A dispute over access to a mine on the east end of Nome escalated this week after Sitnasuak Native Corporation demanded that Arctic Placer Drilling and Mining stop using a driveway crossing corporation land. Arctic Placer’s owners say the driveway is within a state highway right of way and that the company holds a valid permit from the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Sitnasuak argues that the state lacked the authority…
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