The official magazine of the Alaska Miners Association and the mining industry in Alaska
ON THE COVER: Kristin Kulikoff is an Exploration Geologist at Coeur Alaska Kensington Mine. THIS PAGE: Winter skies provide a frequent reminder of what an amazing place Alaska miners are able to work. Usibelli Coal Mine night shift production foreman Jeremy Hoffman captured this amazing image of the Northern Lights dancing over the coal seams at Usibelli. Photo Courtesy Jeremy Hoffman.
16 Faces of Mining: Kristina Woolston 22 Meet Your 2024 Board of Directors 36 Alaska Mining Exceeds $4 Billion 44 Fairbanks Convention 2024
52 AMA’s Best Honored in Fairbanks 60 Newest Mining Business and Service Directory
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Executive Director’s Report 8 Women in Mining 2024
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
Summer 2024 People in Mining
Deantha Skibinski Executive Director Jennifer Luiten Membership and Fundraising Director Carin Currier Projects & Communications Manager Darlene Strickland Bookkeeping and Membership
Fall 2024 Annual Anchorage Convention Winter 2025 Legislative and Season Preview Spring 2025 Project Updates
EXECUTIVE BOARD
BRANCH CHAIRMEN
Lorali Simon President, Usibelli Coal Mine, Healy Blake Bogart First Vice President, Graphite One Inc., Nome Houston Morris Second Vice President, IPA Alaska, Soldotna Kim Aasand Treasurer, Aasand & Glore LLC., Anchorage
Ted Hawley Anchorage Ethan Trickey Denali Dave Larimer Fairbanks Jan Hill Haines Jason Hart Juneau
Houston Morris Kenai Ken Hughes Nome Robert Fithian Ketchikan/Prince of Wales
The Alaska Miner is published in partnership with the Alaska Miners Association by Fireweed Strategies LLC, 4849 Potter Crest Circle, Anchorage, AK 99516. We actively seek contributions from our members and the mining industry. For advertising information or news tips, call or email publisher Lee Leschper at 907-957-6025 or Lee.Leschper@FireweedStrategies.com.
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