Third in a three-story series on mining in Alaska published in a partnership between Inside Climate News and Northern Journal. Read parts one and two. COOK INLET — High in a mountain valley on the far ...
Reports of mine tailings dams leaching toxicants into salmon-rich transboundary waterways flowing into Southeast Alaska are ...
Most people know Wyatt Earp from gunfights and dusty frontier towns, but few realize he tried his luck in Alaska’s gold fields. What he left behind there has been forgotten for over a century until ...
Since our last article, NovaGold Resources Inc. (ticker symbol “NG”) has gained 17.46% on the NYSE, outperforming the S&P 500 index, which had gained 1.11% at the time of writing. This upturn in the ...
ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But Blakestad, a veteran gold hunter, tossed the ...