The operator of the state’s largest gold mine hopes to begin construction of a proposed heap leach facility later this summer. The project at Fort Knox Mine has undergone extensive scrutiny given the technology’s tainted history in the West.
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
- Fort Knox heap leach documents at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water
- Fort Knox Mine is owned by Kinross Gold Corporation in Canada
