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Proposal to run up to 192 heavy trucks daily along 240-mile route through a rural area in the eastern Interior of Alaska would create hazards and exceed DOT’s ability to plow snow, maintain roadways, residents say
Kinross Gold schedules five community meetings to discuss Tetlin mine development, address concerns over plans to transport ore by truck 250 miles to mill.
2:09 Kinross Gold spokesperson Anna Atchison says exploration conducted around the mine site since last fall has yielded some promising results. The Peak Gold Project is located in an area owned by the Native Village of Tetlin, south of Tok and about 75 miles west of the U.S.-Canada border. Credit Kinross Gold “We anticipate that this will confirm the economic viability of the project,” she said in a Monday interview, “and based on that, we’re planning for production to start in 2024.” Atchison says Kinross officials have also gotten feedback, which she says has mainly been positiv...
2:08 Two Kinross Fort Knox Mine officials told the 25 or so people attending Tuesday’s virtual conference that the company will spend much of the coming year conducting studies and applying for permits to move ahead on the Peak Gold Project. Kinross Vice President and General Manager Jeremy Brans talks about the company's plans for its Peak Gold prospect during Tuesday's online conference. Credit Zoom screenshot But Vice President and General Manager Jeremy Brans says they also want to hear from members of the community during that time – especially those interested in doing business with...