In FY2024, total Alaska State Revenue was approximately $15.5 billion dollars. Of that amount, mining activities brought in about $62 million, or roughly 0.4%. This percentage has remained less than one percent since FY2020. This is for all mining on lands owned by...
Several members of ASAH gave a presentation to the House Transportation Committee in Juneau on February 20, 2025, during Highway Safety Week. Our presentation followed one given by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and begins at...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) is in the early stages of updating and revising its 2005 Regional Comprehensive Plan (the Plan). The Plan is the road map the FNSB follows when making decisions regarding community growth and land use decisions, forming the...
ASAH will review the Kinney report in detail and make a formal comment. We remain seriously concerned about the safety of the traveling public, including our school children waiting for and riding on school buses, very old bridges, lack of effective enforcement of...
Yesterday Contango Ore stock fell 21% after the company issued a press release stating gold production costs in 2025 will rise from $1,100 to $1,600 per ounce. At a hastily organized investor webinar, the CEO and CFO of Contango Ore blamed the newly imposed weight...
A fully loaded Black Gold Transport ore truck slid off the Richardson Highway and rolled into the ditch the morning of November 15, 2024, four miles south of Birch Lake (milepost 301). No injuries were reported. The ore from both trailers was dumped. Traffic was held...
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) announced on October 31, 2024, that it will be enforcing weight limits (know as “load posting”) both of the bridges at MP 346 of the Richardson Highway. These bridges cross the...
Advocates for Safe Alaska Highways (ASAH) sent these Interior candidates this letter with a link to our questionnaire to better understand their stance on the ore haul and other related subjects. We formulated these questions to encourage dialog with candidates and...
William “Bill” Ward died peacefully in Anchorage on September 20, 2024, from covid lung complications with his oldest daughter at his side. He will be missed by many. Bill was born September 15, 1948, in Livingston, Montana. When he met Marcia, his life changed...
The results are in! Click on the links to see how our 2024 Summer Survey went. All responses received through August 31 are included. Issue 1: Alaska has severe winters with subzero temperatures, six months of darkness, and frequent snow accumulation. Are you...
