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Strategically
situated on the Pacific Rim, the state of Alaska offers
prospective land, sanctity of title, a state-sponsored
geological and geophysical mapping effort, a reasonable
permitting process, talented workforce, exploration incentives,
and inventive infrastructure equity sharing programs. The
Office of Economic Development is the primary advocacy
agency in state government promoting mineral exploration
and development by providing information, economic data,
and technical assistance and extending a welcome to companies
and individuals seeking to and doing business in Alaska. |
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Success Stories:
Success Stories: Alaska’s Operating Mines and Advanced Exploration Properties include open pit and underground hard rock mines, developing hard rock projects, a coal mine and several coal projects in progress, an underground placer mine and a number of conventional placer mines, and a healthy exploration industry. Employment in the industry is a significant contributor to rural employment and economic prosperity. The value of the industry is well over $1B annually and growing rapidly. Mine, developing and exploration projects are located throughout the state.
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| Greens Creek Mine |
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| Aerial View of Mine Foot Print |
Ship Loading at Greens Creek Mine |
| Nixon Fork |
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| An aerial photo of the mill facility at Nixon Fork |
A photo of underground haulage truck at Nixon Fork |
| Fort Knox |
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| Fort Knox by Night |
Fort Knox Pit |
| Usibelli Coal Mine |
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| Usibelli Coal Mine |
Coal loading at Usibelli’s Healy operation |
| Red Dog Mine |
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| Reg Dog Mine, mill, administrative and living quarters. |
Port Loading and storage facilities for the
Red Dog Mine. |
| Pogo Mine |
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| An aerial photo looking northwest at the Pogo mine surface facilities |
A photo looking northwest at the mill facility and
conveyor from the underground mine |
| Rock Creek Project |
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| Aerial view of plant site July 2007 |
Plant site |
| Kensington Project |
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| Aerial oblique of the Kensington project area |
Construction of the Jualin adit portal |
| Donlin Creek Project |
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| Camp and airstrip at Donlin Creek |
Aerial oblique of project site |
| Chuitna Coal Project |
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| Chuitna Coal project and general area map |
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| Niblack Project |
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| Project site and Anchorage |
Cross section through the Niblack ore body |
| Golden Summit Project |
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| Bulk sampling at Golden Summit project |
High grade sample from Golden Summit project |
| Pebble Copper Mine |
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| Pebble Copper Features Map |
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