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Alaska mine wins a round in legal battle

Rock Creek project construction could improve the condition of surrounding area, which suffered from historic mining, judge rules

An Anchorage judge gave little credence to arguments by a Nome citizens' group that construction of Rock Creek gold mine should be halted, decisively ruling in favor of developer NovaGold Resources. After a hearing in Alaska District Court June 7, Judge Ralph Beistline made his decision the following day. Bering Strait Citizens For Responsible Resource Development had requested an injunction to pr...

 

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