Kinross Gold plans to run up to 192 trucks a day along the route, each pulling two trailers and weighing some 70 tons.
Energy & Mining
Ambler Metals says it’s nearly ready to apply for permit to mine in Northwest Alaska
Environmental groups, Alaska Native tribes and the Tanana Chiefs Conference have filed lawsuits challenging the adequacy of the federal review of the Ambler Road.
Manchin says Build Back Better’s climate measures are risky. That’s not true
For months, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has been watering down the climate provisions in the Build Back Better legislation. But the objections Manchin described to the bill’s climate measures are misleading.
Claiming he stole $325,500 in power, Homer Electric sues RV park owner
The lawsuit alleges Sterling resident Max Finch used a wiretap for years to avoid paying for energy for his business, Alaska Canoe and Campground.
Proposed Ambler project underscores promise and peril of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Ambivalence about the Ambler road and mine projects extends across the Upper Kobuk River region, where jobs could support subsistence but development could jeopardize it.
Rebounding oil prices mean two idled Cook Inlet fields are operating again
When Glacier Oil and Gas suspended operations last spring, North Slope crude was averaging less than $30 a barrel.