Arm Corps prepares to release Donlin environmental review
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers will publish environmental recommendations this week for a massive gold mine in western Alaska. The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports the Corps' final environmental impact statement for the Donlin Gold Mine is expected to be released Friday after five years of work. Owners plan a conventional open-pit mine 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) across and up to 1,200 feet (366 meters) deep. The mine would be 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of the village of... Читать дальше...