The new owners of the Red Chris Mine in British Columbia hope to expand the copper and gold project, which is already bigger than Wrangell Island.
Energy & Mining
Trump has buoyed hopes for an Alaska gasline. Is it enough to get it built?
President Donald Trump’s return has raised hopes for the 800-mile Alaska LNG pipeline project. But will the project make it over the finish line?
$38M heat pump program set to roll-out this summer
The program aims to defray the cost of installing electric heat pumps, which can heat and cool homes in place of fossil-fuel based systems –often at a lower cost.
Trump administration planning Alaska summit to discuss LNG pipeline, reports say
The Trump administration is planning an Alaska summit with leaders from Japan and South Korea in early June to discuss the Alaska LNG project, the New York Times and Reuters reported.
Why a surge in gold prices won’t solve Alaska’s budget woes
New calls to raise Alaska’s mining taxes and royalties come as state officials face difficult fiscal decisions.
Trump administration plans offshore oil leasing in Alaska’s ‘High Arctic’
A new multiyear offshore program, to be unveiled soon, will include a reconfigured Arctic area where future lease sales will be held, the Department of the Interior says.