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...
by Bridget Maryott | May 15, 2024 | Press Releases, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Homer Electric Association, Local Economies, Mining
Households could see electric bills rise as much as $265 per year HOMER, AK — Alarm bells will be ringing for Southcentral Alaska if Donlin Mine pursues Cook Inlet natural gas to fuel its proposed massive gold mining operation in Western Alaska, with detrimental...
