Donlin Gold Project

Alaska Department of Natural Resources

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) information page on Donlin Gold contains a detailed list of all the permits needed for the project. The DNR page does not clarify which permits are being challenged in court.

Donlin Gold Mine Jeopardizes a Way of Life in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Earthjustice

Earthjustice is a non-profit environmental law firm representing several Tribes and an NGO opposed to the Donlin Gold mine.

In this storymap, Earthjustice provides an overview of why the Tribes and NGO oppose the Donlin Gold mine with a focus on concerns about the environmental impact of the mine.

Predicting Mining Company-Stakeholder Conflict and Incorporating Social Conditions into Mining Project Valuation

Dr. Benjamin Teschner (PhD Dissertation)

This dissertation is a compilation of three research papers focusing on Donlin Gold which seek to answer the following research questions:
1. How can governments better integrate local communities’ perceptions and concerns into mine permitting decisions?
2. What are the most important indicators of company-stakeholder conflict?
3. How does stakeholder opposition affect the valuation of a mining property?

Tribal Citizens voice strong opposition to Donlin Gold in recent Orutsararmiut Native Council Survey

Delta Discovery Newspaper Article

This newspaper article discusses the results of a survey that ONC sent to its Tribal Members. The survey asked for residents’ and ONC Tribal Members’ opinions on the safety and environmental protection assurances of the Donlin Gold Project. It also asked them about their subsistence reliance on the Kuskokwim River. Over 300 residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta answered the 18 question survey.

From Exploration to Closure of a Large-Scale Mine: Environmental and health impacts of the proposed Donlin Gold Mine on the watershed, communities and people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region

Alaska Community Action on Toxics Webinar

On Tuesday, December 7 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM, CHE-Alaska hosted a lunch-and-learn webinar entitled “From Exploration to Closure of a Large-Scale Mine: Environmental and health impacts of the proposed Donlin Gold Mine on the watershed, communities and people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region”. Large-scale mining in the Y-K Region will impact the health of communities, ecosystems, and wildlife for generations to come. The webinar was a presentation of potential short- and long-term impacts of development comparing to similarly sized projects around the globe and focusing in on regional considerations unique to the Y-K region and proposed Donlin Gold Mine. We’ll be hearing from Dr. David Chambers, founder and president of the Center for Science in Public Participation (CSP2) and Mary Herrera-Matthias, Environmental Program Director for the Orutsararmuit Native Council (ONC).

Contested extractivism: impact assessment, public engagement, and environmental knowledge production in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Tollefson and Dr Panikkar

This article examines the proposed Donlin Gold mine in southwestern Alaska, a locally divisive yet publicly invisible extraction controversy, to understand how communities contest the boundaries of knowledge production and legitimacy set out by EIS procedures without the benefit of broad public awareness. Through a multi method analysis of the public engagement segment of Donlin’s Draft EIS, we find that anti Donlin activists worked to construct environmental knowledge that drew jointly on claims to local knowledge and scientific expertise through a temporary assemblage of local activists and external consultants.

 Mercury, Fish, and Public Health Concerns: The Proposed Donlin Gold Mine

Alaska Community Action on Toxics

A panel of speakers discussed concerns associated with the proposed Donlin Gold Mine, potential releases of mercury from the mine, existing sources of mercury in the region, contamination and consumption of fish, and potential human health concerns. This event was a collaboration between Alaska Community Action on Toxics, the Center for Science in Public Participation, the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, and the Collaborative on Health and the Environment.