11-08-2017 00:34 via alaskapublic.org

Another mine opens close to the Alaska border

Seabridge Gold’s Brent Murphy points to a valley to be dammed to hold tailings from the KSM mine during a 2014 tour. The tailings dam was granted a key federal permit needed for development this summer. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)A new gold mine has gone into production near British Columbia’s border with Southeast Alaska, one of several prospects under exploration near creeks or rivers that flow into the region.
The Brucejack Mine had what’s called its
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