Feds begin to look at the effects of possible large spill at a proposed Alaska mine

Feds begin to look at the effects of possible large spill at a proposed Alaska mine

A helicopter delivers core samples to the Donlin Gold mine camp, June 23, 2025. The core sample is headed for analysis at the camp site. The mine, if built, would exploit one of the world's largest known open-pit but undeveloped gold resources. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)Nearly six years after it approved permits for the Donlin Gold mine, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is launching a new study of a possible large waste spill at the s…