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may move to upgrade the mine feasibility
study released in January 2013. It is worth
noting that Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.
[OR-TSX, NYSE] controls a 2.75% NSR
royalty on future gold and copper produc-
tion from Casino.
Golden Predator Mining Corp. [GPY-
TSXV] is a well-funded gold exploration
company with a focus on the Three Aces
Project located northeast of Watson Lake.
The company is currently benefitting from
construction of infrastructure – includ-
ing a bridge over the Little Hyland River,
which allowed it to expand exploration
on a number of high-grade gold zones
via a fully-funded 40,000-metre drill pro-
gram that will continue throughout 2017.
There is no doubting that Golden Predator
Executive Chairman, Bill Sheriff, has a
gift for attracting attention to his projects.
When asked recently why he wouldn't be
attending a recent mining conference in
Dawson City, Sheriff said, "It's because I
am finding so much gold here." However,
analysts are watching to see if he can find
enough of the yellow metal to attract the
interest of one of the major gold produc-
ers that are currently active in the Yukon.
Golden Predator recently sold four White
God District properties to Taku Gold
Corp. [TAK-CSE].
Eureka Resources Inc.'s [EUK-TSXV]
Yukon assets include the Luxor Project,
which lies within the Dawson Range Gold
Belt in west-central Yukon, and includes
the Sheba, Ophir and Hav properties.
Styles of mineralization there include por-
phyry deposits, mineralized breccias and
lode and stock work veins. The Tak prop-
erty is located 9 km northeast of the Coffee
Creek airstrip, which is used for access to
Goldcorp's Coffee Project. The property
covers 1,722 hectares and extends north-
east of Ballarat Creek, 4.7 km north of the
Yukon River. Both Luxor and Tak are early
stage exploration projects.
Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. [PEX-
TSXV] has a long track record in the Yukon,
where it is currently focused on early stage
gold and base metal projects. Its property
portfolio includes the Fyre Lake Project,
which hosts copper-cobalt-gold volcano-