President’s Message From Bartly Kleven
Thank you for making Alaska mining great
"The current administration in Washington, D.C. is pushing for a new green energy economy that is impossible without exactly the key minerals we have underground. That is why a robust and active AMA is more critical than ever." H appy New Year!
agement of our state lands and minerals. These include everything from continuing to map and identify the riches under Alaska land, to the commitment to provide access to those resources. We need to be persistent in pushing back against Federal overreach in its many and insidious forms. We need to grow and maintain a skilled Alaska workforce to support mining, while mining provides life-changing well-paid careers for Alaskans and their families. We also need to, through super organizations like Alaska Resource Education, that all Alaskans grow up with an appreciation of the history, the potential and the need for resource development. It's quite a list! The challenges are real. I said this a year ago and it’s still true. We continue to see Federal challenges to our ability to develop Alaska resources and turn the resources we’ve found into pro- ducing mines. While the current adminis- tration in Washington, D.C. is pushing for a new green energy economy that is impos- sible without exactly the key minerals we
As we move forward into a new year of mining in Alaska, as your association we are focused on the challeng- es ahead. Inside this magazine you’ll see our 2023 State Issues of Concern for the Alaska Min - ing Industry. Our leadership devoted hun- dreds of hours to developing these import- ant issues that can determine the future of us all. Read them in detail but let me emphasize a few. Nothing happens without permitting here and we are the gold standard for mining worldwide, because we defend our strict permitting standards. Water is at the heart of everything we do, and we must defend our state’s right to control our waters, whether through Tier 3 designations or 404 primacy. We expect and deserve a state that is as fiscally stable as we have to be in our own businesses, and that includes both equitable taxation and protection from onerous ballot initiatives. We need equitable and mining wise man-
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The Alaska Miner
Winter 2023
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