by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 24, 2025 | Donlin Gold Mine, Johnson Tract Mine, Mining
The Myth and the Reality of Modern Gold Mining in Alaska As new gold projects rise in the Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu watershed, we have to ask: Is it really worth it? Gold still glitters in today’s economy — not just in jewelry or bank vaults, but in the circuitry of our...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Nov 19, 2025 | Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Mining
Recently, we learned that despite serious environmental and community concerns, the proposed Donlin Gold Project was added to the FAST-41 permitting program, marking it as a federal priority. Donlin Gold would be the largest pure gold mine in the world, located on a...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Jul 8, 2025 | Donlin Gold Mine, Mining
In a recent win for the people of the Kuskokwim and opponents of the Donlin mine, a judge ruled in June that a more extensive environmental impact assessment is needed before construction can continue. Donlin Gold Mine would be one of the largest open pit gold mines...
by Loren Barrett | Nov 6, 2024 | Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Donlin Gold’s gas pipeline will impact hundreds of wild salmon streams along its 315-mile path from Cook Inlet, over the Alaska Range, to the mine site in the Kuskokwim basin. This corridor – pocked with airstrips, gravel pits and access roads – would open up...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Aug 29, 2024 | Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Pebble Mine, Salmon, West Su Access Road
Salmon Champions & Energy Surveys — Satchel Pondolfino & Josie Oliva As Salmonfest has grown into a large music festival (for Alaska standards), Inletkeeper is still committed to supporting the festival organizers in keeping its salmon mission at its heart....
by Bridget Maryott | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Homer Electric Association, Local Economies, Mining, Pebble Mine
Donlin Equals Disaster — Quentin Simeon Donlin Gold is more than just a mine, it is a disaster waiting to happen… If completed, the Donlin project would be the largest open-pit gold mine on Earth, located in one of the more remote places in the world. The...
