If Merrill Palmer gives up his mining claims, that federal land turns into Alaska Mental Health Trust Land.
"Palmer Project"
The Palmer Project, a mining prospect outside Haines, could transform into a large-scale operation
There’s no mine yet at the Palmer Project site. But a small cadre of scientists live there for half the year, looking for minerals.
Dunleavy, DEC commissioner tour Palmer Project as agency reconsiders key permit
The unannounced visit came as state regulators reconsider a wastewater permit for the proposed metals mine north of Haines.
Constantine spins off gold assets, stakes future on Palmer Project
The Palmer Project cleared major milestones this year. They aren’t mining yet, but they completed all the necessary regulatory hurdles to expand their exploration operations underground next year.
Alaska DEC approves waste management permit for Palmer Project
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a waste management permit for a controversial mineral exploration project near the communities of Klukwan and Haines.
Court rules against Klukwan, conservation groups in mine exploration lawsuit
A federal court ruled Friday that the Bureau of Land Management does not have to consider future impacts of mine development before approving activities for mineral exploration in the Chilkat Valley.