![]() ![]() Instead, the ore that’ll be extracted from the mine’s two open pits will be trucked 250 miles up the Alaska Highway to Delta Junction and the Richardson Highway to Kinross’s mill near Chatanika, north of Fairbanks. Kinross will extract ore from two open-pit mines on land the company is leasing from Tetlin Village, which owns the surface and subsurface rights for the area. ![]() ![]() We won’t need to store tails behind the tailings dam.”Ĭredit Contango Ore Inc. “We won’t need to build a mill,” he said. But Brans says in exchange, the project will move along more quickly, because the decision shrinks its environmental footprint. Kinross’s decision against building a mill at the Tok mine to process ore onsite means the project will produce fewer construction and operations jobs. “Local contractors will certainly be invited to bid,” he said, “and those that are not local will be encouraged to hire local labor.” And he says despite those local companies’ smaller size, they have some advantages over bigger contractors, because their workers live in the communities where projects are under way. “We are very eager to get to know the local vendors and contractors better in Tok,” he said during the conference hosted by the Tok Chamber of Commerce.īrans says Kinross always works to establish ties with local companies in areas where it’s developing projects. Two Kinross Fort Knox Mine officials told the 25 or so people attending Tuesday’s virtual conference that the company will spend much of the coming year conducting studies and applying for permits to move ahead on the Peak Gold Project.īut Vice President and General Manager Jeremy Brans says they also want to hear from members of the community during that time – especially those interested in doing business with Kinross. If all goes well, they’ll haul their first load of ore to the company’s mill in Fairbanks in about three years. Kinross Gold Mine officials said in an online teleconference Tuesday that work on the company’s gold prospect near Tok will resume early next year. ![]()
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