ON THE COVER: An Engineer of Northern Star Resources’ Pogo Mine. Photo courtesy Northern Star Resources ON THIS PAGE: Water management is a key component of and priority for all Alaska mining operations, like here at Teck Red Dog Mine.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Executive
26 Welcome to
Director’s Report
Convention 2022
4 Letter from President
32 Convention At-A-Glance 42 Pebble Project Conscientious 44 Mining Business and Service Directory 58 Coming Events
Bartly Kleven 14 Ranked Choice: What We Learned 16 Faces in Mining: Roger Burggraf 20 SE Alaska Mines Doing Well
The Alaska Miner is dedicated to those who work in and support the mining industry in Alaska, its commitment to the people, and resources of our state. Our magazine is published quarterly and delivered to both the members of the Alaska Miners Association and to key decision makers and leaders in Alaska and beyond. Our goal is to educate, advocate and lead our industry as one of the strongest, oldest and most productive corporate citizens in Alaska. AMA’s mission is to promote responsible mineral development in Alaska.
EDITORIAL CALENDAR
ALASKA MINERS ASSOCIATION STAFF
Winter 2022 Legislative and Season Preview Spring 2023 Project Updates Summer 2023 People in Mining Fall 2023 Annual Anchorage Convention
Executive Director
Deantha Skibinski Jennifer Luiten Darlene Strickland
Membership and Fundraising Director
Bookkeeping and Membership
EXECUTIVE BOARD
BRANCH CHAIRMEN
Bartly Kleven President, Kinross Alaska, Fairbanks Lorali Simon First Vice President, Usibelli Coal Mine, Healy Blake Bogart Second Vice President, Graphite One Inc., Nome Kim Aasand Treasurer, Aasand & Glore LLC., Anchorage
Ted Hawley Anchorage Richard Sivils Denali Ken Hall Fairbanks Liz Cornejo Haines Jim Clark Juneau
Houston Morris Kenai Ken Hughes Nome Robert Fithian Ketchikan/
Prince of Wales
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