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Mysterious Golden Orb Found on Alaska’s Ocean Floor, What Is It?

A curious golden orb was discovered on the ocean floor near Alaska during a live broadcast of aNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expedition. The soft, golden-colored object, found ...
PBS

Following the EPA’s Determination, Revisit the Battle Over Alaska’s Pebble Mine

The Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. It’s also home to enormous deposits of copper, gold and molybdenum that have been estimated to be ...
Reuters

Alaska sues EPA over Pebble copper and gold mine prohibitions

April 11 (Reuters) - Alaska sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday seeking to overturn an agency decision that it said effectively blocked development of one of the world’s largest ...
Alaska Public Media

Federal agency designates Alaska's Donlin gold mine for fast-track permitting

Donlin Gold says the FAST-41 designation will not accelerate the mine’s timeline nor allow it to skip required steps.
Houston Chronicle

Geo Beach proves he's tough enough for Alaska

• How the tasks (such as gold mining, salmon fishing, railroading) aren't just hard, they're difficult in ways you never imagined, and being in Alaska makes them even tougher. • How the people devoted ...
Reuters

U.S. EPA to block Pebble Mine copper/gold mine project in Alaska

Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to take steps on Tuesday to block Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd's (NDM.TO), opens new tab proposed Pebble copper and gold mining ...