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: Niblack breaks ground on Southeast Alaska underground program 09/30/2007
Niblack Mining Corp. Sept. 20 announced the start of portal construction and tunneling at its copper-zinc-gold-silver Niblack Project in southeast Alaska. Niblack Mining, a Vancouver, B.C.-based juni...

MINING NEWS: Alaska Mining News Summary: 'Holy Cow!' Explosion of activity across state 08/26/2007
As the late, great Phil Rizutto used to say when something amazing happened on the baseball field: "Holy Cow!" The last month has seen an explosion of activity across Alaska with companies working in...

Denali funds Yukon River hydropower 08/05/2007
Alaska Power Co. has announced that the Denali Commission has awarded a $1.6 million grant to support the company's planned 100-kilowatt "hydrokinetic" turbine power plant in the Yukon River, to suppl...

MINING NEWS: High summer busy time for deals, as well as exploration, development activity 07/29/2007
It is high summer in Alaska and the wheeling and dealing are nearly as frenetic as the exploration, development and production going on all around the state. New deals continue to be cut on old and ne...

MINING NEWS: Mining at stake in Tongass timber battle 05/27/2007
State of Alaska, miners respond to Forest Service call for public comments on latest land management plan for national forest
Though environmentalists appear to be fighting to curtail logging in the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, the stakes are much bigger, according to concerned Alaskans. The battle currently...

MINING NEWS: Agencies ponder Salt Chuck mine cleanup 05/27/2007
Lab tests have been conducted on tailings samples from abandoned mine in southeast Alaska to find out if there is a risk to humans
Usually when agencies try to assess the environmental risks of an abandoned mine, they're looking for a particular result: they want to hear that the risks aren't serious enough to merit an expensive...

MINING NEWS: Prospects never brighter for Pure Nickel 05/27/2007
MAN Project tops 2007 exploration plans for Nevada Star successor, while wildlife concerns stalk development potential
Current nickel prices may be the icing on the cake for rapidly growing Toronto-based Pure Nickel Inc. As Nevada Star Resources Corp. joined the company in a reverse takeover this spring and became Pur...

MINING NEWS: Mining News Summary: Noses to the ground as summer exploration season hits full swing 05/27/2007
Alaska's summer exploration season is in full swing with strong budgets on a number of projects around the state. Alaska's mines also weighed in with strong quarterly results as metal prices remain st...

MINING NEWS: Niblack seeks peek under Southeast peak 04/29/2007
Junior embarks on ambitious underground tunneling program; hires operations manager; and stakes more claims around core deposit
As summer approaches, Niblack Mining Co. is assembling everything it will need from people to permits to tunnel 6,000 feet into the heart of Lookout Mountain on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Ala...

MINING NEWS: Alaska mining news summary: Three new companies come to Alaska; exploration planned on two old producers 04/29/2007
The exploration season has started but not before a bevy of new corporate competitors have entered the Alaska mineral scene and not before a number of past producing mines have been dragged into the 2...

MINING NEWS: Alaska mining news summary: Exploration programs begin; trials, tribulations continue 03/25/2007
The trials and tribulations of Alaska's mining industry continued in the last month with one challenged mine given the green light to proceed, the other halted in midstride by the same legal system. I...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Traversing the Northwest Passage 09/03/2006
Northern Transportation's ship MV Alex Gordon travels from Halifax to the Canadian Beaufort Sea to assist with refit of Kulluk drill ship for Shell
Fortunately marine technologies (not to mention health and safety standards) have improved out of all recognition since Sir John Franklin led an 1847 British expedition to seek the Northwest Passage....

MINING NEWS: Explorers return to Niblack in Southeast 05/28/2006
New junior launches 2006 exploration program to delineate historic gold-silver-copper-zinc deposit on Prince of Wales Island
Niblack Mining Corp. announced a 2006 exploration program May 10 on its copper- and gold-rich Niblack property on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. The volcano massive sulphide deposit sits...

MINING NEWS: New head: Select Resources ready to deal 01/29/2006
California-owned company setting sights on Interior Alaska minerals exploration, possible development of calcium carbonate mine
The new president of Alaska-focused exploration company Select Resources is ready to talk to any potential customer or joint venture partner if there is an opportunity to develop the business. That's...

MINING NEWS: Tri-Valley acquires Sealaska calcium mine 07/24/2005
Tri-Valley Corp. said July 18 that its wholly owned subsidiary Select Resources Corp. has purchased the Admiral Calder Calcium Carbonate Mine and associated assets from Sealaska Corp. and SeaCal LLC....