North of 60 Mining News - The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

Two judicial rulings have been handed down recently which bode well for the future of mining activities in Alaska. The first concerns the Kensington Mine north of Juneau. In June of 2005, after 17... — Updated 8/27/2006

Alaska's placer mining industry has been almost wiped out by the Clean Water Act. In addition, every surface and subsurface lode mining operation has been forced to go through the dreaded process... — Updated 7/30/2006

We who live in Alaska are unusually fortunate for, among many other things, the fact that so much of the recorded history of the state is still within the recollection of friends and neighbors... — Updated 6/25/2006

If you enjoy reading upbeat news, I draw your attention to an article in the May 2006 issue of Alaska Economic Trends by Susan Erben of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development that... — Updated 5/28/2006

Once again, the Anchorage Daily News has come out with a hand-wringing editorial worrying about the threat of global warming on Alaska. In the meantime, the state Legislature is forming a committee... — Updated 4/23/2006

I was reminded of the famous quotation by Friedrich Nietzsche last week when I had occasion to visit the recently completed Pogo mine near Delta. This impressively huge, modern facility will mine... — Updated 3/26/2006

Capitalism is good; its excesses are to be tolerated. Freedom of expression is good; and its excesses are likewise to be tolerated. When a successful capitalist uses his financial power to express... — Updated 2/26/2006

When I heard that Barrick Gold Corp. had made an unsolicited offer on Oct. 31, 2005, to purchase Placer Dome Inc. my first move was to purchase 100 Barrick shares. Although the acquisition was... — Updated 1/29/2006

I'm certain that I shall go to my grave without ever having unraveled the mystery of why otherwise bright people are so lacking in the most rudimentary vestiges of common sense. An illustration... — Updated 11/27/2005

For those who thought radicals wore their baseball caps with the bills firmly cocked to the right, a leak out of the U.S. House of Representatives Resources Committee proved that the green men and... — Updated 10/30/2005

There has recently been a great deal of talk about how the hard rock mining industry in Alaska "needs to pay its share." One proposal is that this industry should be singled out for the imposition... — Updated 9/25/2005 Full story

In the waning days of his administration, then President Jimmy Carter passed through Anchorage en route to a meeting in Asia. His shocking and draconian use of the Antiquities Act to implement his... — Updated 7/24/2005