Energy & Mining

Oct 16 2018
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Q&A: ConocoPhillips Alaska president discusses his prediction for a “North Slope Renaissance”

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, North Slope, Uncategorized

In a presentation to an Anchorage business group on Monday, Marushack said Conoco’s projects are part of a new wave of oil production in Alaska, something he called a “North Slope Renaissance.”

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Oct 09 2018
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Donlin runway and camp site in summer 2014. (Photo by Dean Swope/KYUK)

The Donlin gold mine needs to move a mountain. How close is it to making that happen?

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Community, Economy, Energy & Mining, Western

There isn’t much at the proposed mine site right now: just a long airstrip, with clusters of sturdy buildings in the middle of green mountains close to the Middle Kuskokwim River. But if completed, the Donlin gold mine would be one of the biggest in the world.

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Oct 02 2018
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The Red Dog Mine in 2010. (Photo by Alaska Public Media)

Red Dog Mine, in hunt for more ore, proposes new road

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, Environment, Northwest

One of Alaska’s largest mines is moving toward a significant expansion, applying for state and federal permits to build a 10-mile road to a pair of new prospects in a remote part of Northwest Alaska.

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