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June 28, 2007

Mining supplies to travel by hovercraft in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Conventional barges are headed to southeast Alaska this week as part of a Canadian company's plans to haul construction supplies up the Taku River to the Tulsequah Chief Mine.

The three barges, scheduled to arrive this week, aren't part of Vancouver-based Redcorp Ventures' controversial proposal to use amphibious hovercraft to ship supplies to the mine located about 40 miles northeast of Juneau.


 
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