NovaGold is staking a lot on the success of the proposed Donlin Gold mine after selling a big asset last year: the Galore Creek project in British Columbia.
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Analysis of four B.C. mines questions tailings dam safety
A coalition of environmental groups claim that four British Columbia mine projects near Southeast Alaska do not follow safety recommendations. Mine companies assert they are using the safest technologies in their tailings facility designs.
Ketchikan considers International Joint Commission involvement on transboundary mines issue
A number of proposed mines close to rivers that flow from British Columbia into Alaska have raised concerns among conservation, fishing industry and Native groups.
B.C. mines get financial boost, one to open soon
Canadian investors are putting millions of new dollars into mining projects near the Southeast Alaska border. Critics say the projects could damage regional fisheries.