Mining, long a part of state history, is now a $4 billion-a-year industry in Alaska, with export value rivaling that of ...

A major mining company is pulling out of Western Alaska’s Donlin Gold project, selling most of its shares to a U.S. billionaire with a history of investing in gold. Barrick Gold Corp., a Canadian ...

The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld state regulators’ decision to grant permits for a large gold mine planned for Southwest Alaska, bringing the proposed Donlin project a step closer to construction.

The long-planned Donlin Gold mine in Southwest Alaska is the latest Alaska project to gain the support of a federal agency seeking to streamline permitting. The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 29—A federal agency that coordinates permitting for projects said it will support Donlin Gold in Southwest Alaska, a move ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The world's biggest undeveloped gold and copper mining project, planned in southwestern Alaska near the largest fishery for sockeye salmon globally, moved a step closer ...

Since our last article, NovaGold Resources Inc. (ticker symbol “NG”) has gained 17.46% on the NYSE, outperforming the S&P 500 index, which had gained 1.11% at the time of writing. This upturn in the ...

A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce. Today, that number sounds like a steal. After a historic surge in value, gold is now selling ...

Gold mining in the United States is heavily concentrated in a handful of states that combine rich geology with decades of industrial investment. Those leading regions now anchor a sector that helps ...