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Kensington Gold Mine

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.

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

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


Project Documents

Final Plan of Operations -- May 2005
Drawings: 1 - Existing Disturbance
  2 - Proposed Facilities
  3 - Disturbance Boundaries

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(Dec 2004)

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(Aug 1997)


2011 APDES Permit Public Notice Archive

DEC Inspection Reports


Annual Meetings and Reports

Archive of prior Annual Meetings and Reports

If you would like to find out more about the state’s permitting process for the Kensington Project, please contact:

State of Alaska Large Mine Permitting Team
Kyle Moselle, Large Project Manager
ADNR / Office of Project Management & Permitting
400 Willoughby Avenue, Suite 400
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 465-6849
Fax: (907) 586-2954
Email: kyle.moselle@alaska.gov

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