A $2.5 million upgrade of the planned Wells Bridge replacement and a certain amount of public support may be necessary for mines in the western Yukon Territory to use Haines as an ore transshipment site, local leaders heard at a “Minerals, Natural Gas and Transportation Summit” last week.
About 20 officials, including ones from mine firms and from Alaska and Yukon government agencies involved in mining, transportation and development, attended the meeting, along with owners…