A federal apperals court has lifted its injunction on a permit allowing the Kensington gold mine near Juneau to discharge its rock waste in a nearby lake.
INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS
Usibelli coal reserves greater than thought
Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. has greatly expanded its estimate of reserves at its Healy coal mine land. Usibelli has conducted exploration in the Healy area for more than 30 years but had never identified the coal reserves on leased land.
Exploration continues at Livengood gold site
A mining exploration company intends to spend about $8 million this year studying a gold deposit near Livengood northwest of Fairbanks.
Court allows gold mine to dump waste in lake
The U.S. Supreme Court's Monday decision allowing a gold mine near Juneau to discharge its waste into a fish-bearing lake could be the final word in the long-running dispute.
Supreme Court backs discharge permit for Alaska mine
The Supreme Court today upheld a company's federal permit to dump waste from a Juneau-area gold mine into a lake. Environmentalists fear the ruling will weaken protection of other lakes and waterways.
Pebble mine had stake in case (5/26/07)
A court decision this week blocking a Southeast Alaska gold mine's waste disposal method could create more hurdles for the world-class Pebble copper and gold deposit.
Consultant fires back at Proposition 4 opponents
Less than a week after an investigation concluded he violated campaign finance law, political consultant Art Hackney is accusing opponents of a mining initiative last year of their own abuses.
Businessman's millions bankrolled anti-Pebble drive
For years, a wealthy Alaska businessman who funded opposition to the proposed Pebble mine has shunned the spotlight. But the status quo for Bob Gillam, an Anchorage financial manager, has drastically changed now that he is in hot water with state regulators.
Report rips foes of Pebble mine prospect
Key opponents of the Pebble mine prospect used a sham organization and otherwise hid the source of about $2 million that fueled an initiative last summer to block the mine, Alaska Public Offices Commission staff concluded in a new report.
Read the APOC staff report alleging campaign violations by Pebble opponents
Partners move to oust Fowler from business
The Palmer entrepreneur who championed a new era of coal-bed methane development in the Mat-Su is locked in a vicious battle with his business partners, who have made a bid to force him out.
Regulators order Tulsequah Chief cleanup
A mining company has been ordered to clean up a former mine 45 miles northeast of Juneau that had been targeted for redevelopment.
PEBBLE BLOG
Superfund listing for two Alaska mines?
Federal officials are mulling a Superfund toxic cleanup for a couple of mines -- one near the Kuskokwim River, the other on Prince of Wales Island -- that closed decades ago.
Fairbanks-area gold mine sees growth ahead
The Fort Knox Mine outside Fairbanks is planning major exploration and expansion in 2009 despite the woes of the economy, according to the mine general manager.
'Deadliest Catch' skipper slams Pebble project
Perhaps the most famous crab boat captain in America -- in the spotlight because of his recurring role in the "Deadliest Catch" cable TV reality show -- has taken a public stand against the proposed Pebble mine.
Mining firm agrees to pay fine for Clean Water Act violations
The company that runs the inactive Rock Creek gold mine near Nome has agreed to pay nearly $900,000 to federal regulators for the mine's storm-water discharge violations two summers ago.
Court seeks more details on mine tailings case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked for supplemental briefs in a case that could set a precedent in how mines dispose of tailings, the waste rock left over after metals are extracted. Justices ordered briefs by May 15 in a lawsuit that focuses on the proposed Kensington Mine north of Juneau.
Teck plans to sell Pogo interest
The Canadian company that runs the Pogo gold mine near Delta Junction said Thursday it is planning to sell its interest in the mine to its co-owner, a Japanese conglomerate.
Company to sell its interest in Pogo gold mine
The Canadian company that runs the Pogo gold mine near Delta Junction said Thursday it is planning to sell its interest in the mine to its co-owner, a Japanese conglomerate.
Donlin gold prospect nears permit stage
Forget Pebble for a minute. There's another huge project gearing up in Southwest Alaska, and it would turn a swath of land owned by Alaska Natives into one of the world's largest gold mines.
Election watchdogs weigh Palin comment
State election regulators are investigating whether Gov. Sarah Palin violated state law when she said in front of TV cameras last summer that she would vote no on a controversial ballot measure that sought stricter limits on water pollution discharges from mines.
Anti-Pebble forces assert its backers smeared them
An Anchorage financial manager and three groups accused of breaking the law during last year's campaign to block the massive Pebble mine prospect said this week they are innocent and that mining companies are just trying to smear them.
Mining fund gives $1 million to Bristol Bay charities
Anglo American mining executive visits Alaska
Groups ask state to halt Pebble mine exploration
Alaska gold prospect moving faster, more quietly than Pebble
Fairbanks mine ordered to pay death benefits
Pro-Pebble forces accuse foes of hiding financial source
Spending on Pebble prospect falls this year
Pebble prospect's foes, fans testify at hearing
Work on mine near Juneau suspended
Another agreement reached on sale of Healy power plant
Study finds little harm in Red Dog dust
Feds: Red Dog Mine isn't harming small animals
Huge gold discovery is made north of Fairbanks
Subsistence harvest near Red Dog mine declines
Oil spills at Slope's Milne Point
State to sell off Healy coal plant
Public hearings set for Red Dog mine expansion
Supreme Court weighs in on mine tailings
Key mine waste suit gets hearing
Former mine worker guilty of copper thefts
Red Dog Mine to reduce staff through attrition
Residents fear effects of Kotzebue-area mine on caribou
Magnitude of Pebble prospect unearthed
Alaska minerals have fallen in price
NovaGold forced to suspend operation of Rock Creek mine
Resource exploration OK'd near fish habitat
Alaska mines produce record $3.4 billion
Crisis knocks glitter off mining ventures
Estimated cost to build Pebble pushes up to $6 billion
Miners find encouraging gold prospects near Livengood
Mine developers turn down mediated talks on tailings
Termination orders cut Kensington Mine workforce in half
Kensington Mine owners return to old tailings plan
Red Dog will build pipeline for wastewater
Vote shows which rural areas back mining
Measure 4 failing by large margin
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