Labor Department seeks federal court order to inspect Alaska gold mine

Labor Department seeks federal court order to inspect Alaska gold mine

A wide expanse of boreal forest, dotted by a few buildings. is seen on Sept. 18, 2022 from a hillside above the Steese Highway leading out of Fairbanks. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)The U.S.  Department of Labor is asking a U.S. District Judge to require a Fairbanks-area gold mine to allow a federal inspection. It’s the second time the department has asked. The Department of Labor and Alaska Goldmine LLC owners Sheldon Maier and Janne Ma…

Labor Department seeks federal court order to inspect Alaska gold mine - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise

A wide expanse of boreal forest, dotted by a few buildings. is seen on Sept. 18, 2022 from a hillside above the Steese Highway leading out of Fairbanks. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)The U.S.  Department of Labor is asking a U.S. District Judge to require a Fairbanks-area gold mine to allow a federal inspection. It’s the second time the department has asked. The Department of Labor and Alaska Goldmine LLC owners Sheldon Maier and Janne Ma…