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Producing Mines
Fort Knox Gold • Alaska’s largest producing gold mine; poured 8 millionth ounce in 2019 • Now in its 24th year of production • Largest single property taxpayer in the Fairbanks North Star Borough • 650 employees, plus 170 on-site contractors • Proceeded with Gilmore expansion project in 2018, increasing life of mine gold production by 1.5 million ounces Greens Creek Silver, zinc, gold, and lead • Largest silver producer in the U.S. and in the top 10 producers worldwide • Discovered in 1975, producing from 1989 to 1993, and continuously since 1996 • Largest payer of property tax in the City and Borough of Juneau • Largest Southeast Alaska for-profit employer, in terms of payroll • Approximately 440 employees in 2019 Kensington Gold • 2019 estimated production is 124,000 ounces of gold • Exploration underway to expand ore zones • Second largest private employer in Southeast Alaska in terms of payroll; over $55 million in wages and benefits in 2019 • Second largest payer of property tax in the City and Borough of Juneau • 385 employees in 2019
Economic Feasibility & Environmental Studies
Advanced Exploration
Permitting Financing
Producing Mines Projects in Permitting Advanced Exploration Projects Community with Mining Industry Employees
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Fort Knox
Northern Star Pogo
Usibelli
Northern Star Pogo Gold
Palmer
•• Discovered in 1994, producing since 2006 • Eighth largest gold producer in the U.S. • Acquired by Northern Star Resources Limited in 2018 • Approximately 450 employees in 2019 Red Dog Zinc, lead, and silver • Largest lead concentrate and zinc concentrate producer in the U.S. • Discovered in 1968, producing since 1989 • Mine life expected until 2032 • Second largest silver producer in the U.S. in 2016 • Only taxpayer in the Northwest Arctic Borough • Approximately 650 employees (including 150 full- time contractors) in 2019 Usibelli Coal Coal • In continuous production since 1943 • Fuels 32% of Interior Alaska’s electrical generation • Approximately 100 employees in 2019
Greens Creek Kensington
Mining Activity in Alaska
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Post-Closure Monitoring
Reclamation
Protection, and Reclamation
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