An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are ...

Lake Clark National Park stands at a crossroads. A billion-dollar gold mine proposal now threatens to transform this pristine ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday effectively vetoed a proposed copper and gold mine in a remote region of southwest Alaska that is coveted by mining interests but that also supports ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step Tuesday and blocked a proposed mine heralded by backers as the most significant undeveloped copper and gold ...

Representatives of the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission say they should be included in consultations on ...

Mining for gold in Alaska may seem adventuresome and romantic, but for Craig Jenson, heading to the wilderness is a business proposition. There’s a bull market in gold, and Jenson doesn’t expect it ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It was produced by Grist and co-published with Alaska Public Media. The Tulsequah Glacier meanders down a broad valley in northwest British Columbia, 7 ...