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I work in the Alaska mining industry. I sometimes get paid in gold, but the job comes with long hours and grueling conditions.

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

Biden moves to limit oil drilling and mineral mining in Alaska, in latest win for greens

The Interior Department made a series of moves on Friday putting millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness outside the reach of oil drilling and critical mineral mining, drawing praise from ... read more

Biden Shields Millions of Acres of Alaskan Wilderness From Drilling and Mining

They are expected to face challenges from industry as well as from elected leaders in Alaska, where oil and gas revenues make up much of the state’s budget and where mining is a main driver of ... read more

Biden set to block Ambler mining road in Alaska wilderness

The Biden administration is preparing to reject a controversial road-building project needed to mine major copper and zinc deposits in the remote Alaska wilderness, a move sought by native tribes ... read more

US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders

road intended to enable mine development in the Ambler Mining District in north central Alaska. The agency cited risks to caribou and fish populations that dozens of native communities rely on for ... read more

Biden set to block Alaska road key to accessing planned mine

(Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) The Biden administration is set to block a controversial road crucial to operating a planned copper and zinc mine in northern Alaska, saying it would threaten ... read more

Biden Administration Restricts Oil Drilling and Mining in Alaska

which includes restricting access to drilling and mining in a large part of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). The Public Lands Rule is aimed at helping safeguard the health of ... read more

Alaska Indigenous groups, seeking a say in B.C. mining, try a legal end-run on the Canada-U.S. border

In the mountains where the edge of Canada shoulders up against the verdant coastal finger of southeast Alaska, the mining industry has spent years working to bring new development to northwestern ... read more

Biden admin to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district

The Biden administration plans to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern Alaska. The U.S. Interior Department is expected to recommend ending the ... read more

US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness

The Biden administration on Friday took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska, angering state officials who said the restrictions will cost jobs and make the U.S. reliant ... read more

US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders

The Biden administration on Friday took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska, angering state officials who said the restrictions will cost jobs and make the US reliant on ... read more