Mining

The proposed mine, known as Johnson Tract, is on land owned by the Native corporation CIRI. The public can comment on two easements that would allow a mining company to access the landlocked site within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

If it’s built, the Donlin Gold mine project on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta would be one of the largest open-pit gold mines in the world, powered by a gas pipeline that would stretch hundreds of miles across the state to Cook Inlet.

The goal of the project is to restore the creek, after historic mining reshaped it and damaged the habitat. An earlier phase was completed in 2007, and the section phase is underway now.

The prospective Johnson Tract mine is still in early stages. But the project, on Native corporation-owned land inside Lake Clark National Park, has drawn concerns from environmental groups and nearby business owners.

Hydraulic mining during Hope’s gold rush brought the town riches and residents.But local marine life was not so fortunate. Mining activity fundamentally…

Supporters and opponents of Pebble Mine are awaiting the release of the Army Corps of Engineer’s final environmental impact statement, due out later this…

Update on mining projects in the Alaska with Deantha Crockett, executive director of the Alaska Mining Association.