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State agencies assist mining The state has several agencies involved in land XLYLRPXPY_XZ^_bSTNSLʬPN_XTYTYRZYPbLd or another. The Division of Mining, Land and Wa- ter is responsible for management of Alaska’s state owned land and water, aiming toward maximum use consistent with the public interest. The agen- cy is responsible for managing 105 million acres of State land and 65 million acres of tide, shore, and submerged lands, including 34,000 miles of coastline, as well as all State water resources. The division authorizes land and water uses, including those of the mineral industry. Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Survey (DGGS) determines the potential of Alas- kan land for production of metals, minerals, fuels and geothermal resources, the locations and sup- plies of groundwater and construction material, and the potential geologic hazards to buildings, roads, bridges, and other installations and struc- tures. An important part of the DGGS mission is to determine the potential of Alaskan land for the
Alaska. The corridor is 12 to 15 miles wide along the trans-Alaska oil pipeline and was originally intended as a temporary measure to freeze land access along TAPS as it was being built in the 1970s. 3ZbPaP]T_^_TWW]PXLTY^TYPʬPN_LYOT^LYPc - ample, Goodrum said, of several existing federal PLOs that have long outlived their original pur- pose but which still close lands to multiple use activities to include mineral exploration. If PLO 5150 is lifted lands in the TAPS corri- dor will become available to the state for selection. This will not only open prospective lands to ex- ploration but will allow the state better manage- ment of the pipeline corridor for transportation, Goodrum said. An example of this is the proposed Ambler in- dustrial road which would start at the Dalton Highway within the federal TAPS corridor.
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The Alaska Miner
January 2020
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