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  • The State of the State: Mining is Making It

    J. P. Tangen, Guest Columnist|Updated Oct 28, 2007

    The early indications are that this year's Alaska Miners Association convention will be the best attended in recent memory. The present economic climate of consistent high demand for commodities and the associated rise in the price of product has permitted the industry, which was in the doldrums for many years, to find firm footing in Alaska. Among many other positive factors is that we have a lot of land that is not owned by the federal government, so the machinations of...