Resources tagged with "Interior Alaska"
Issues tagged Interior Alaska
Emma Creek Coal Energy: Coal along Emma Creek Soft sandstone bluffs striped with jet-black coal alongside Emma Creek GET PHOTO The Emma Creek Energy Project was a proposal for a large coal-fired power plant that still remains in the conception process. This 200 megawatt ... [read-more]
Eva Creek Wind: SummaryThe Eva Creek Wind Project is a 24 MW (megawatt) wind farm to be constructed near Healy AK by Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA). Construction is expected to begin in May 2012, with startup of commercial operations planned for Fall ... [read-more]
Fairbanks Coal-to-Liquids (CTL): BackgroundThe Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) has recently proposed a 20,000-40,000 barrels per day combined biomass and coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant to provide jet fuel to nearby military bases (primarily Eielson Air Force Base). The FEDC has commissioned a $550,000 study ... [read-more]
Fort Knox Gold Mine: SummaryThe Fort Knox Mine, a large gold mine in Interior Alaska, produces around 370,000 ounces of gold per year. This mine is a significant producer of mining waste in Alaska, but has had fewer environmental problems than many other large ... [read-more]
Glacier Retreat in Alaska: Glacier Retreat in Alaska The Dead and the Dying - through the glaciers of Tutka Valley READ ARTICLE Last winter's meager snowfall was followed by volcanic ash, then a warm sunny spring, melting the mountains back to bare ice and ... [read-more]
Healy Clean Coal Plant: This experimental coal-fired power plant ran during a brief period from 1998 to 1999, but has been shut down ever since due to a legal dispute. Healy Clean Coal Plant This long idle coal power plant was state of the ... [read-more]
Livengood Gold Prospect: SummaryThe Livengood Project is located on a large gold resource located along the Trans Alaska Pipeline, about 70 miles north of Fairbanks. Talon Gold Alaska Inc. (a subsidiary of Canadian-based International Tower Hill Mines) is exploring the deposit, focusing on ... [read-more]
Nixon Fork Gold Mine: SummaryNixon Fork is a small, previously developed, gold and copper mine in Interior Alaska, which re-opened in July 2011. Operators hope to produce another 100,000-150,000 ounces of gold over the course of 3-5 years, and have also begun exploration that ... [read-more]
Pogo Gold Mine: Pogo Mine aerial view Aerial view of the Pogo Mine source: Northern Alaska Environmental Center (2004). Copyright held by photographer. SummaryThe Pogo Mine is a large gold mine located in Interior Alaska, which produces around 400,000 ounces of gold per year. ... [read-more]
Usibelli Coal Mines: Circling Usibelli On a map of Alaska, my eyes are drawn to the glaciers and fjords, coastlines, and dramatic topography. The only thing that stood out about Usibelli was the coal mines. Coal mines? This was a trek to look ... [read-more]