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Project Description
The Red Dog Mine is an open pit, truck-and-loader operation using grinding and flotation processes to recover zinc and lead. The mine is located in northwestern Alaska, in the De Long Mountains of the Western Brooks Range, approximately 82 miles north of Kotzebue and 46 miles inland from the coast of the Chukchi Sea, on land owned by NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA). The Access to the mine is by air.
The project is a partnership between NANA and Teck Alaska Incorporated (Teck) (the operator). The majority of Red Dog employees are NANA Shareholders. The major Red Dog Mine facilities include the Red Dog Main Pit, Aqqaluk Pit, mill, Tailings Storage Facility, main waste stockpile, fresh water storage reservoir, water management systems, an airstrip, and Personnel Accommodations Complex (PAC). Power is supplied by on-site diesel generators.
The mine has been in operation since 1989, and operates 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. In 2019, Red Dog produced 552,400 metric tons (1.22 billion pounds) of zinc and 102,800 metric tons (226.6 million pounds) of lead. All concentrates are exported to world markets via the DeLong Mountain Transportation System that connects the mine to port facilities on the Chukchi Sea.
Financial Assurance
Permits, Authorizations, and Approvals
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
- 2016 Consolidated Public Comments and State Responses for the draft Waste Management Permit (No.2016DB0002) and Reclamation Plan Approval (F20169958) (9/23/2016)
- DNR Reclamation Plan Amendment 1 Approval (F20169958) (issued 6/25/2018)
- DNR Reclamation Plan Amendment 2 Approval (F20169958) (issued 3/20/2019)
- DNR Reclamation Plan Amendment 3 Approval (F20169958) (issued 2/14/2020)
- DNR Reclamation Plan Amendment 4 Approval (F20169958) (issued 9/14/2020)
- DNR Millsite Lease (ADL 233521) (issued 5/28/2020)
DNR Temporary Water Use Authorizations (TWUAs) and Water Rights:
Dam Safety Certificates
Tailings Main Dam
Tailings Back Dam
Mine Water Diversion Dam
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Northwest Arctic Borough (NWAB)
Support Documents
- Suspension Costs Estimate (Excel Based) (available upon request)
- Closure Costs Estimate (Excel Based) (available upon request)
- Post Closure Costs Estimate (Excel Based) (available upon request)
Five-Year Environmental Audit
Reports
Annual Reports
- Appendix A: Biomonitoring Report (pending 2nd quarter)
- Appendix B: Long-Term Permafrost and Groundwater Monitoring (pending 1st and 2nd quarter)
- Appendix C: Water Quality Control Profile II Charts – Mine Water Monitoring Stations
- Appendix D: Water Quality Profile I Charts – Mine Drainage Monitoring Stations
- Appendix E: Water Quality Profile I Charts – Bons Creek Monitoring Stations
- Appendix F: Water Quality Profile I Charts – APDES Monitoring
- Appendix G: Waste Rock Production Summary
- Appendix H: Cover Material Stockpile Summary
- Appendix I: Fugitive Dust Risk Management Plan
- Appendix J: Red Dog One Year Mine Plan 2020
Technical Reports
Links to Related State Agency Publications
Department of Environmental Conservation
Department of Fish & Game, Habitat Section
Dept. of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health
For More Information Contact:
State of Alaska Large Mine Permitting Team
Emily Hart
Large Project Coordinator
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Office of Project Management and Permitting
Phone: (907) 334-2185
Fax: (907) 269-5673
Email
Mail to:
550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1430
Anchorage, AK 99501-3577
Visit at:
550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1430
Anchorage, AK 99501-3577