DNR Establishes Online Portal for Miners to Pay Royalties
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has established an online system for miners working on state land to submit annual production royalties and mining license taxes.
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Donlin Gold 2022 Budget Largest in a Decade, Based on 2021 Drilling Results
The 2022 budget for the Donlin Gold project in the upper Kuskokwim region is set at $60 million, split equally among owners Barrick Gold Corporation and Novagold Resources.
Resignations at Ucore Subsidiary Reflect “New Set of Skills”
Senior managers of Ucore Rare Metals subsidiary Innovation Metals are resigning as the company begins to commercialize its rare earth element separation technology.
New Magnetic and Radiometric Surveys Provide Raw Data for Interior Mineral Exploration
The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys is publishing two new airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys—one for the White Mountains north of Fairbanks and one near Eagle in the eastern Interior.
Hecla Greens Creek Endows UAS Environmental Science Program
The owner-operator of the Greens Creek silver mine on Admiralty Island is donating $300,000 to create an endowment in support of the UAS environmental science program in Juneau.
Readying 2022 Pre-Development of the Ambler Mining Road
A proposed road connecting the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska gets more than $30 million worth of field work in 2022.