The project is located near tidewater at the head of Niblack Anchorage, and is accessible by boat and float plane year-round. Site infrastructure includes 1.5 miles of road, 3,300 feet of underground development, a water treatment plant and discharge system, a dock and barge camp. Prince of Wales Island is well served by transportation infrastructure, including roads and the Alaska State Ferry system.
Niblack Project LLC has developed an early-stage commercial partnership with a Prince of Wales Island-based Alaska Native Corporation to facilitate local employment and procurement. The City of Ketchikan (population: 7280) is also an important supply and service centre for the project.
Southeast Alaska has a long history of public and official support for responsible mineral exploration and development.
Greens Creek is a small-footprint, high-grade underground silver-gold-zinc-lead massive sulphide mine that has operated successfully on southeast Alaska's Admiralty Island since 1989. Kensington, an underground gold mine located on the east side of Lynn Canal near Juneau, received its final development permits in 2009 and will begin operations in 2010.
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