Mining News: Alaska faces tough road on global stage 11/21/2010
CNBC report ranks state last in terms of cost of doing business and as having the worst transportation system in the United States
Alaska's mining industry is entering the final lap for what has turned out to be a more robust than expected year for exploration, development and production. Strong worldwide demand for mined product...

2010 Mining Explorers: Freegold Ventures Ltd. 10/31/2010
FVL: TSX-V President and CEO: Kristina Walcott Chief Financial Officer: Gordon Steblin Vice President, Exploration: Michael Gross Weighed down with about C$11 million in debt in mid-2009, it appeare...

Mining News: Kensington joins ranks of big producers 07/25/2010
New mine will boost Southeast Alaska economy; Murkowski promotes legislation to support mining of strategic rare earth minerals
Two seminal events related to the Alaska mining industry occurred in the past month. First, in late June, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. reported the commencement of production at it Kensington gold mine...

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: Alaskans make pitch at top mining show 03/28/2010
Some 22,000 reps of companies, governments and agencies from around the world rolled out projects in Toronto to see and be seen
I recently attended the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto where a buoyant, project-hungry crowd of 22,000 created enough of its own hot air to start the Greenland...

Mining News: Amalco vows to be force in exploration 02/28/2010
Freegold, Western Standard merge; amalgamated company intends to spend more than US$2M on Alaska gold properties in 2010
Left leaderless and weighed down with about C$11 million in debt in mid-2009, it appeared Freegold Ventures Ltd. would become another casualty of the market collapse of 2008. Many believe this surely...

Mining News: Statistics show mining matters to Alaska 02/28/2010
Economic benefits of industry include paying state's second-highest average wages, substantial share of some local, borough taxes
The Alaska Miners Association recently released an economic benefits summary of the Alaska mining industry. This summary indicated that in 2009 the Alaska mining industry provided 3,300 direct jobs al...

Mining News: New year, decade brings opportunities 01/17/2010
Alaska mining industry will continue to supply world's demands for mineral resources, despite ups and downs in global markets
As we plunge headlong into a new year and a new decade, the broad economic indicators for the mining industry suggest continued strong prices for most commodities in 2010 followed by slightly lower av...

Mining News: Rough days may be ahead for mining 04/26/2009
Experts: Raising venture capital will be industry's biggest challenge in 2009, while juniors lacking cash on hand will fade away
Last month we talked about economic impacts of the Alaska mining industry. This month, the world mineral exploration industry is in our crosshairs. Halifax-based Metals Economics Group reported that...

Mining News: Alaska mining project roundup 01/25/2009
Alaska saw robust mining activity in 2008 across the full spectrum of the industry, from small placer operations to major producers, and from exploration programs to advanced development projects. Her...

Mining News: Gold bucks trend by holding its own 01/25/2009
Global financial turmoil fails to tank production, investment in precious metal around the world even as costs continue to rise
Despite the strong price and increasing investment surge for gold, Gold Fields Mineral Services reported in it's Gold Survey 2008 summary that global gold mine production dropped 4 percent in 2008 to...

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: Alaska mining industry faces credit crunch 10/26/2008
High-quality exploration, development projects will likely survive despite worldwide shortage of venture capital, financing
The national sucking sound of venture capital exiting the mining industry has now expanded to a worldwide sucking sound as virtually all of the world's economies fight the massive, unprecedented credi...

Mining News: Juniors struggle to survive financial storm 10/26/2008
Small miners adjust strategies as markets melt down; analysts predict half will fail, creating new opportunities
The financial markets haven't been kind to junior mining and exploration stocks lately. During the past six months, five of Alaska's junior explorers have lost more than three-quarters of their averag...

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...

Mining News: Miners head into second half of 2008 08/31/2008
As commodities prices slide and costs increase, evidence mounts that industry's economic 'super-cycle' wasn't especially 'super'
Several drilling programs started in the last month and several others began reporting initial results from programs commenced earlier in the summer. Two of Alaska's operating mines reported strong op...

Mining News: Upgrades at Golden Summit to free gold 06/29/2008
Freegold begins first full season of bulk sampling at Interior property; gravity-plant upgrades may produce higher recoveries
Freegold Ventures Ltd. has started its first full season of bulk sampling at the Golden Summit property outside of Fairbanks with an upgraded version of the gravity-based gold recovery plant first use...