Win Gruening’s April 1 column asked why Juneau’s “economic naysayers” won’t connect the dots, dismissing community voices and ...

Alaskan Gold: Placer Mining in Interior Alaska is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But Blakestad, a veteran gold hunter, tossed the ...

Third in a three-story series on mining in Alaska published in a partnership between Inside Climate News and Northern Journal. Read parts one and two. COOK INLET — High in a mountain valley on the far ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump reversed a Biden-era decision on a major mining operation in Alaska that will unleash critical minerals and an economic gold mine. Trump on Monday approved ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right, gave an overview of the project in the Oval Office on Oct. 6, 2025. Energy Secretary Christ Wright, on the other side of President Trump, also spoke highly of ...