An Alaskan copper mining town once bustling with hundreds of residents ... overlooking a glacier-carved valley and embark on one of Alaska's most picturesque drives. For those with a taste ...

Alaska is also home to chilling ghost towns, as once bustling mining areas have since shuttered their doors. Many of these operations are nestled deep in the scenic Alaskan wilderness and are ...

Kennicott in Alaska is a copper mining town which once provided work and a community to hundreds of residents. Surrounded by beautiful mountainous landscapes and located beside the Kennicott ...

Before Red Dog mine zinc and germanium wind up in American products, they get refined in Canada, then sent back to the U.S.

How about some follow-up on road maintenance and what Alaska gets from mining — taxes, fees, etc. The Alaska Department of Transportation of Public Facilties road maintenance budget for Central ...

President Donald Trump's expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development ...

“This is like unwrapping a gigantic sled of Christmas presents for the state of Alaska.” Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, Dunleavy submitted a transition plan — something of a wish list ...

Dubbed as the Last Frontier, Alaska's landscapes stretch from sea to sea, with staggering mountain ranges, rare wildlife, old mining towns, bustling cities and striking natural attractions.