have the information to make my own educated de- cision about this industry. We have the opportunity to reach out to people who are on the fence or even the other side and bring them into the reality of what mining really is. What does AMA mean to you? AMA, to me, means support of this industry. It means friends working together to achieve the best outcome for all Alaskan miners and explorers. It means family, because what AMA and our members strive to LNNZX[WT^S _ZRP_SP] LʬPN_^ ^Z X`NS XZ]P _SLY U`^_ Z`]UZM4_LʬPN_^Z`]QLXTWdWTQP4SLaPYPaP]bZ]VPO for an industry where there is such a bond between others, even competing companies. It is inspiring to be part of AMA and this industry. Anything else you’d like to share? .ZXP_Z_SP,YY`LW.ZYaPY_TZYTY9ZaPXMP] 0^ - pecially if you have never been and especially if you want to know more about mining. Also, I really want to thank AMA for the honor of being chosen for this month’s article. Women in this industry are coming out in full force and I am PROUD to be one of them! ROCK ON!
believe the real challenge is that there seems to really be a lack of knowledge between the state and our min- P]^LYOPc[WZ]P]^LYOSZb_SZ^P]PR`WL_TZY^LʬPN_Z`] jobs, companies and livelihood. Natural Resources is a large part of what Alaska is and what the people of ,WL^VLOZ?ST^^SZ`WOYɪ_MPLOTʯN`W__L^V_ZM`TWO that bridge to create a successful mining environment _SL_MPYPʭ_^MZ_S_SP^_L_PLYO_SPXTYP]^ What keeps you awake at night? My teenager! But on a serious note, the opposing side, the “anti” mining groups and mind sets of peo- ple against this industry keeps my brain running at high speed. As someone who now really understands how important and how integral this industry is to our daily lives, I can’t fathom how “closed mined” people really are, usually with very little information backing their very “spirited” feelings. BSPY 4 _STYV MLNV _Z dZ`] \`P^_TZY ZY bSL_ Z`] greatest opportunity in this industry is, I think this is a big one. I know that there are people out there that have no idea (even with all our educational outreach) SZbXTYTYRLʬPN_^PaP]dZYPZQ`^4VYZb_ST^MP - cause I was once a person who knew very little and only saw anti-Pebble commercials on TV and didn’t
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The Alaska Miner
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