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THE YUKON MINT KASKA GOLD COINIt's not often we get an opportunity to discuss an article in the Mining Journal. Here's an item about a gold coin from the Yukon Mint. Dick Hanscom was the first to report this story (the
CBC News article). -Editor
 Chief owner and chairman of McEwen Mining, Rob McEwen, has purchased the first one-ounce gold coin minted by project developer Golden Predator Mining’s (TSXV: GPY) subsidiary, Yukon Mint. McEwen is one of GPY's largest shareholders and the purchase reflected the first gold coin produced in the Territory. The .9999 purity 2018 Kaska ‘Keda' (Dene for ‘Moose') gold coin depicts the winning artwork of Kaska Nation artist Miranda Lane, on both a series of 180 one-ounce and 140 half-ounce coins, which will be available for sale in limited edition, starting on Canada's National Aboriginal Day, to be observed on June 21. A percentage of the net profits from the sale of the coins will be shared with the Kaska Nation. Golden Predator says the Yukon Mint gold coins will be part of a limited yearly series of First Nation art on the obverse side of the coin, selected through design contests, and combined with the iconic image of Klondike Gold Rush stampeders on the reverse. Each coin has been engraved with a security feature to ensure its authenticity. Golden Predator says gold produced from its flagship 3 Aces project bulk sample of 2016 is incorporated into the coins. The bulk sample material comprising 776 metric tonnes of ore was processed at the company's test facility using water and gravity only, without the use of chemicals, and produced 953.4oz of gold, with 199oz of gold remaining in the tails. To read the complete article, see: To read the CBC news article, see: It's not pocket change — it's a pure Yukon gold coin (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-gold-coin-golden-predator-1.4695156) So who is the coin designer whose "ML" initials appear on the obverse? Here's some background from the Yukon Mint web site. -Editor
The Yukon Mint™ is focused on creating gold coins that will be Yukon in almost every aspect, from raw material to design. The Yukon Mint™ launched its inaugural coin design contest, My Kaska Nation, to create its first Yukon gold coin. The coin design contest was open to all Kaska citizens. Ms. Miranda Lane and her original design, True North Moose (Keda), were selected as the winning artist and design. The Yukon Mint™ worked with Ms. Lane to transform her design work into a two-sided 3-dimensional coin. The final design was revealed on May 30, 2018. The Yukon Mint™ works in partnership with First Nation and other governments, corporations and organizations to ensure local communities benefit from Yukon mining and exploration projects. The Yukon Mint™ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Golden Predator Mining Corp. and the gold coins will be created using gold from the 3 Aces Project in southeast Yukon. For more information, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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