The Kensington gold mine has been approved to offer permanent, on-site housing, a move long supported by the Haines Borough Assembly to make the mine more accessible for Haines workers.
“It’s really important for our neighboring communities,” said Jan Trigg, manager of community relations and governmental affairs for Coeur Alaska, which operates the mine about 40 miles south of Haines. “We have workers from Kake, Angoon, Hoonah and Haines, as well, so it makes it…