Articles from the July 29, 2007 edition
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Kutcho Creek strides toward first ore
Kutcho Creek is another copper-zinc project in the mineral-dense region of northern British Columbia that is rapidly headed toward development. Among the numerous mines and mining development projects in the area are NovaGold's Galore Creek and... — Updated 1/10/2018
Alaskans won't get vote on mining ban
Alaska's Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell has denied an application for a statewide ballot initiative submitted by three Bristol Bay residents who are concerned about the possible development of the Pebble project. Parnell followed the advice of the Departmen... — Updated 7/29/2007
Agencies approve Fort Knox heap leach
Alaska's Department of Natural Resources issued permits July 3 for Fort Knox gold mine's heap leach project, which will have a total capacity for leaching 161 million tons of ore. The heap leach facility will be in the Walter Creek drainage on... — Updated 7/29/2007
NWT uranium exploration plan rejected
The mining industry is concerned about its future in Canada's Northwest Territories in the wake of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board's decision in May to recommend against a uranium exploration project that was proposed by Mano... — Updated 7/29/2007
Too soon to decide on Donlin, judge rules
A U.S. District Court judge in Anchorage has dismissed NovaGold's lawsuit against Barrick Gold over the Donlin Creek project where the two companies are joint venture partners. Vancouver-based NovaGold had asserted that Toronto-based Barrick, the... — Updated 7/29/2007
Rock Creek sees fatalities; costs rise
Two iron workers died during construction of NovaGold's Rock Creek mine near Nome July 19. Craig Bagley, 27, from Anchorage and Tyler Kahle, 19, from Wisconsin, both worked for Anchorage-based contractor Alaska Mechanical. They were attaching... — Updated 7/29/2007
Kensington shutdown would be costly
Coeur Alaska has spent more than $206 million on the development and construction of Kensington gold mine near Juneau, but the economic benefits of the project could soon disappear if the mine doesn't commence operations, a report by the McDowell G... — Updated 7/29/2007
B.C. project seeks solutions in Alaska
Redfern Resources Ltd., developer of the Tulsequah Chief Project in northwestern British Columbia, is advancing an ingenious and economical way to access the remote mine site. But the idea to build a year-round transportation system that would use... — Updated 7/29/2007
Rail link would transport Yukon iron ore
Proponents of an Alaska-Canada rail link are thinking big. In a phase 1 feasibility study commissioned by the State of Alaska and the Yukon government and published in June, they estimate that the project would generate 3,000 direct jobs in... — Updated 7/29/2007
Skagway Ore Terminal takes first ore deliveries since 1997
The newly rehabilitated Skagway Ore Terminal took delivery July 17 of its first ore concentrate shipments since early 1997. Sherwood Copper Corp. produced the concentrate at the Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon Territory and hauled it to the... — Updated 7/29/2007
Drilling deep, costs high at Pebble
At the site of Alaska's most controversial mining project, Pebble, near-tranquility reigns. Out on the mossy tundra, surrounded by deep blue lakes and streams, mountains and sky, the drone from the drill rigs and the buzzing of helicopters are the... — Updated 7/29/2007
High summer busy time for deals, as well as exploration, development activity
It is high summer in Alaska and the wheeling and dealing are nearly as frenetic as the exploration, development and production going on all around the state. New deals continue to be cut on old and... — Updated 7/29/2007
Coal petition lacks merit, DNR rules
Alaska's commissioner for the Department of Natural Resources, Tom Irwin, has rejected a petition to designate the Chuitna River watershed as unsuitable for coal mining. The petition was filed by non-profit law firm Trustees for Alaska on behalf... — Updated 7/29/2007
