Janis Plume, Sr.
Sales
Janis Plume, Sr.
Account Manager
Janis is well-positioned to serve Alaska Business clients as a nearly forty-nine-year resident of the 49th State. Though he spends the majority of his time using his background in journalism and public relations to help his fellow sales all-stars keep the magazine in the black, Janis enjoys a plethora of hobbies. He is an avid jazz and blues fan; enjoys photography and photo editing; playing guitar; cooking (especially smoked meat and barbecue); and is a railroad fan and model railroader. And like all good Alaskans, Janis enjoys the outdoors by fly fishing and bike riding.
In This Issue
Mining in 2019: The Year in Review
November 2019
Following a year when metal prices were both up and down—sometimes dramatically; when international trade squabbles spooked investors to both enter and exit the metals markets; and when mining companies started the year cautiously bullish but ended it cautious bearish, those involved in Alaska mineral exploration, development, and production are once again asking themselves: “Where did we succeed, where did we fail, and where do we go from here?”