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Cook Inlet Energy plans 3-well gas test this winter on west side 12/05/2010
Cook Inlet Energy is permitting a three-well exploration program starting this winter. The Stingray program would take place on the West Foreland peninsula near the Trading Bay production facility on...

Mining News: Alaska copper exploration makes comeback 10/31/2010
Resurgence in 2010 rivals heady 1970s when explorers focused on the bright metal, while prospecting for gold was an afterthought
As termination dust falls across most of Alaska, the curtain has come down for the bulk of the exploration projects around the state; however, mine development programs as well as mine-site exploratio...

Mining News: Alaska climbs higher in Fraser rankings 05/30/2010
State makes impressive showing among 72 mining jurisdictions worldwide; industry response to annual index results lacks enthusiasm
The annual Fraser Institute "Report on Mining Companies, 2009-2010" was recently released to a thundering silence. Several oddball items may help explain the lackluster response, but Alaska fared well...

Mining News: Gold demand could shake world markets 04/25/2010
China shifts from largest producer to largest buyer of precious metal as growing middle class and bullion reserves drive trend
As Alaska's mining industry moves into the frenetic summer exploration and development season, the rest of the world is being buffeted by wild financial and commodity "mood swings" that are affecting...

Mining News: Pebble bobs to, fro on waves of opinion 12/20/2009
Fisheries board rejects plan to establish Bristol Bay fish refuge; Native corporations differ sharply on mining project's impact
The Pebble Partnership, a 50-50 joint venture between Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and Anglo American plc, can chalk up one win and one potential loss toward the development of a mine at its copper-...

BBNC opposes offshore leasing, Pebble 12/20/2009
Native regional corporation says oil and gas leasing, mine development are too risky for fish-rich Bristol Bay; others fire back
A major stakeholder in the Bristol Bay region has come out against offshore oil and gas leasing in the North Aleutian basin. The Bristol Bay Native Corp. announced Dec. 11 its board passed a resolutio...

Mining News: Minerals gain momentum as season wanes 09/27/2009
Average rate of gold investment around the world nearly doubles in past eight years as demand for metals increases exponentially
Although Alaska's summer field season is quickly coming to an end, the mineral industry continues to gain momentum thanks to rapidly increasing metals prices, fueled in part by growing industrial dema...

Mining News: 2008: A truly memorable year for mining 12/28/2008
Despite industry's tumultuous year, a decades-old truism that 'good projects get funded and good mines make money' offers comfort
As 2008 winds inexorably to a close, I found myself looking for words adequate to describe what will go down in history as one of the most memorable years in many a moon. Words like tumultuous, unpred...

Mining News: Alaska mining industry faces credit crunch 11/30/2008
High-quality exploration, development projects will likely survive despite worldwide shortage of venture capital, financing
Let me start this month's mining update by saying I am not a chartist nor do I believe economic cycles are controlled by cosmic forces known only to the mystics. That said, I do believe in cycles beca...

Mining News: Junior mining companies active in Alaska exploration 10/26/2008
Full Metal Minerals Ltd. has 11 exploration projects spanning Alaska. The company's two primary projects are the Lucky Shot high-grade gold property about 90 miles north of Anchorage, and the LWM zinc...

Mining News: When the dust settles... 10/26/2008
AMA director Borell predicts Alaska will become more attractive to mining companies and reflects on important events of 2008
Alaska's mining industry captured the attention, not only of Alaskans but also the country during the past year when a controversy over the proposed Pebble Project in Southwest Alaska bubbled to the s...

Mining News: BHP releases interests in Iliamna to TNR 09/28/2008
Junior spins out ownership into new Alaska-based unit, pools efforts with Geocom Resources to explore Southwest Alaska property
BHP Billiton has completed an ownership transfer of the Iliamna property in Southwest Alaska to TNR Gold Corp. and Geocom Resources Inc. in early September. Two weeks later, TNR incorporated a new sub...

Mining News: Involvement is keystone of Pebble plan 09/28/2008
Consultant seeks to involve interested parties in a three-stage plan aimed at creating dialogue about developing a mine at Southwest Alaska site
We feel strongly that an informed public is an empowered public," the Keystone Center said in an early September report that attempts to identify the principle issues people have raised in regard to t...

Mining News: Opportunities will mushroom for the bold 09/28/2008
Largest melt-down since the Great Depression brings uncertainty to U.S. economy; Alaska mining industry sure to feel effects
With termination dust settling ever lower throughout Alaska, the bulk of the 2008 exploration season has been completed, but lots of results are still pending from projects around the state. As the ex...