Max Graham

2 months ago | arctictoday.com | Max Graham

Teck’s Red Dog mine in Northwest Alaska supplies the U.S. with zinc and germanium — but only after those minerals get processed in Canada. Canadian officials have been scrambling in recent weeks to convince President Donald Trump to abandon his threat of sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports. One point of leverage? Alaska’s Red Dog mine.

2 months ago | alaskabeacon.com | Max Graham

by Max Graham, Northern Journal, Alaska Beacon January 31, 2025 Canadian officials have been scrambling in recent weeks to convince President Donald Trump to abandon his threat of sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports.  One point of leverage? Alaska’s Red Dog mine. Red Dog — a huge open-pit operation in Northwest Alaska — is the largest zinc mine in the world, and a major U.S. source of both zinc and a little-known but essential byproduct, germanium.

2 months ago | newsfromthestates.com | Max Graham

Canadian officials have been scrambling in recent weeks to convince President Donald Trump to abandon his threat of sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports.  One point of leverage? Alaska’s Red Dog mine. Red Dog — a huge open-pit operation in Northwest Alaska — is the largest zinc mine in the world, and a major U.S. source of both zinc and a little-known but essential byproduct, germanium.

Jan 20, 2025 | arctictoday.com | Max Graham

Boosters of a mining road in the backcountry northwest of Anchorage are poised to get a $100,000 federal grant for trail work. Some locals see it as part of an under-the-radar effort to push the road forward. This article was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter from Nathaniel Herz. Subscribe by clicking on this link. The Denali Commission, a federal agency based in Anchorage, is known for funding mundane infrastructure upgrades in rural Alaska.

Jan 20, 2025 | adn.com | Max Graham

The Denali Commission, a federal agency based in Anchorage, is known for funding mundane infrastructure upgrades in rural Alaska. Think waste management, heating systems and broadband — critical though not exactly attention-grabbing stuff. But a new project on the agency’s funding list is now drawing an unusual level of scrutiny. The commission is set to grant some $100,000 to Friends of West Susitna, a nonprofit formed in 2022 to advocate for the West Susitna Access Project.