In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of mining, speculators power a hunt for Alaska’s minerals Vancouver, British Columbia, home to dozens of companies searching the world for minerals, has a special interest in the northernmost U.S. state.
A contentious mining project in Southeast Alaska just changed hands. Its new owner is already looking to sell. Opponents are celebrating the news as a setback for the Palmer Project near Haines, one of the state’s most advanced — and polarizing — mining projects.
