Alaska ranks No. 14 in Fraser survey 12/16/2007
According to a Fraser Institute survey report released Dec. 10, Alaska ranks 14th for oil and gas investment out of 54 jurisdictions around the world. "This means that Alaska was perceived by responde...

MINING NEWS: Most exciting industry developments in a decade highlight '07 Alaska Miners Convention 11/25/2007
For those of you who could not attend the Alaska Miners Association convention in Anchorage in early November, you missed what I understand was a record attendance and presentations on some of the mos...

MINING NEWS: Shall we count our blessings or our fingers? 11/25/2007
The price of gold surged through $800 per ounce recently, headed north; and all gold miners (as well as the producers of many other commodities in the United States) are bound to have a happy Thanksgi...

MINING NEWS: Mining industry seeks reasonable reform 11/25/2007
Laura Skaer, executive director of the Northwest Miners Association, outlined the top 10 problems she sees with H.R. 2262 at the Alaska Miners Association convention in early November. The bill: • Wo...

MINING NEWS: Is U.S. Senate end of road for H.R. 2262? 11/25/2007
Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 passes U.S. House; other body looks at throwing it out and starting with clean slate
Representatives Nick Rahall, D-W.V., and Jim Costa, D-Calif., introduced H.R. 2262, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, in the U.S. House of Representatives as a replacement for the 1872...

MINING NEWS: Production halted at Nixon Fork gold mine 10/28/2007
New St. Andrew CEO seeks better definition of resource, additional exploration to expand known reserves
St. Andrew Goldfield Ltd. announced Oct. 10 that it is temporarily suspending production at the Nixon Fork Gold Mine northeast of McGrath. The news came on the heels of Jacques Perron, 46, joining th...

MINING NEWS: Anglo CEO: Initiative will halt mining 10/28/2007
Top exec promises environmental protections for Bristol Bay; Pebble owners expand huge eastern copper-gold-molybdenum deposit
It would put a halt to activity around mining in Alaska." That's what Cynthia Carroll, president and CEO of global mining giant Anglo American plc, had to say about the Clean Water Initiative when as...

MINING NEWS: A conversation with Steve Borell 10/28/2007
Longtime Alaska Miners exec says busy mining industry brings good jobs, significant public revenue and excitement to state
Steve Borell, longtime executive director of the Alaska Miners Association, sat down to discuss the state of the industry recently. Borell expressed optimism and excitement about the industry's future...

MINING NEWS: The State of the State: Mining is Making It 10/28/2007
The early indications are that this year's Alaska Miners Association convention will be the best attended in recent memory. The present economic climate of consistent high demand for commodities and t...