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UAA Study Highlights Mining Impacts on Local Communities
A recent UAA study reveals local communities are highly impacted by nearby mining activities.
Mining Open Houses Announced
Take advantage of these presentations to find out what is being planned for neighborhoods near you.
Mining companies prosper while Alaska gets a raw deal
It’s a rockin’ deal for the mining industry but a cryin’ shame for the land, water and people of Alaska— more so when you consider that we let them use our roads, bridges and other infrastructure for free.
Meeting with the CABT
The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) reached out to ASAH to make sure we were aware of the MOVE Act, the heavier truck “Pilot Project” proposals, as well as their efforts to oppose any legislation or federal policy changes that would allow longer, heavier trucks to travel on interstate highways.
Updates in the Legal Department
New lawsuit filed challenging a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Act permit for the Johnson Tract gold mining exploration project.
Time to Revisit Mining Taxes?
Mining contributes only 0.4% to state coffers.
ASAH presentation to House Transportation Committee
House Transportation Committee amends DOT&PF budget to secure an additional full-time employee at the Richardson Highway Northbound Weigh Station between Fairbanks and North Pole.
FNSB updating 20-year planning document
The FNSB needs to hear from all citizens regarding the future of our community, but especially those who are concerned with the current direction and decisions that are being made that have potential adverse effects on our quality of life.
Final Corridor Study Report released
The report did not include all the concerns the TAC committee had after it was abruptly dismissed and left hanging.
Contango Ore stock plummets 21%
Costs to produce gold from Manh Choh rise 25% over what the mine’s feasibility study predicted.
Ore truck flips on Richardson Highway
Ore hauler wrecks, dumping both loads on side of Richardson Highway.
DOT acknowledges ore trucks overloading Richardson Highway bridge
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities finally takes action to protect Richardson MP 346 bridges.