Natural Resources State of Alaska

The Kensington Gold Mine is located approximately 45 air miles north of Juneau and 35 air miles south of Haines, Alaska. The mine site is within the City and Borough of Juneau and the Tongass National Forest. On June 24, 2010 the mine started production and expects to average approximately 125,000 ounces of gold annually over an initial mine life of 10+ years. The underground mining operation includes placing tailings as paste backfill to fill mined areas and provide support for ongoing mining. The project employed approximately 300-400 people during the construction of the facilities, and expects to employ 200 full time employees to operate the mine and processing facilities.

Response to Comments on State of Alaska Authorizations 2005

Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• Final Finding and Decision - Cascade Point tideline lease
• Final Finding and Decision - Slate Cove tideland lease
• Finding and Decision - Jualin Mine Road public access
• Land Use Permit LAS 24488 - Jualin Mine Road
• Reclamation Plan Approval (6/3/2005)
• December 26, 2012 Approval extension to June 30, 2013
• July 24, 2012 Approval extension to Dec 31, 2012
• March 6, 2012 Approval extension to Jun 30, 2012
• June 23, 2011 Approval extension to Dec 31, 2011
• Final Water Rights Authorizations
• LAS 24432 - Johnson Creek
• LAS 24486 - Lower Slate Lakes tailings impoundment
• Temporary Water Use Permit TWUP J2012-01 (effective 3/1/2012)
• Final ACMP consistency determinations
• AK 0406-13J - Kensington Mine
• AK 0406-14J - Cascade Point Breakwater and Dock

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

• APDES Permit No. AK0050571 (2011)
  • DEC Certificate of Reasonable Assurance for NPDES AK0050571 (2005)
• DEC 401 Certification - Cascade Pt. Marine Terminal (2005)
  USACE 404 Permit POA-1997-245-2
  
• DEC 401 Certificate of Reasonable Assurance extension - Lynn Canal (2010)
  USACE 404 Permit POA-1990-592-M6
  Note: In this action DEC separated the 401 Cert from the DEC Waste Mgmt Permit (WMP) and also issued an administrative extension of the WMP
  • DEC 401 Certificate of Reasonable Assurance - Lynn Canal (2005)
    USACE 404 Permit POA-1990-592-M
    Note: This functioned as both the DEC 401 Cert and the DEC Waste Management Permit for the facility

Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG)

• Fish Habitat Permit FH05-I-0047 - Johnson Creek Bridge #1 (5/6/2005)
• Fish Habitat Permit FH05-I-0048 - Johnson Creek Bridge #2 (5/6/2005)
• Fish Habitat Permit FH05-I-0049 - Johnson Creek Infiltration Gallery (5/6/2005)
• Fish Habitat Permit FH05-I-0050 - Lower Slate Lakes Tailings (5/6/2005)
includes Amendment A (4/19/2007)
Amendment B (8/28/2009)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE)

• Public Notice for POA-1990-592-M6, Lynn Canal (2009)
• USACOE 404 Permit POA-1990-592-M, Lynn Canal (2005)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• NPDES Permit

2011 APDES Permit Public Notice Archive

• Volume I (31 MB)
• Volume II (46 MB)

• Volume I (2 MB)
• Volume II (13 MB)

• October 10, 2012
• June 26, 2012
• June 05, 2012

Archive of prior DEC Inspection Reports

Held June 25, 2012 10AM, Juneau DEC 2nd Floor Main Conference Room
Coeur Alaska 2012 PowerPoint Presentation

Kensington Gold 2011 Annual Report  (posted 4/23/2012)
Attachments

1. Marine Mammal Survey Report
2. Terrestrial Wildlife Monitoring Report

NPDES and APDES 2011 Reporting  (posted 5/21/2012)

• Volume 1: Aquatic Studies at Kensington Mine, 2011
• [ADFG Technical Report No. 11-08]
• Appendices
• Volume 2: Water Quality 2011
• Tables and Figures
• Appendices

Archive of prior Annual Meetings and Reports

---

Return to top

Mining Resources

Large Mines