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Alaska’s mining prospects could look different over the next 20 years, according to an Oct. 6 panel of economists and mining experts hosted by the Alaska Department of Labor and
Graphite is a critical ingredient in the batteries needed to power America’s electric vehicle revolution. But every ounce of it is imported. A proposed mine in a remote part of Alaska would change that. But some of the people who live nearby fear it will endanger their way of life.
While opinions in the nearby Alaska Native villages of Brevig Mission and Teller are mixed, there are significant pockets of opposition, particularly among the area’s tribal leaders.
Opinions in nearby Brevig Mission and Teller are mixed, though there are significant pockets of opposition to a graphite mine.
Graphite is a critical ingredient in the batteries needed to power America’s electric vehicle revolution. But every ounce of it is imported. A proposed mine in a remote part of Alaska would change that. But some of the people who live nearby fear it will endanger their way of life.