A proposed giant gold mine generates debate among Alaska Natives

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A proposed giant gold mine generates debate among Alaska Natives​

BY: YERETH ROSEN - JANUARY 24, 2023 5:59 AM

In the rolling uplands of Southwest Alaska’s Kuskokwim River basin is a massive deposit of gold that poses some profound questions about the future of the region’s Yup’ik people and Indigenous people elsewhere in the state.

The Donlin Gold mine, which is on the cusp of being constructed after two decades of exploration and planning work, would be one of the largest open-pit gold mines in the world. A project being pursued by a partnership that includes one of the world’s largest mining companies, Donlin would produce 39 million ounces of gold, operate for nearly three decades and employ hundreds of workers a year, according to the partnership’s plan.

Donlin is especially exciting, say supporters, because of its location – on Alaska Native land, with Alaska Native ownership of the mineral rights, and in a predominantly Native region long plagued by economic woes and public-service deficits.

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A proposed giant gold mine generates debate among Alaska Natives - Alaska Beacon

The Donlin Mine would generate money shared by all Native corporations, but critics say its risks outweigh the potential financial gains

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This appears to be a different mine from the one mentioned in the OP:

Biden to block Pebble gold mine in salmon-rich area in Alaska | Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee | Exposing the long-term manipulation of the gold market

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