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Mining in Alaska is again on the upswing. Mines don't just happen overnight. Rather, they start with an idea, a feeling, followed by lots of leg-work looking for that special […]

The next six months are crucial to the True North gold deposit, a neighbor to the massive Fort Knox Mine, and Fairbanks' best hope for another large-scale, hard-rock gold mine. […]

In 1885, when Americans were just becoming aware of the great mineral wealth under the ground in the northwestern reaches of the continent, President Grover Cleveland spoke to Congress on […]

New mining technology and methods can be literally worth their weight in gold for Alaska miners. Every year, innovative new devices are put to use in the attempt to extract […]

Is Alaska Poised for a Mining Boom? While the rest of the country emerges slowly from a recession, current events may push Alaska's mining industry into boom times again. Recent [...]

Low Gold Prices Keep Operators at Bay Between the time French Pete staked the first claim at Treadwell in the 1880s, and 1944 when the massive Alaska-Juneau mine closed due […]

Prices for precious gold, silver and most base metals have been low, but strong interest in exploring for minerals in Alaska continues. This summer's exploration activity was characterized by companies […]

The timing couldn't have been better for Tom Irwin, as last December he stepped into the lead management position at the Fort Knox gold mine near Fairbanks. Then, Fort Knox's […]

Alaska, for the most part, is unexplored territory. Yet, it is one of the most mineral-rich areas in the world. Of the 33 minerals used by modern industry, Alaska has […]

Alaska Native corporations have become powerful allies of the state's mining industry - sharing the wealth with developers, shareholders and among other Native land-owning regional corporations. Over the last decade, […]

Small mining operations may not qualify as the workhorse of the industry in terms of production in Alaska; dollar for dollar, larger mines easily outpace them. "But in terms of […]

On the surface, Alaska's mineral industry glitters like gold on a mountain peak: 1990 statistics top a decade of slow, steady growth, and abundant natural resources, from coal to gold, […]