Alaska Public Media

Red Dog's dwindling ore is forcing the entire region to consider its future

The Red Dog mine is one of the largest zinc-lead mines in the world. (Google Earth) The Red Dog mine has been a huge economic engine for the Kotzebue region for decades. But the zinc and lead deposits ...
Alaska Public Media

In Red Devil, an old mine's pollution is not enough to doubt Donlin’s promise

This is a three-part series reported from a village of 20 people on the Upper Kuskokwim River that stands to gain the most from the proposed Donlin Mine. Many villages in the region are conflicted ...
Juneau Empire

Report cites growing environmental risks at Red Chris Mine in Stikine watershed

A Canadian environmental nonprofit group, long critical of the Red Chris Mine in the northern watershed of the Stikine River, has released a new report that cites increasing underground seepage of ...
Reuters

Peru copper miners say red tape snarling red metal production ramp-up

LIMA, July 7 (Reuters) - Copper miners in Peru, already battling political uncertainty and regular protests, say they have another hurdle to revving up stalled production of the red metal: too much ...