Alaska regulators have rejected a permit application for a controversial gold-dredging project near Nome after determining that the plan is riddled with deficiencies and would put the public interest ...

Three Alaska Native tribes have filed a lawsuit to overturn the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit granted to a company seeking to dredge for gold in a sensitive wetland area near Nome. The tribes, ...

A western Alaska tribal consortium has appealed a key permit for a proposed gold dredging project in waters near Nome. Kawerak, a nonprofit that serves some 20 Iñupiaq and Yup’ik tribes in the Bering ...

The Native Village of Dot Lake, an Alaskan tribe with federal recognition, has launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a major legal battle. According to the lawsuit, the Corps ...

The Alaska Gastineau Mill closed in 1921 due to ore that was too low grade to mine cost-effectively. Its remnants are visible on the hill above Thane Road — and below the road on the Sheep Creek Delta ...

Join me on an unforgettable gold digging adventure in Alaska, exploring the historic sites of Ketchikan, Skagway, and Juneau. We uncover treasures from the gold rush era of the mid-1800s and experienc ...

Subsistence cabins are seen on Sept. 30, 2020, on the horizon on the other side of Safety Sound near Nome. The sound is an important area for gathering wild foods important to Native traditions. A ...