North of 60 Mining News has appointed a new management team led by contractor Rose Ragsdale and Shane Lasley. The changes follow the departure of former Editor-in-Chief Sarah Hurst. Veteran journalist Rose Ragsdale has been appointed contract... — Updated 10/28/2007

U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, spoke out at a congressional hearing Oct. 18 on issues facing the state under the Clean Water Act. The hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which Young chairs, examined the suc... — Updated 10/28/2007

Steve Borell, longtime executive director of the Alaska Miners Association, sat down to discuss the state of the industry recently. Borell expressed optimism and excitement about the industry's future in Alaska. But he raised several red flags... — Updated 10/28/2007 Full story

The Canadian government has undertaken a $150 million initiative to streamline Canada's regulatory system tha will protect the environment and improve the competitiveness of Canada's resource industries. By creating a new Major Projects Management... — Updated 10/28/2007

If Newmont Mining Corp., the world's second largest gold producer, succeeds in its $1.52 billion takeover of Vancouver, B.C.-based Miramar Mining Corp., the major will gain control of one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in North America.... — Updated 10/28/2007

Tom Henderson has been promoted to general manager for Coeur Alaska as the operator of the Kensington Gold Mine moves toward production, parent company Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. said Oct. 18. Henderson, who has served as mine manager for... — Updated 10/28/2007

Two of Canada's westernmost governments are moving forward with power transmission projects aimed at bringing lower cost energy and jobs to rural residents while spurring mine development in remote areas. British Columbia and Yukon Territory... — Updated 10/28/2007 Full story

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water said it submitted a revised application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Oct. 15 for authority to permit wastewater discharges in Alaska in lieu of EPA's Seattle-based... — Updated 10/28/2007

Average base salaries paid to mining site workers in Canada climbed 3.8 percent since 2006, according to findings of an independent annual survey. In addition, 80 percent of the staffers were eligible for short-term cash incentives this year,... — Updated 10/28/2007

Vancouver, B.C.-based NovaGold Resources is progressing rapidly with its Rock Creek and Galore Creek projects - and it looks like the company might get some support from an unexpected quarter. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing Sept.... — Updated 10/28/2007 Full story

Gold Crest Mines Inc., a Spokane, Wash.-based junior gold exploration company, reported promising results Oct. 8 from its 2007 exploration drilling campaign at the Kisa Project in the Kuskokwim Mineral Belt of southwest Alaska. Organized a little... — Updated 10/28/2007

A rich piece of Alaska's gold mining history is sitting in a dump in Tok after being demolished because the Bureau of Land Management deemed it dangerous. The Jack Wade Dredge at Mile 86 of the Taylor Highway was dismantled last month. The... — Updated 10/28/2007

Redcorp Ventures Ltd. and subsidiary Redfern Resources Ltd., said they received approval from the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office for proposed design and infrastructure changes to the original mine plan of Tulsequah Chief Mine Deve... — Updated 10/28/2007 Full story

A Canadian federal court slapped Imperial Metals Corp. in September with a significant regulatory setback in its bid to develop the copper-and gold-rich Red Chris project in northwest British Columbia. But the results of its 2007 drilling program... — Updated 10/28/2007 Full story

Federal regulators withdrew approval in late September for a permit that would allow the release of treated wastewater from Alaska's largest mine into waterways near the village of Kivalina, a Northwest Alaska village located 66 miles downstream... — Updated 10/28/2007 Full story