MINING NEWS: No winter hiatus: 2005 Alaska plans advanced, some already in full swing

This year’s projects include: continuing work at Pogo, start of construction at Rock Creek and Kensington mines, advanced development at Nixon Fork, Donlin Creek and Pebble, and resource drilling at Ambler; metals prices remain strong

Curt Freeman

Mining News Columnist

The author Curt Freeman, CPG #6901, is a well-known geologist who lives in Fairbanks. He prepared this column Feb. 20. Freeman can be reached by mail at P.O. Box 80268, Fairbanks, AK 99708. His work phone number at Avalon Development is (907) 457-5159 and his fax is (907) 455-8069. His email is avalon@alaska.net and his web site is www.avalonalaska.com.

December, January and February are normally a time when the mining industry can stop and catch its collective breath, look into its often cloudy but well-used crystal ball and prepare for the coming year. Not so the last December, January and February! While 2004 results continued to pour in from p....

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