EIS released, comments open on Kuskokwim gold mine proposal

Donlin runway and camp site in summer 2014. Photo by Dean Swope / KYUK.
The Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, has been released for the proposed Donlin Gold mine.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the document in November. It’s more than 1,000 pages long.
The EIS is a part of the permitting phase for Donlin Gold, who’s aiming to create an open pit gold mine 10 miles near the village of Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim.
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