A Message from the Executive Director
workers during its operations. n Pebble in Southwest Alaska would require an operations labor force of about 850. n Arctic, in Northwest Alaska, is expected to employ about 450 people during its operations. For our newest excellent and compelling report on Economics Benefits of Mining in Alaska, look online at www.alaskaminers.org/ economic-benefits. So, join us this summer at any (or all) of these great events: n July 27-30: Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines n July 28: Mining Day at Tanana Valley Fair n Aug. 19: Mining Day at Alaska State Fair Speaking of social media, never underestimate the power of a positive story shared online. So, as you are working and playing this summer in the field, please snap some photos and share them, along with the details, with us at AMA. Thanks to all our member companies and mines, who do a fantastic job sharing your own stories already. Please keep sharing! And we especially love to show Alaska miners enjoying wild adventures outside—send us your favorite fishing, flying, hiking, adventure photos from this summer!
Dear AMA Members and Friends, Welcome to summer! Or what it looks like is going to pass for a wet, cool impersonation of summer for 2023. The good news is we’re back in the field and even with 22 hours of daylight, it’s going to be hard to squeeze in work and play and filling the freezers! Elsewhere in this Journal you’ll see a list of the many events and fairs we’ll be participating in on behalf of AMA. We don’t talk often enough about the importance of meeting in person with regular Alaskans at all these fun events. True, nobody comes to a state fair just to learn more about mining. Personally, I think it’s all about the fair food! But when we’ve got tens of thousands of regular hardworking Alaska families together, it’s a perfect time to tell our story and gently remind them of the huge economic benefits that mining delivers in Alaska, at truly little cost to the state. Compared to other industries, which generate little revenue at an excessive cost for the state. These Alaska families appreciate that mining contributes not just jobs but lessens the taxes and fees they have to pay for everything else. Here are some key factors about Alaska mining that we can proudly share. In 2022, Alaska’s $4.5 billion mining industry provided: n 11,400 total direct and indirect jobs attributed to Alaska mining industry.
n Charitable contributions to more than 280 Alaska non-profits. n $4.5 million in contributions. n $800,000 to civic, business, and industry organizations in Alaska through sponsorship and membership fees. n Over $2.7 million contributed to the University of Alaska and vocational schools to support education in Alaska. n 73 percent of workers at the six large mines are Alaska residents. n Mining employees live in about 90 communities throughout Alaska. And the potential to grow those employment numbers with exploration and new mines being considered is incredible: n The Graphite Creek project, north of Nome, is expected to create 370 production jobs. n Livengood, just north of Fairbanks, will also create about 330 mining jobs. n Donlin Gold in Southwest Alaska is expected to require about 1,000
Deantha Skibinski, Executive Director
Executive Board Bartly Kleven, President Lorali Simon, First Vice President Blake Bogart, Second Vice President Kim Aasand, Treasurer
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