www.AlaskaMiners.org 9 MEET MANH CHOH ALASKA’S NEWEST GOLD MINE Mining is now underway at Manh Choh near Tok, where it will bring hundreds of jobs and millions in business opportunities to the region. Manh Choh is a joint venture with Contango ORE. tion the importance and future importance of mining in not only sustaining, but improving the Fairbanks, and northern Alaska communities. The Fairbanks convention is underpinned and has always been driven by our vendors and the trade show! In addition, we are setting up our technical presentation sessions with a strong focus on permitting and regulators, advanced projects, and mining updates focusing (but not limited to) Interior and northern Alaska. MINE TOURS! Both Usibelli and Fort Knox have confirmed their support for on-site tours of their operations! AND CURLING!!! The planning committee is putting together a social curling event at the start of the conference. So, if you are an expert curler or entry level noob (like me) mark your calendar and let’s chuck some rocks on ice! As I mentioned above, Fairbanks in March is a unique place. As we pass through the spring, daylight will be coming back and fast. This time of year, it is not uncommon to gain six to seven minutes of daylight a day, during the week of our Fairbanks Convention you will notice the gain in daylight while you are here. I’m hoping and have put in a request for warmer weather for the conference and am shooting for temperatures above zero, but there is no guarantee. But never fear, there are still plenty of coffee and tea shops to keep you warm! There’s a strong chance you will get a glimpse of the Northern Lights. For those interested I recommend looking at the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute’s Aurora forecast app while up here to plan your evenings. Additionally, this is the time of year for the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks and encourage all to check it out during their visit here! See you in Fairbanks! — Dave Larimer, Fairbanks Branch Chair
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