But gold remains a key part of Alaska’s economy, as the backbone of the state’s mining industry. The nearly 850,000 ounces produced by Alaska mines in 2024 accounted for some $2 billion ...

Key Background The decision comes one month after the EPA recommended a prohibition and restriction of disposal sites for dredged or fill material from mining at the Pebble Mine, within Alaska’s ...

(Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Peltola was against the mine when she ran for Congress in 2022. She’d been a community manager for Donlin Gold for six years.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, effectively vetoed a proposed copper and gold mine in the remote region of southwest Alaska that is coveted by mining interests ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world, arguing that federal agencies failed to properly analyze ...

Pouring gold at Kinross' Fort Knox mine in Alaska's Interior. (Kinross) A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce.

A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce. Today, that number sounds like a steal.