Mining

APOC drops some charges in clean-water ballot fight

Election regulators this week dismissed all charges against an Anchorage political consultant and two others accused of violating state law when they raised money for last year's proposal to tighten state mining law. But the heart of the case has not yet been resolved.

Thursday's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices

North Slope oil: $75.46, down $2.12

Mine defenders call for boycott of restaurants

The fight is on between backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world's most productive wild salmon streams and 13 Seattle restaurants.

Chefs serve salmon with message as a side dish

Seattle diners who order the salmon will get their meal with a message this week. Chefs at more than a dozen restaurants are serving fish dishes that come with a a warning that the creature's future could be threatened by a giant gold and copper mine proposed for Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska.

Alaska gold production highest since 1916's rush

Miners are digging gold out of the ground in Alaska at a faster clip than they have in almost a century. Last year's gold production tipped the scales at 800,000 ounces.

Students take class in mining

Mining built Juneau, and with the Kensington mine's imminent opening, mining will play a bigger role in the future as well.

ATCO opens Alaska office

ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. has opened a branch office in Anchorage.

APOC rejects settlement of alleged campaign law violations

The Alaska Public Offices Commission on Thursday rejected a proposed $35,000 settlement of alleged campaign law violations during last year's ballot fight over mining rules.

Red Dog poised to dig for another two decades

Federal environmental regulators have signaled they will issue a permit to the state's largest mine, the Red Dog zinc and lead mine, one needed to keep it operating for another 20 years.

EPA study on Red Dog

Class ring makers join boycott against Pebble Mine

The growing list of jewelers vowing to boycott gold from the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska now includes major manufacturers of class rings.

Pebble players may face APOC penalties for proposition fight

Both sides in last year's ballot box ruckus over mining -- the most expensive election battle waged in Alaska history -- may have to pay state regulators major penalties for campaign law violations.

Blog: The Pebble Blog

New Yakutat gold claims raise concern for rivers

A Web site devoted to Yakutat claims the Southeast Alaska village is "more than just fishing." But fishing remains important enough that concern greeted an out-of-state company's announcement that it has staked more than 500 new mining claims that could yield billions of dollars of gold.

Contaminated mine site gets EPA attention

An old mine near where clams and mussels are contaminated with arsenic and heavy metals is being proposed for priority cleanup as a federal Superfund site.

An old Southeast mine near where clams and mussels are contaminated with arsenic and heavy metals is being proposed for priority cleanup as a federal Superfund site.

Pebble Mine budget increased $10 million for work this year

The budget for developing a large mine near some of the world's most productive wild salmon streams has been increased by $10 million to prepare the Pebble Mine for the government permit process, the mining company behind the proposed project said Wednesday.

Opponents petition Pebble Mine executives to abandon the project

Opponents of the proposed Pebble mine representing eight Native village corporations sent a letter to a global mining executive Tuesday asking her to abandon the Pebble project.

Red Dog Mine operator to pay $120,000 penalty to EPA

Teck Alaska Inc., operator of the Red Dog zinc and lead mine near Kotzebue, has agreed to pay a $120,000 penalty to the federal government to resolve permit violations and unpermitted discharges.

More mining coverage

Gold company plans to resume its exploration on Prince of Wales

The CBR Gold Corp. said gold exploration will resume early next month at the Niblack project on Prince of Wales Island.

Groups seek mining ban across Bristol Bay watershed

A coalition of sportsmen groups, businesses and conservation groups is petitioning the Obama administration to block mining on federal land in the Bristol Bay watershed, home to some of the world's most productive salmon streams.

PDF: Letter to Secretary Salazar

Wednesday's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices

North Slope oil: $71.83, down $0.12

Coeur awards contract for tailings facility

Coeur Alaska has awarded a construction contract for a tailings facility at the Kensington Mine 45 miles north of Juneau.