Gold was discovered in the Fairbanks area in 1902 when Italian immigrant Felix Pedro struck it rich. He put Fairbanks on the map and thousands of men rushed to interior Alaska in search of the ...

ANCHORAGE, AK, UNITED STATES, January 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Alaska’s mining sector continues to drive opportunity across the state. In 2023, the average wage for workers in the industry hit ...

PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Alaska’s mining sector continues to drive opportunity across the state. In 2023, the average wage for workers in the industry hit ...

ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But Blakestad, a veteran gold hunter, tossed the ...

This story was published by Northern Journal in partnership with Inside Climate News and is the first in a two-story series. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — On a January evening, dozens of people ...

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips of ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration and its allies have pushed aggressively for drilling, mining and logging in Alaska. This has intensified long-standing debate over ...

Bethel, Alaska — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips of salmon, ...

Alaska Natives-Mineral Debate Gloria Simeon, co-founder of the Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition, speaks during an interview outside her smokehouse in Bethel, Alaska ...