Authority Questioned: AIDEA Defends Its Win/Loss Record
Flyers mailed this spring accused the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority of bad investments. Is the criticism justified, and what is AIDEA anyway?
Tag: Resource Development
Alaska Energy Metals Advances Exploration Drilling at Nikolai Project
Alaska Energy Metals plans further drilling at its Nikolai nickel project along the Richardson Highway after receiving promising results in 2023.
Nikolai Prospect Could Answer Domestic Need for Nickel
Alaska Energy Metals is exploring the Nikolai Prospect, looking for nickel that can be sourced in Alaska to increase homegrown critical metal mining.
Niche Products Put Alaska Timber to Creative Uses
Today Alaska’s timber industry is focusing on value-added products made in Alaska with locally grown wood.
Heatherdale Resources Announces Mobilization for Surface, Underground Drilling Program at Niblack Project
Heatherdale Resources announced that site preparations for its upcoming surface and underground drill program at its 100 percent-owned Niblack copper-gold-silver-zinc project, located near tidewater in Southeast Alaska, are underway.
The Advantages of Aviation
“If a helicopter company gets a call, it means they can’t use anything else,” says Ely Woods, general manager of ROTAK Helicopter Services, based out of Anchorage. “We can fit into smaller sites and we have vertical takeoff and landing capabilities—airplanes can’t go where helicopters can.”
Mining Economies
Whether the mines produce zinc, lead, coal, gravel, silver, or gold, the direct and indirect financial impacts on the surrounding area are significant, according to a McDowell Group report commissioned by the Alaska Mining Association.
2019 Alaska Oil & Gas Lease Sale Delivers Positive Results
Oil and gas exploration companies offered $7.8 million for the rights to search for oil on 154,610 acres of state land on Alaska’s North Slope and Beaufort Sea, according to results from the 2019 oil and gas lease sale conducted by the Division of Oil & Gas.
MSB and AIDEA Sign MOU on West Susitna Access
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides a partnership framework for a phased feasibility analysis of the West Susitna Access.
Mining Operations in Norton Sound Subject to New Rules
New protection measures for crab and salmon will restrict timing, depth, and locations of mining operations in Norton Sound.