An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are ...

Lake Clark National Park stands at a crossroads. A billion-dollar gold mine proposal now threatens to transform this pristine ...

This story was published in partnership with Northern Journal and is the first in a two-story series. VANCOUVER, British Columbia—On a January evening, dozens of people crammed into a banquet space at ...

The letters encourage British Columbia to pause mining developments in the headwaters of the Stikine, Unuk and Taku Rivers ...

ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But Blakestad, a veteran gold hunter, tossed the ...

The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld state regulators’ decision to grant permits for a large gold mine planned for Southwest ...

A Canadian company announced last week it’s starting multiple environmental studies to explore a possible new gold mine in Juneau. The announcement comes as the Trump administration pushes to ramp up ...

A major mining company is pulling out of Western Alaska’s Donlin Gold project, selling most of its shares to a U.S. billionaire with a history of investing in gold. Barrick Gold Corp., a Canadian ...

The WSAP comprises an approximately 79-mile-long transportation corridor across the Susitna valley commencing at Alexander Creek, which is the terminus of the Alaska Department of Transportation and ...