China says Dunleavy’s trip “sends a very wrong signal to the ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces.”
Energy & Mining
Conservationists say Canadian mine is contaminating Wrangell-area watershed
The Red Chris Mine in British Columbia border is already 89 square miles, bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — just 25 miles from the border — could get bigger.
Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer
Hilcorp has signed oil leases with Doyon, the Indigenous-owned corporation for Interior Alaska. But there’s intense opposition from local tribes.
Trump administration says Alaska gas line investment could ward off tariffs
If Japan, Korea or Taiwan would invest in the Alaska LNG project and buy the gas, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it could help level its trade imbalance with the U.S.
Canadian company pushes forward with plans for new gold mine in Juneau
The project is called the New Amalga Gold Deposit and it’s being led by Grande Portage Resources, a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company. It’s proposed to be located near Herbert Glacier, about 15 miles north of downtown Juneau.
State approves confidential deal with developer to move gasline project forward
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp.’s board approved signing an agreement with Glenfarne to shepherd the $44 billion Alaska LNG Project to a final investment decision.