...detailed the start of Edvin's journey. He wrote home that he had left San Francisco to try his luck in the Alaskan gold mining industry and was awaiting a steamer to take him further north."Since the Americans went there they have found gold near...

The "Voices of the State" editorial on March 6 on the important role of mining in the future of Alaska does not tell you the complete story about what is driving the recent economic boost to state and local governments. Article VII - Natural Resource of the Alaska Constitution states, "It is the policy of the State to encourage the settlement of its land and the development of its resources by making them available for maximum use consistent with the public interest."

...19-year-old nursing student from the University of Alaska Anchorage, said her dad is a geologist and has been in the gold mining industry since she can remember. Being involved with mining through her family and her job at Alaska Road Builders, she...

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