Anchorage Daily News

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.

Old mine recommended for Superfund cleanup list

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.

Once again, gold miners rush into the Klondike

In a modern replay of the Klondike Gold Rush, dozens of mining companies have recently staked thousands of fresh claims in an area that once teemed with old-time panners and prospectors moiling for gold.

Reports: Beluga coal mine would hurt streams

Salmon streams near a proposed coal mine on the west side of Cook Inlet would never fully recover from damage if the mine was developed as designed, according to reports commissioned by an environmental law firm.

Kensington Mine gets OK from Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday allowed Coeur Alaska to put its rock waste in Lower Slate Lake at the Kensington gold mine north of Juneau.

Mine company optimistic about Livengood prospect

Test results from a gold mining prospect near Livengood continue to be promising, according to the head of the company exploring the site.

Today's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices

Today's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices