Routine permit allows mine to use Echo Cove boat launch between November 14 and April 30 if weather creates unsafe conditions in Lynn Canal.
Economy
Herbert Glacier test drilling done for season; new mine partnership finalized
Vancouver-based Quaterra Resources and Grande Portage Resources say they are preparing a drilling plan for 2012.
Omnibus lands bill could include Sealaska measure
It looks like the Sealaska land-selection legislation will become part of a larger bill that could be easier to pass. At least that’s the case in the U.S. Senate. Meanwhile, opponents continue lobbying against the measure.
Sealaska defaults on part of California casino land
Sealaska has lost some its California casino land to foreclosure. But the regional Native corporation says it won’t hinder the project. The hundred-million-dollar-plus hotel and casino will be built about 85 miles north of San Francisco.
Sealaska defers to Goldbelt on CBJ-Petersburg land flap
Sealaska Regional Native Corporation owns about 25-thousand acres of subsurface mining rights in an area being contested by the City and Borough of Juneau and Petersburg.
Thousands of PFDs sent out in error
About 5,500 Permanent Fund Dividends are being recalled.
The PFDs were sent out in error.