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Opinion: The Palmer project is a bad bet for Alaska’s mining industry

Opinion: The Palmer project is a bad bet for Alaska’s mining industry

Jun 17, 2025 | Palmer Project

By Gershon Cohen, Cindy Buxton, Mark Sogge and Joe Ordonez Vancouver-based American Pacific Mining (APM) wants investors to believe the Palmer Copper-Zinc Project near Haines has a high potential for profit. If so, why did the giant Japanese minerals company DOWA walk...
Power Consulting Inc. Socioeconomic Report on Potential Impacts to Haines from Palmer Project

Power Consulting Inc. Socioeconomic Report on Potential Impacts to Haines from Palmer Project

Aug 21, 2019 | Palmer Project

Read the full report here.Executive SummaryConstantine Mineral Resources, a Canadian-based exploratory company, is pursuing the development of a large-scale copper/zinc mine in the upper Chilkat Valley, near the town of Haines, in northern Southeast Alaska. No one can...

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