A state agency is proposing to open up nearly 100,000 acres of land about 30 miles northwest of Haines to mineral exploration, development and production.
The Mental Health Trust Land Office is proposing to lease 95,700 acres of trust land to the highest bidder. The land, almost entirely on the south side of the highway, surrounds Constantine Metal Resources’ Palmer Project.
According to the decision issued in early January by the trust’s land office, which…
