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Interesting Stuff: Researchers eye low-carbon fuel from Alaska rocks, Biden official visits a B.C. mine and election results boost Ambler mining company.

Interesting Stuff: Researchers eye low-carbon fuel from Alaska rocks, Biden official visits a B.C. mine and election results boost Ambler mining company.

We've got items on the proposed Ambler road and neighboring mines, a project to research low-carbon fuel that could come from Alaska mines and Indigenous challenges to mining projects in British Columbia and the Nome area.

Japanese smelting giant pulls out of major Southeast Alaska mining project

Japanese smelting giant pulls out of major Southeast Alaska mining project

The Palmer development, near a glacier above the salmon-bearing Chilkat River, has for years fueled political divisions in the town of Haines. Now it's getting a new owner, raising questions about the project's future.

America needs antimony for weapons and solar panels. The mining industry is looking to Alaska.

America needs antimony for weapons and solar panels. The mining industry is looking to Alaska.

Two Australian companies are pursuing federal funding to jump-start antimony mining near Fairbanks and Anchorage.

Above the Stikine River, the Canadian government is boosting a huge mining project you’ve probably never heard of

Above the Stikine River, the Canadian government is boosting a huge mining project you’ve probably never heard of

Canada’s federal government plans to fund a key road at the Galore Creek development, along a major salmon bearing river that flows into Southeast Alaska near the fishing town of Wrangell.

Dozens of fish died near a Southeast Alaska gold mine. Two months later, state regulators haven’t determined what killed them.

Dozens of fish died near a Southeast Alaska gold mine. Two months later, state regulators haven’t determined what killed them.

State fish scientists say the circumstances of the fish kill suggest that it stems from a water quality problem. But regulators say they're still waiting from data from the Kensington gold mine's operator.

“Huge disaster”: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

“Huge disaster”: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

Skippers in Prince William Sound and Kodiak say this year's pink harvest is one of the worst they’ve ever seen. “I wake up every morning and I try to apply for a different job," one said.

A Canadian gold mine spill raises fears among Alaskans on the Yukon River

A Canadian gold mine spill raises fears among Alaskans on the Yukon River

Officials say cyanide pollution at Victoria Gold’s Eagle Mine poses no health risks to Alaskans. But advocates worry it could compound a yearslong salmon crisis on the Yukon River — and should draw new attention to Canadian mines in areas that drain into Alaska waterways.