One torched the landmark Gold Dredge No. 3, across the highway from the Chatanika Lodge, but was contained to the dredge. Another, at about 47 Mile, spread to about 30 acres and led to traffic ...

Temperatures sometimes hit below -40 degrees, the pay varies, and you may have to work up to six weeks straight without a ...

(CN) — Three Alaska Native tribes are challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ recent approval of a gold mining project that would bring industrial suction dredging — a mining technique used to ...

Canada’s Barrick Gold (GOLD) is exiting an Alaska mine project by selling its 50% stake to billionaire hedge fund manager ...

A year ago, Alaska’s miners were ... use water to wash heavier gold out of sand and other sediments, often along creekbeds. They tend to be family-run and have smaller profit margins than ...