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Agencies Review Budget Cut Impacts Focus on streamlining process, eliminating barriers Speaking at a recent Friday morning breakfast in Anchorage, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commission- er-nominee Jason Brune said that the agency was still reviewing the austere budget released by Governor Michael Dunleavy two days prior, however, due to significant reductions seen in previ- ous years, he did not anticipate further significant negative im- pact on the state agencies that directly oversee and interact with Alaska miners and the mining industry. Governor Dunleavy has previously said that industries which are generating revenue for the state, like oil and mining, can expect less impact from necessary budget cuts than industries which are not generating revenue. Commissioner-nominee Brune also noted that Dunleavy’s cab- inet is making a concerted effort to identify regulations that can be eliminated. The focus is on regulations that cost the state to administer, yet do not bring added environmental or other benefits. State agencies note that more than 100 regulations have been eliminated already. Deputy Commissioner of the De- partment of Natural Resources (DNR) Brent Goodrum echoed Brune’s theme.
Goodrum noted that budget cuts in DNR are also smaller than other agencies due to significant cuts in previous years, and at first glance the Department does not expect impacts on day-to- day support for mining. Brune said the administration’s focus has been on removing barriers to doing business in Alaska, especially for resource development industries including mining. But at the same time, lawmakers and citizens must embrace the state’s necessity for living within its means. “We are dealing with a $1.6 billion budget shortfall,” he pointed out, answering a question about restoring funding for a partic- ular program. Since the Alaska House finally elected a speaker Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner nominee Jason Brune fields questions from Alaska senators during his first nomination hearing this month. Brune is one of the many commissioner nominees who may finally get a vote on their nominations since the Alaska House elected a speaker and can begin taking action. It's been a record 31 days before the Legislature for all intents began work, while awaiting the resolution of House leadership.
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on Thursday, February 14: newly undeclared and past Speaker Bryce Edgmon, after a record 31 days of inaction, the Alaska Legislature can begin tackling issues including the Governor’s proposed budget and a proposal to restore Permanent Fund Dividends withheld by former governor Bill Walker. The House Majority is now a combination of Democrats and Republicans. Tuesday, Committees were organized, with House Finance led by Reps. Neal Foster and Tammie Wilson, and Resources by Reps. John Lincoln and Geran Tarr. Since only the Senate has been meeting for the past month, this also means that hearings on the Governor’s Cabinet can start moving forward. So far acting Commissioners have been working quickly on the Governor’s directives without final con- firmation they have the job. The expectation is that the House bipartisan coalition majority will both try to soften the budget cuts and not restore past divi- dends. Dunleavy does have line-item veto authority, so it’s like- ly the budget will dominate the entire 2019 Legislative session. In its first month in session, the Senate has introduced several measures that might impact Alaska miners, one addressing a process for designation of Tier 3 waterbodies, and another af- fecting conveyance of land from the Federal government to the state of Alaska.
AMA’s State Oversight committee constantly monitors issues in and beyond Juneau that may affect Alaska miners—stay tuned here and in the weekly executive director emails for updates throughout the session.
AMA member Roger Jenkins testifies last week at one of the public hearings regarding opening ANWR to resource development, amid a clearly contentious audience. Thanks for all the busy, hardworking AMA members who make time consistently and loyally to testify at public hearings like this in defense of Alaska mining and resource development.
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A Message from the Executive Director
Dear Members, February finds us with our hands full after starting 2019 carrying out the new message that is Alaska is Open for Business. Since Gover- nor Dunleavy stood before us fol- lowing his election, we’ve worked hard to ensure his message en- couraging the mining industry to look to Alaska is carried out. We started these efforts at Round- up Convention held by the Associ-
And at the Department of Environmental Conservation, Jason Brune has been appointed Commissioner. While many of us know him from his time with AMA, I’ve known Jason for over 15 years when we worked together at RDC on issues much broader than mining. While various campaigns underway are attempting to smear Jason’s name for his employment by a partner in the Pebble Project, they are missing the mark in that Jason is highly qualified to lead DEC, with an extensive scien- tific background. Many don’t know that Jason arrived in Alas- ka to study environmental impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on marine mammals. He has served on various environmental workgroups and committees such as the Cook Inlet Beluga re- covery team. Jason has had a longtime focus on responsible resource development – many of you have seen his business name, Think Globally Develop Locally (TGDL), and his hash tags in all communications regarding his beliefs. I think he’ll make a superb DEC Commissioner and I thank the many of you who have sent in letters of support for him. Aside from promoting the investment climate in Alaska, we re- main focused on fundamental industry priorities to ensure the industry can successfully permit and pursue mining develop- ment in our state. Two of our top priorities, resolution of mineral tenure issues and a secure process for the designation of Tier 3 outstanding natural resource waters are being addressed through special AMA workgroups and developing educational materials that provide background information and sound poli- cy recommendations. We continue our work to ensure we are ready to hit the ground running on all AMA priorities. I’ll keep you posted along the way. My best,
ation of Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME-BC). While the Governor couldn’t attend due to events taking place in the Legislature, Melanie Werdon from DGGS spoke to the mineral potential in Alaska. Other key players in our state’s mining in- dustry spoke to the investment climate following the election of a leader who publicly invites miners to the state and boasts of the industry’s accomplishments. We at AMA supplemented this message through meetings, booth visits, and sharing the re- cent interview Governor Dunleavy provided to the Alaska Miner on his vision for Alaska’s mining industry, citing his desire to see “40 or 60 more Red Dogs [mines] in this state.” In my discussions at Roundup and elsewhere, I’ve also shared that the Governor has compiled a Cabinet of department lead- ers with impressive resumes. For the agencies that Alaska’s miners most closely work with, the Governor has appointed Corri Feige as Commissioner of Department of Natural Re- sources. Corri is a geophysicist and has been involved in per- mitting and regulation of oil and gas and mining projects for many years in Alaska. I have always admired her intelligence and passion for resource development and the environment. At the Department of Fish and Game, longtime agency expert Doug Vincent-Lang has been appointed Commissioner pend- ing the agency process involving the Boards of Fish and Game. Doug has lengthy service to Alaska though fish and wildlife management and brings this special expertise at a time we greatly need it.
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Executive Board Mike Satre, President Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company, Juneau Bill Jeffress, First Vice President SRK Consulting, Anchorage Bartly Kleven, Second Vice President Kinross – Fort Knox, Fairbanks Kim Aasand, Treasurer Aasand & Glore LLC, Anchorage Branch Chairmen Ted Hawley, Anchorage Roger Speer, Denali Anna Atchison, Fairbanks James Sage, Haines Frank Bergstrom, Juneau Jim Duffield, Kenai Blake Bogart, Nome Andrew Spokely, Ketchikan/Prince of Wales
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AIDEA Board Names New Executive Director
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) Board has appointed Tomas Boutin as AIDEA Execu- tive Director. Boutin comes to this position after a distinguished career in Forestry, including four years of service as Alaska State Forester. He is also a former Deputy Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue.“We are pleased to appoint Tom as AIDEA’s new Executive Director, and look forward to working with him and AIDEA’s talented executive team as we continue our partnership with Alaskans to promote, develop, and advance economic growth and diversification in our great state,” said AIDEA Board Chairman Dana Pruhs. The AIDEA Board also appointed current Executive Director, John Springsteen, to the position of Chief Operating Officer for the Authority. Springsteen has been tapped to bring AIDEA’s financing expertise to Governor Michael J. Dunleavy’s newly created Industry Development Task Force. Springsteen has served as AIDEA’s Executive Director since March 2015, and will represent AIDEA on the Task Force while working out of De- partment of Commerce, Community and Economic Develop- ment offices in downtown Anchorage. “We are grateful for John’s hard work and dedication during his time as Executive Director,” Pruhs stated. “His leadership was instrumental in helping guide AIDEA through several very dy- namic years. We look forward to working with him in his new role on Governor Dunleavy’s Task Force.”
Boutin received his undergraduate degree in Forest Resources from the University of New Hampshire, and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Oregon School of Business. Springsteen received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. Boutin and Springsteen began their new duties on February 11. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is a public corporation of the state. AIDEA’s purpose is to promote, develop and advance the general prosperity and economic welfare of the people of Alaska. DCCED Survey: industry input needed Matt Fagnani, new Director of the Division of Economic Devel- opment is asking that the mining industry complete a survey to better understand the business landscape Alaska’s industries work with. The survey aims to identify areas of opportunity for growth and barriers to success. DCCED notes that the survey is designed to give them a better understanding of federal, state, and other workplace or market issues impacting Alas- kans’ ability to grow their businesses or industries. Answers from the survey will be used to develop an economic devel- opment priority list that will focus DED’s attention and efforts. Deadline is March 1. Take the survey at: https://www.survey- monkey.com/r/AKOpenForBusiness
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Laci Michaud joins AMA staff
Laci Michaud has joined the Alaska Miners Association staff as projects manager. Laci started at AMA IN January and has already begun tackling various projects including joining ED Deantha Crockett in Juneau to administer at the Mining 101 class for Legislators. Laci was born and raised in Alaska and has an extensive background in business administration, marketing, and strategic communications. She holds a Master’s De- gree in Strategic Communication from Washington State University and two Bach- elor Degrees (Business Administration and Marketing) from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Most recently she served as a Strategic Communications Program Manager at Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, where she created and implemented a website, public relations and marketing strategies, reports, and organizational pub- lications. In her role at BP, she served in incident command and as a community liaison, and in her role at Solstice Advertising she worked with some AMA members to creative- ly connect contractors and vendors. She specializes in strategic communications, employee and membership engagement, and graphic design, all of which will be a perfect fit for our team and the AMA membership needs. In addition to her education and work experience Laci currently serves on the board of directors for the Alaska Humanities Forum and is the Publicity Chair for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Alaska chapter. Laci was named to The Alaska Journal of Commerce 2018 Top Forty Under 40. The AMA staff is assessing the full mission of AMA and the roles and responsibilities of each staff member to make the most of our team and provide continued and in- creased representation for our members. To welcome and connect with Laci, you can reach her any time at laci@alaskaminers.org or (907) 270-9233 Please welcome her to our great organization.
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Usibelli Coal Mine achieves 2 years with zero lost time accidents
Healy, AK – On January 30, Usibelli Coal Mine (UCM) achieved two years of operations without a single lost time accident (LTA), a job-related injury that results in time away from work. UCM’s safety program, Everyday Safety—At Work. At Home. At Play. , combined with the CORE Safety framework of the Nation- al Mining Association lays the foundation to make safety a core value for all mine employees. “The number one priority at UCM is safety – every day, and in everything we do,” said UCM president and CEO, Joe Usibelli Jr. “We have 98 employees who have worked safely for more than 372,000 hours. That’s a remarkable achievement, and I am very proud of our team.” In addition to keeping employees safe on the job, UCM pro- motes a safety culture that extends beyond the workplace. “Our concern for employee health, safety and welfare goes be- yond our mining operations. If someone gets hurt at home, on the road, or participating in a recreational activity, we feel it at the mine and in the community too,” said Usibelli. UCM operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with heavy equipment in a remote area of Alaska. “When you consider the harsh environment that our miners operate in—wind, rain, snow, and 40 below—our employees have to be extremely diligent to work safely,” said Matt Nelson,
UCM human resources and safety director. To prevent injuries, UCM responds to safety suggestions using hazard recognition cards, holds regular safety meetings and trainings, promotes safe practices throughout all areas of the mine site and encour- ages employees to maintain clean and organized workspaces. The mine’s all-time safety record was set in 2006 at 797 days without a lost time accident. “We’ve set our sights on surpassing that number, because there is no higher priority than protecting our employees and their families,” Usibelli said. Founded in 1943 by Emil Usibelli, Usibelli Coal Mine is located near the town of Healy and is 115 miles south of Fairbanks and 250 miles north of Anchorage adjacent to the Parks Highway and Alaska Railroad. UCM currently has a workforce of 98 em- ployees and operates year-round. Mine production has grown from 10,000 tons in 1943 to approximately 1-million tons of coal per year. Currently the only operational coal mine in Alaska, UCM is sup- ported by the most modern mining equipment and state-of- the-art engineering. Today, UCM supplies coal to five Interior Alaska power plants and over the years has exported coal to Chile, South Korea, Japan and several other Pacific Rim desti- nations. For more information, visit www.usibelli.com.
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2019 Membership Recruitment Challenge Grand Prize: 2 Roundtrip Alaska Airlines Tickets
January 1, 2019 – November 1, 2019
JOIN US in our 2019 Membership Recruitment Challenge! This challenge is designed to have our members explain the benefits of AMA to potential members. The individual who recruits the most memberships will be given two roundtrip Alaska Airlines tickets. These tickets are valued for travel to Hawaii and Mexico with no blackout dates! Please join us in recruiting new AMA members.
When a new member signs up have them mention your name. The membership application has a ‘referred by’ line or call the office to let Jennifer know who you have referred. Please contact Jennifer with any questions: 907-270-9232 jennifer@alaskaminers.org Winner will be announced at the November Convention Awards Banquet.
47 new members were recruited in the 2018 Membership Recruitment Challenge. A big thank you to our winner, Jason Morrison, who recruited 12 members.
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Clark Milne Honored
Member Clark Milne recognized by Fairbanks Chamber Clark Milne learned to love volunteer work while growing up in Illinois, and he credits the Boy Scouts of America with teaching him the lifelong lesson of helping others.
Milne has been honored for his volunteer work by the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, which presented Milne its 2019 George Nehrbas Volunteer of the Year award earlier this month. A long-time AMA member, Milne was honored by The Alaska Mining Association in March with our Golden Heart Service Award to honor his advocacy work for mining. Despite his outgoing and sociable demeanor, Milne gets choked up and humble when talking about his 40-plus years donating time. “It got brought home this year: they’ve outed me as a volun- teer,” he chuckled. In an online post announcing Milne as the award’s recipient, the chamber stated that “Clark seldom calls attention to his ef- forts, rather working diligently, thoroughly and quietly to effect positive change for each organization, for Fairbanks, and fre- quently for Alaska.” Milne suspects the chamber chose him thanks to his 37 years serving on the chamber’s transportation committee, a post he’s exceptionally qualified with master’s degrees from the Univer- sity of Alaska Fairbanks in civil and environmental engineering, and an engineering career of nearly 45 years. Milne’s career is largely due to his love of math, and math plays a huge role in his volunteerism. For 33 years Milne has volunteered locally for Mathcounts, a national program designed to improve math skills in middle schoolers across the United States, with local, state and na- tion-wide competitions. Milne prefers the role of coach, but he’s also served as state coordinator six times; and Mathcounts is his favorite organiza- tion to volunteer for. “It’s having kids be encouraged so they wrap up their middle school and they go into high school galvanized to study in STEM,” Milne said, adding it’s “absolutely magnificent when kids get it.” Aside from Mathcounts and the chamber’s transportation com- mittee, the list of organizations Milne supports or has support- ed is extensive: multiple engineering societies, the borough’s platting board, the Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Zion Luther Church, Lathrop High School Parent-Teachers Association, Osher Life- long Learning Institute, Air Quality Stakeholder Group, Green- star, Northern Chapter of Retired Public Employees, Alaska Mining Association and more. Milne’s work history is equally extensive, and includes awards from the Alaska Society for Professional Engineers for Young Engineer of the Year in 1986 and Engineer of the Year in 1994.
As always, Milne’s love for math plays a central role. At Osher he teaches Mathcounts for Seniors, a course to help senior cit- izens learn useful math skills. “It’s just a simplification of what’s going on,” he said. When it comes to simple, Milne’s favorite math skills are el- ementary: multiplication,division, percentages, probability, odds, etc. Anything that makes people “less likely to be fooled.” Of course, Milne’s work history has required him to use ad- vanced math, such as when he was the Northern Region main- tenance engineer at the Alaska Department of Transportation, or most recently as a senior project manager at the engineering firm DOWL. But now, Milne is “semi-retired.” He spends more time with grandchildren, fishing and traveling with his wife, whom he thanks repeatedly for her support and understanding through all his commitments. At age 67, Milne said he might start cutting back on the number of organizations he’s involved with, while at the same time redi- recting more energy into Mathcounts. Even if you don’t see Milne or hear his name, expect him to still be behind the scenes somewhere, helping others in his free time. “It enriches your life, as well as being a boon to the people you’re helping. There’s always something that needs to be done…This community is really fun for volunteers,” he said. This story was first published in the Fairbanks News-Miner.
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Alaska Night at Roundup 2019
Hundreds of Alaskans and Alaska fans attended the annual Alaska Night reception and celebration at Roundup 2019 in British Columbia last month. This event is an excellent showcase for mining and mine projects in Alaska and always receives rave reviews from our Canadian friends and fellow miners. Photos by Jennifer Luiten
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AMA Members Telling Our Story
Jeremy Brans, Vice President and General Manager of Kinross - Fort Knox, spoke Feb. 7 to the Alaska Resource Development Council, providing a detailed update on the mine’s plans to expand into the Gilmore Trace. Hear his entire presentation online at www.akrdc.org/ breakfast-forum. And his presentation is online at www.akrdc.org/assets/ Breakfasts/Brans2019.pdf.
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Thanks to our 2019 Corporate Members
Please support and thank these companies who have renewed their support and corporate membership in AMA. Their continued support makes possible all the work we do in and for the mining industry. A & D Drilling ACZ Laboratories Inc. AECOM Ahtna Inc. AIDEA Alaska Aggregate Products LLC Alaska Airlines Alaska Business Delta Western Petroleum Inc. (Juneau) Denali Industrial Supply Inc. Donlin Gold LLC Dorsey & Whitney LLP DOWL
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New and Renewing Members
Thank you to all the AMA corporate and individual members who joined or renewed their membership to the association in November and December. You make AMA possible!
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Stevens Exploration Management Corp.
1401 Oxford Dr. Anchorage, AK 99503
Email: donstevens@stevexp.com Phone: 907.561.1991 Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Project Management Placer, Lode, Recon, Petrography, NI 43-101 Report Writing FIND MORE INFORMATION AT: WWW.STEVEXP.COM
Legal Counsel - AK
J.P. Tangen Attorney at Law (P.C.) P.O. Box 297 Hansville, WA 98340
Alaska Land Status, Inc. Due Diligence Mineral Tile Examination • Land Status Research Land and Claim Management Expertise • In Business Since 1988
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Stantec provides a full line of environmental and mining engineering services to Alaska projects through our a mining team of over 600 people strong from across North America.
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Rainer Trucking Inc. P.O. Box 72905 Fairbanks, AK 99707 EMAIL rainertruckinginc@yahoo.com PHONE (907) 457-2000 FAX (907) 455-4614
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February 25 Membership renewal deadline for AMA Handbook! If you renew your membership in the first half of the year, and have not done so, you must do so by the end of next week (February 22) in order to be listed in our Annual Handbook and Service Directory. Call Jennifer Luiten 907-270-9232. March 1 DCCED Survey Deadline The Division of Economic Development is surveying Alaska businesses including mining to better understand the business landscape Alaska’s industries work with. The survey aims to identify areas of opportunity for growth and barriers to success. Survey at: https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/ AKOpenForBusiness April 28-May 4 Women’s Mining Coalition Fly-In to DC Raise awareness about mining in the nation’s Capital. Learn more by emailing wearewmc@wmc-usa.org.
May 10 Alaska Mining Day May 29
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Office of Surface Mining Coal Reclamation Awards Nominations for the 2019 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards deadline. More information at https://www.osmre. gov/programs/awards/ ActiveMineAwards.shtm August 31, 2019 Mining Day at the Alaska State Fair Palmer November 3-9, 2019 2019 Annual Convention and Trade Show Dena’ina Center/ Marriott Hotel, Anchorage AlaskaMiners.org
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Coastal Helicopters Juneau, Alaska
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Available statewide
AMA Branch Meetings
Anchorage Every Friday 7 a.m. Peanut Farm old side
Juneau September–May Every Friday 7 a.m. Prospector Hotel Kenai October–April Every Friday 7 a.m. Louie’s Restaurant Nome First Friday of each month 12 Noon Polar Cafe
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Crockett graduates from Institute for Organization Management
Since its commencement in 1921, the Institute program has been educating tens of thousands of association, chamber, and oth- er nonprofit leaders on how to build stronger organizations, better serve their members and become strong business advo- cates. Institute’s curriculum con- sists of four weeklong sessions at five different university loca- tions throughout the country.
A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is pleased to announce that Deantha Crockett, IOM, Executive Director of the Alaska Miners Asso- ciation has graduated from the program and has received the recognition of IOM. Awarded to all graduates of the Institute program, the IOM Graduate Recognition signifies the individual’s completion of 96 hours of course instruction in nonprofit management. In ad- dition, participants can earn credit hours toward the Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) or Certified Association Executive (CAE) certifications. Nearly 1,000 individuals attend Institute annually. “Institute graduates are recognized across the country as lead- ers in their industries and organizations,” said Raymond P. Tow- le, IOM, CAE, the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s vice president of Institute for Organization Management. “These individuals have the knowledge, skills, and dedication necessary to achieve professional and organizational success in the dynamic asso- ciation and chamber industries.”
Through a combination of required courses and electives in areas such as leadership, advocacy, marketing, finance, and membership, Institute participants are able to enhance their own organizational management skills and add new fuel to their organizations, making them run more efficiently and effectively. Institute for Organization Management is the professional de- velopment program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foun- dation. It is the premier nonprofit professional development program for association and chamber professionals, fostering individual growth through interactive learning and networking opportunities.
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