Mining in Alaska - environmental impact and pollution control

• Main Author: Johansen, N. I.
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research Laboratory 1975
• Subjects: permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/2060

Environmental factors affecting mining are difficult to establish in Alaska due to the absence of large scale hard rock mining activities at the present time. Currently, experience is gathered from (and to a large degree based on) construction of above ground facilities such as roads, pipelines, and...