Donlin Gold

In September, Bethel residents had the rare chance to attend in-person events with opponents of the proposed mine, and with the tribal landholders and mining leaders pushing it forward.

Six tribes from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta sued the federal government over its environmental analysis of the proposed Donlin Gold project. A federal district court judge found that the federal government did violate the law in some aspects of its analysis, but denied some of the tribes' other claims.

A lawsuit brought by Bethel’s tribal government challenging a state water quality certification for the Donlin Gold mine project is set to have oral arguments in Anchorage Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 30.

Six tribes from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta continue to fight against federal environmental reviews and permitting for the proposed Donlin Gold mine project. The case is set to be argued in federal court in Anchorage on Monday, June 24.

U.S. House Rep. Mary Peltola spoke with KYUK about two bills she recently proposed meant to regulate the trawl industry and reduce bycatch, as well as what she’s hearing about fisheries on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and her recent amicus brief in support of the Donlin mine development.

If it’s built, the Donlin Gold mine project on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta would be one of the largest open-pit gold mines in the world, powered by a gas pipeline that would stretch hundreds of miles across the state to Cook Inlet.

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Barrick Gold has been ordered to stop mining operations in Argentina after a recent cyanide spill.According to an Associated Press story, Barrick Gold…

Bethel City Council has voted 6-1, with Mayor Rick Rob in opposition, for the city to submit comments on the Donlin Gold draft environmental impact…

Keith Gordon with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is leaving his position as Project Manager of the Donlin Gold mine draft environmental impact…