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security and supply chain resilience. Advances in power generation, automation, and remote opera- tions will materially reduce today’s infrastructure constraints. The projects that succeed will be those designed with this long-term horizon in mind. What do you see as our biggest challenges? And opportunities? The opportunity is obvious: Alaska’s resource endowment is world-class. The challenge is exe- cution — permitting timelines, infrastructure gaps, workforce shortages and regulatory uncertainty. None of these are unsolvable, but they require coordination, trust, and leadership across industry and government. AMA’s role is to help align those pieces rather than let them remain fragmented. What keeps you awake at night? Safety and execution risk come first — particularly in remote operations where margins for error are thin. Beyond that, it’s the strategic risk of delay: lost workforce, stalled projects, and missed windows of opportunity. In mining, time is not neutral. Delays compound costs and erode institutional knowledge. Managing that risk is as important as managing geology. What do you do for fun? I still enjoy the Alaska outdoors, but comfort has become a strategic preference. Camping now includes an RV. Dipnetting remains non-negotiable.
I also enjoy home distillation — equal parts chemis- try, process control, and patience — which is prob- ably more aligned with my professional instincts than I’d like to admit. "Mining is one of the few industries where technical rigor, operational discipline, environmental accountabil- ity and long-term thinking must all coexist. From discovery through rec- lamation, the work is consequential and tangible. Done well, mining leaves behind infrastructure, knowledge and opportunity — not just production sta- tistics. That full lifecycle responsibility is what keeps the work meaningful."
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THE ALASKA MINER - THE MAGAZINE OF THE ALASKA MINERS ASSOCIATION
WINTER 2026 | ALASKAMINERS.ORG
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