Energy & Mining

Jun 23 2019
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Following the purchase of Minto Mine, Yukon ore may be shipped from Skagway once again

By | 2 Alaska, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Government, Local Government, Nation & World, Politics, Southeast, Tourism

The Yukon’s Minto Mine is expected to resume ore production in the near future. That means that Skagway’s ore terminal may begin loading ships with ore after months of inactivity. However, this may complicate the other needs of Skagway’s port.

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Jun 22 2019
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Time for Murkowski to take a stand on Pebble? She says not yet.

By | 2 Alaska, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Food, Government, Oceans, Politics, Southwest, State Government, Subsistence, Wildlife

Opponents of the Pebble Mine are doing all they can to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski on their side. But Murkowski is not ready to make a declaration about the mine, for or against.

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Jun 18 2019
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The RivGen operating in the Kvichak River in 2015.

Village of Igiugig one step closer to replacing diesel electricity with hydrokinetic system

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Science & Tech, Southwest

“One year from now, we’ll know whether the community would like to own this device,” says IVC President AlexAnna Salmon. “If it really is going to prove itself to be an effective option for providing power.”

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Jun 14 2019
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Oxidized rock colors a valley where one of Seabridge Gold's KSM Project's open pit mines will be dug. Canadian officials have opened their final comment period before environmental approval. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska)

US senators urge more oversight from British Columbia in transboundary mining

By | Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Nation & World, Politics, Southeast, State Government

The letter urges British Columbia to do a better job regulating hard rock and coal mines in transboundary watersheds. It was signed by eight U.S. senators from four border states, including Alaska.

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