MINING NEWS: Coeur gets down to business at Kensington

Environmental controls, tree-felling, construction already under way at gold project near Juneau after final permits received

Sarah Hurst

Mining News Editor

There was hardly time to pour the champagne before putting on the hard hats. Within days of receiving their final permit in late June, Coeur d’Alene was moving equipment to start work on construction of the Kensington gold mine near Juneau. The first task is to make sure the ecology is taken care of....

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