC-V) is ready to test-mine the Wolverine zinc-silver deposit in the Yukon….


Idled mill complex at Tagish Lake's Skukum gold property in southern Yukon.

Yukon exploration heats up

Whitehorse, Y.T. — In an effort to improve its economy, the Yukon government is rolling out the welcome mat as it tries to lure companies back into exploring and mining in the territory. Buoyed by a resurgence in metal prices on the heels of devo…


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