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When the dust settles
Alaska's mining industry captured the attention, not only of Alaskans but also the country during the past year when a controversy over the proposed Pebble Project in Southwest Alaska bubbled to... — Updated 2/1/2018
Exploration season shifts into high gear
The last month has seen a massive transition in Alaska from planning to execution, from getting ready to go to the field to boots on the outcrop and drills in the ground. Each year the hustle and... — Updated 6/26/2011
Alaska copper exploration makes comeback
As termination dust falls across most of Alaska, the curtain has come down for the bulk of the exploration projects around the state; however, mine development programs as well as mine-site... — Updated 10/31/2010
Kensington joins ranks of big producers
Two seminal events related to the Alaska mining industry occurred in the past month. First, in late June, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. reported the commencement of production at it Kensington gold... — Updated 7/25/2010
Summertime, and the miners are busy
As the long-awaited summer solstice comes and goes, Alaska's mining industry is deep in the midst of its summer exploration, development and production programs. Mineral exploration programs are... — Updated 6/27/2010
Gold demand could shake world markets
As Alaska's mining industry moves into the frenetic summer exploration and development season, the rest of the world is being buffeted by wild financial and commodity "mood swings" that are... — Updated 4/25/2010
Terrane wreck lures explorers to Alaska
Geologically, Alaska is a terrane wreck, with multiple tectonic plates dumping their mineral payloads over the landscape. Geologists are still sifting through the wreckage in many places across the... — Updated 2/28/2010
Optimism surges among Alaska miners
Metals markets continue to climb out of the basement as the world demand for metals resumes its upward trend. Fueled by this growing demand, numerous Alaska precious, base and rare metal projects re... — Updated 11/22/2009
Mining Explorers 2009: Goldrich hopes to live up to name
Exploration in 2009 at Goldrich Mining Co.'s Chandalar property in northern Alaska could pay golden dividends. Utilizing a gravity gold recovery plant of its own design and fabrication, the... — Updated 11/1/2009
Trial run at Chandalar ruled success
Goldrich Mining Co. completed a brief pilot program during the final weeks of the short Arctic placer mining season at Little Squaw Creek on the miner's 14,993-acre Chandalar property located in... — Updated 10/25/2009
Recession walloped exploration spending
As the active exploration season winds down in Alaska, both good news and bad is afoot and both sets of news turn out to be the same data. Double speak you say? Read on and judge for yourself.... — Updated 10/25/2009
Minerals gain momentum as season wanes
Although Alaska's summer field season is quickly coming to an end, the mineral industry continues to gain momentum thanks to rapidly increasing metals prices, fueled in part by growing industrial de... — Updated 9/27/2009
Alaska explorers hit potential pay dirt
They say when it rains, it pours, and that is just what is happening with news from field programs all over Alaska. Results from summer 2009 programs are pouring in from the Brooks Range to Prince... — Updated 8/30/2009
Miners miss out on ample opportunities
I have been reading the tea leaves and think there is an extremely important sequence of events unfolding that represents a golden opportunity for Alaska. Please bear with me as I try to wade... — Updated 6/28/2009
Alaska mining project roundup
Alaska saw robust mining activity in 2008 across the full spectrum of the industry, from small placer operations to major producers, and from exploration programs to advanced development projects. Here is a look at companies reporting significant... — Updated 1/25/2009
Active placer mining operations in Alaska
Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. has recovered 26,879 ounces of placer gold from channel and bench deposits in the Nolan Valley through 2007. The largest nugget recovered from the property, located about 280 miles north of Fairbanks, weighed 41.35 ounces... — Updated 10/26/2008
Little Squaw shareholders adopt new name
After decades of doggedly chasing the legendary allure of the gold-rich Chandalar District northern Alaska, Little Squaw Gold Mining Co. is showing signs of closing in on its recent goals. The Spokane, Wash.-based junior changed its name in May to... — Updated 5/25/2008
Columnist offers apologies for lengthy discourse; no quick fix possible with 'sack full' of news
Let me extend my apologies to all those looking for a quick summary of the Alaska mining industry this month. There is nothing "quick" about the tome you are about to read, but don't blame the... — Updated 3/30/2008
Prepare for 'wild and woolly' 2008
For any of you who have experienced that odd quiet before a big storm hits, I'd suggest you grab Toto and head for the root cellar because the "quiet" is about to end and the perfect storm is about to begin! I say this because the mining industry... — Updated 1/27/2008
Search for lode continues at Little Squaw; report 7.5 million cubic yards of gold bearing gravel
Little Squaw Mining Co. reported encouraging assay results from 68 of 99 holes drilled this year at Little Squaw Creek in the Chandalar Mining District, about 190 miles north of Fairbanks. The... — Updated 12/30/2007
December activity in Alaska leaves little time to catch breath; outstanding results will blur transition to New Year
In days gone by the Alaska mining industry thought of December as a time of decreased activity and a chance to catch your breath before the New Year started. Well, in case you have not noticed,... — Updated 12/30/2007
Most exciting industry developments in a decade highlight '07 Alaska Miners Convention
For those of you who could not attend the Alaska Miners Association convention in Anchorage in early November, you missed what I understand was a record attendance and presentations on some of the... — Updated 11/25/2007
Mining News Summary: Noses to the ground as summer exploration season hits full swing
Alaska's summer exploration season is in full swing with strong budgets on a number of projects around the state. Alaska's mines also weighed in with strong quarterly results as metal prices remain... — Updated 5/27/2007
Alaska mining news summary: Three new companies come to Alaska; exploration planned on two old producers
The exploration season has started but not before a bevy of new corporate competitors have entered the Alaska mineral scene and not before a number of past producing mines have been dragged into... — Updated 4/29/2007
Alaska mining news summary: Tight personnel, equipment market in busy mining industry
Okay, the lull is over. It lasted about 25, maybe 30 minutes, after I wrote those prophetic but ill-considered words in late January! Shortly after that point I was in Vancouver for the annual Cordilleran Roundup mining conference, an annual... — Updated 2/25/2007
