Discussion begins on treatment of historical sites if mining project permitted

Richard Darden, USACE Project Manager on Donlin Gold, addresses stakeholders at a Bethel meeting on how Donlin Gold will be legally required to treat historical sites if permitted. Nov. 21, 2016Celina Angaiak / KYUK
What’s going to happen if the Donlin Gold LLC mine is green-lighted and historical sites become disrupted? That’s another part of the Donlin saga that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is deciding as the federal agency chooses whether or not to recommend permitting the pr