Up here in the Great Land, we are nowhere near tired of winning yet. Market prices for gold and silver are rising, and while that may have mixed effects on some aspects of the financial markets, it's pretty great for Alaska miners. The output of Alaska's mines shot to new heights in 2025. In the 2026 edition of its Mineral Commodity Summaries, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that Alaskan mines and quarries produced more than $6.4 billion worth of non-fuel minerals – gold, zinc, silver, lead, and aggregate products – last year. When you add in the roughly 1 million tons of coal prod
Up here in the Great Land, we are nowhere near tired of winning yet. Market prices for gold and silver are rising, and while that may have mixed effects on some aspects of the financial markets, it's pretty great for Alaska miners. The output of Alaska's mines shot to new heights in 2025. In the 2026 edition of its Mineral Commodity Summaries, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that Alaskan mines and quarries produced more than $6.4 billion worth of non-fuel minerals – gold, zinc, silver, lead, and aggregate products – last year. When you add in the roughly 1 million tons of coal prod