The site of the Galore Creek Mine, about 25 miles northeast of Wrangell, is very close to headwaters of the Stikine River.
Energy & Mining
Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end
A legal ruling on a 2021 lease sale is expected as soon as Friday from a federal judge in Alaska.
State-owned Alaska corporation approves up to $20 million for potential Arctic refuge oil bid
The board of the state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority voted unanimously Wednesday to spend the money to prepare and possibly submit bids in an upcoming oil lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Above Stikine River, Canadian government boosts huge mining project you’ve probably never heard of
Canada’s federal government plans to fund a key road at the Galore Creek development, along a major salmon bearing river that flows into Southeast Alaska near the fishing town of Wrangell.
Anchorage legislator submitted resignation to get state job, then reversed course
A possible legal snag has put Rep. Tom McKay’s plans on hold, at least temporarily.
Dozens of fish died near Kensington mine; months later, regulators haven’t determined what killed them
State fish scientists say the circumstances of the fish kill suggest that it stems from a water quality problem, but regulators say they’re still waiting from data from the Kensington gold mine’s operator.