Several options and a big cost range 10/24/2010
Heinze reviews the various ideas for delivering and using North Slope gas inside Alaska, to support the state's own energy needs
While gas supplies in Southcentral Alaska from the Cook Inlet basin tighten and energy prices in Interior Alaska mushroom, there remains a massive quantity of natural gas on the North Slope, waiting f...

State plans LiDAR study for gas line route 05/09/2010
Laser technology can find faults under brush; study to cover zone along Alaska Highway from Delta Junction to Canada
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources plans to study part of the proposed natural gas pipeline route with a laser-powered technology known as LiDAR. LiDAR, an acronym for light detection and rang...

Village corporations seek pipeline help 10/25/2009
Coalition controls 100 miles of gas line route along Alaska Highway, wants partner to help pursue jobs, training for megaproject
A coalition of Alaska Native village corporations is seeking help in pursuing employment and other opportunities should a natural gas pipeline be constructed through their region. The four corporation...

DGGS gearing up for summer field work 05/17/2009
Investigations continue on North Slope, along the Alaska Highway corridor, around the Cook Inlet basin and near Slate Creek
Geoscientists from Alaska's Division of Geological and Geophysical Services are getting ready to pull out their boots, hammers and notebooks for another busy summer field season, progressing work prog...

Mining News: Mineral Roundup in Yukon Territory 03/29/2009
Yukon Territory has one producing mine, the Minto copper-gold-silver operation near the Yukon River north of Whitehorse. During 2008, more than 150 active hardrock exploration projects in the territor...

FERC accepts certificate surrender 02/15/2009
Remaining partners in 1977 conditional certificate holder Alaskan Northwest Natural Gas Transportation Co. owned by TransCanada
The meatball is no more. On Feb. 6 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepted surrender of the conditional certificate Alaskan Northwest Natural Gas Transportation Co. received in 1977 for an A...

Mining News: Junior targets tungsten-moly deposits 12/28/2008
Mineral-rich Northern Dancer claims offer opportunity to develop one of the world's largest known sources of strategic metal
NORTHERN DANCER PROJECT, Yukon Territory – Folded into the rocks of this remote valley astride the border between Yukon Territory and British Columbia is at least 20 percent of the world's known tungs...

AK-WA Connection 2008: Carriers join quest for seafood quality 11/30/2008
Alaska fishermen who seek fast but less expensive methods for shipping their fresh catch to Lower 48 markets get new options
Transportation companies in the Alaska-Washington trade are working to come up with faster and more efficient ways for commercial fishermen to move fresh, wild Alaska seafood to Lower 48 markets. And...

AK-WA Connection 2008: Alaska trade offers enduring promise 11/30/2008
Washington companies and institutions excel in providing crucial support, services for 49th state's business community, economy
As Alaska gears up for the challenges of the next decade, institutions and businesses in Washington State stand ready to support the Last Frontier's business community in moving forward. Whether in tr...

Mining News: Andrew just gets better and better 11/30/2008
Cheered by 2008 discovery of the Darcy zone, Aussie junior continues to pursue development of Selwyn Basin lead-zinc project
ANDREW PROJECT, Yukon Territory – If Australia-based Overland Resources gets its way, this remote valley in eastern Yukon may become home to the next lead-zinc mine in the Far North. And if developmen...

Pearce warns of infrastructure delays 11/30/2008
Federal coordinator says competition not biggest threat to gas line; says costly delays could kill it if needed work not done first
Of the things that could get in the way of an Alaska gas pipeline happening this time around some can be managed or will be taken care of by the markets, Drue Pearce told the Resource Development Coun...

Denali submits ROW for federal lands 11/16/2008
Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline LLC submitted a right-of-way application Oct. 17 to the Bureau of Land Management to cross federal land in Alaska. Denali said Nov. 13 that approximately one-third of...

Mining News: Exploration advances in Selwyn Basin 09/28/2008
Junior identifies string of zinc-lead deposits in mineralization that straddles border of two northwestern Canada provinces
HOWARD'S PASS, Yukon Territory – In this wide, alpine valley that snakes across the border into the Northwest Territories at its southeastern tip, one of the world's largest zinc-lead-silver propertie...

Legislature hears First Nations issues 07/20/2008
Duty to consult a potential challenge for a pipeline builder in Canada, as is Canadian regulatory system, a Mackenzie holdup
AGIA hearings to date have focused largely on Alaska issues, since the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act is the State of Alaska's attempt to encourage a North-Slope-to-market gas pipeline. A July 13 AGIA...

LNG or natural gas project? 07/06/2008
Econ One: Pipeline along Alaska Highway probably trumps LNG plan
A liquefied natural gas project can earn more on less, more or less. But more and more, a big pipeline through Canada can earn more on more, according to a legislative consultant testifying during an...