Red Dog Mine
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). 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 2012 Red Dog produced approximately 958,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate and 175,000 tonnes of lead concentrate. All concentrates are exported to world markets via the DeLong Mountain Transportation System that connects the mine to port facilities on the Chukchi Sea. As of 2010, Teck employs approximately 550 people directly and an additional 200 jobs indirectly. A majority of the employees are NANA shareholders.
Five-Year Environmental Audit
May 2014
Permits, Authorizations, and Financial Assurance
- DNR Extension to Reclamation Plan Approval (F20099958) (12/01/14)
- DNR Reclamation Plan Approval (F20099958) (12/02/09)
- DNR / ACMP Final Consistency Determination AK 0704-03J (11/27/09)
- 2009 Consolidated Public Comments and State Responses for the draft Waste Management Permit (No. 0132-BA002) and Reclamation Plan Approval (F20099958) (11/28/09)
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APDES Permit No. AK0038652 (2/15/2013)
- DEC Waste Management Permit No. 0132-BA002 (12/2/09)
- DEC 401 Certificate of Reasonable Assurance (NPDES Permit AK-003865-2) (12/15/09)
- NWAB Title 9 Master Plan Permit No: 107-03-10 (12/9/2009)
- NWAB Assembly Support Resolution (1/29/2010)
Support Documents
- Red Dog Mine Closure and Reclamation Plan(May 2009)
- Reclamation and Closure Plan: Support Documents A through J
Aqqaluk 2009 EIS
Red Dog Mine Extension - Aqqaluk Project
EPA Supplemental EIS (October 2009)
Aqqaluk Project NEPA Process
On May 4, 2007, Teck Cominco Alaska Incorporated (TCAK)
requested a modification to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit AK-003865-2 to include the development of the
Aqqaluk Project. The Aqqaluk deposit is located adjacent to the existing
main deposit.
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Annual Meetings and Annual Reports
2014 Annual Agency Meeting
May 21, 2014, 2:00 PM
Web-based Meeting
Teck Presentation on 2013 Activities
Red Dog Mine 2013 Annual Report (posted 3/05/2014)
- Oxide Stockpile Cover System 2012-13 Monitoring Report (posted 04/28/2014)
- 2013 Long-Term Permafrost & Groundwater Monitoring Report (posted 04/28/2014)
Annual Meetings and Report Archive
Archives
Links to other State Agency Publications on Red Dog Mine
Department of Environmental Conservation
Red Dog Mine / Division of Air Quality
Division of Spill Prevention and Response / Contaminated Sites Program
Red Dog Mine / Control of Fugitive Dust
Department of Fish & Game, Habitat Division
Red Dog Mine Biomonitoring Studies
Dept. of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health
Red Dog Mine / Heavy Metals
For More Information Contact
Juneau, AK 99801
Fax: (907) 586-2954
