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Get PriceJul 26 2020Penny Starr 26 Jul 2024 0 4 10 The U S Army Corps of Engineers released its final environmental impact statement on Friday which found gold and copper mining in Alaska would not be expected to have a measurable effect on fish numbers That clears the final hurdle for the Corps to issue a permit this year to Northern Dynasty Minerals
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Get PriceIn the past century over 100 000 ounces of placer gold have been mined on Chicken Creek and its tributaries and there still remains a great deal of gold to be found It is one of the richest placer gold deposits to be mined in Alaska In 2024 we opened some of our claims to recreational placer gold mining so visitors could find gold in Alaska
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Get PriceDonlin Gold LLC has proposed a large undeveloped open pit hardrock gold mine located approximately 10 miles north of Crooked Creek Alaska which is located on the shores of the Kuskokwim River in southwest Alaska The deposit is situated on Native lands owned by The Kuskokwim Corporation and Calista Corporation
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