Members of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation (CCN) are concerned about something that they are calling ‘Huckleberry Soup,’ in reference to the discharge that Huckleberry Mine Ltd. (HML) is permitted to flow into Tahtsa Reach.
According to CCN the mine sits directly on its traditional territory.
Bill Mracek, HML’s mine manager said that the mining company purchased the [...]
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Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp., the Idaho-based parent company of Coeur Alaska Inc., announced Friday that AIC and Kake Tribal Corp. will be its contractors to complete the final component of the companies’ Juneau-area Kensington Gold Mine.
“We are pleased to make this award to these highly skilled Alaska-based union contractors and look forward to bringing Kensington [...]
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