Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land and Water

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). Access to the mine is by air.

The project is a partnership between NANA and Teck Alaska Incorporated (Teck) (the operator). 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, 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 2017 Red Dog mined 4,014,895 tonnes ore, milled 4,269,909 tonnes, and produced 542,000 tonnes refined zinc. All concentrates are exported to world markets via the DeLong Mountain Transportation System that connects the mine to port facilities on the Chukchi Sea. The majority of Red Dog employees are NANA Shareholders.

• Appendix A: Permafrost and Sub-Permafrost Ground Water Monitoring Annual Report PDF
  • 2017 Annual Data Report Long-Term Permafrost and Groundwater Monitoring Program PDF
• Appendix B: Mine Water Monitoring Stations PDF
• Appendix C: Mine Drainage Monitoring Stations PDF
• Appendix D: Bons Creek Monitoring Stations PDF
• Appendix E: APDES Monitoring Stations PDF
• Appendix F: Waste Rock Production Summary PDF
• Appendix G: Cover Material Stockpile Summary PDF
• Appendix H: Red Dog One Year Mine Plan 2018 PDF
• Appendix I: Red Dog Mine Water and TDS Mass Balance PDF
• Appendix J: Risk Management Plan Annual Report PDF (10/29/18)