Barrick’s CEO said the biggest challenge to developing the mine is the nearly $7 billion cost, including building a power plant, road and 315-mile gas pipeline.
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COVID-19 cases spike in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced 17 new cases on Aug. 22 and 23, marking the region’s biggest spike in cases to date.
Donlin Gold pushed back on textbook content. The Lower Kuskokwim School District removed it.
A few days after Calista sent its letter to the school board, the district erased all mention of the proposed Donlin Gold mine.
COVID-19 cases confirmed in St. Lawrence Island communities
Community leaders in Gambell are encouraging residents to get tested and practice safety measures.
5 Bethel courthouse, jail employees test positive for coronavirus
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced 15 cases last week, the biggest spike in positive cases since the pandemic began.
‘Are stimulus checks allowed?’ How tribes are spending CARES Act money
CARES Act funds must be used in response to the pandemic, or else they’ll have to be paid back. But there’s some disagreement among tribes about what is an allowable expense.