# Gold Exploration Advances in Lapland

- Place: Sodankylä, Finland (67.17, 26.1)
- Published: 2026-11-08T15:54:57.403Z · expires 2026-11-15T15:54:57.403Z
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Gold-bearing drill holes now extend over 2.5 kilometers at FireFox Gold's Finland project, per stocktitan.net.

The expansion marks a significant development in the company's mining efforts in Northern Lapland.

Sodankylä remains a remote outpost with high cirrus clouds overhead and near-freezing temperatures.

## Sources

- [Gold-bearing drill holes now extend over 2.5 kilometers at FireFox Gold's Finland project.](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/FFOXF/fire-fox-gold-drills-6-15m-at-4-10-g-t-gold-at-gabbro-target-further-fgul20obpd0j.html) · stocktitan.net · 2026-11-05

## Open data shown on the globe

- Gold in the ground near here · USGS mineral deposit databases (public domain) · mine areas: Maus et al. 2022, global mining polygons (CC BY-SA 4.0): 7 known gold deposits within 800 km; by metal: rare earths 18 · zinc 13 · lead 10 · nickel 8; mine land within 800 km: about 669 km² · check: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/major-deposits/