Tangle Lakes/ MAN

Tangle Lakes (Source: Don Kiely)

The Tangle Lakes/ MAN prospect along the Denali Highway in Southcentral Alaska consists of about 100,000 acres of mining claims.  Pure Nickel, a Canadian company with funding from the Japanese company ITOCHU, has conducted extensive explorations for nickel, copper, and platinum.

The  project overlaps a section of the Tangle Lakes Archeological District and borders the Delta National Wild and Scenic River Corridor.  Tangle Lakes is a popular recreation area used for hiking, paddling, fishing, dog mushing, birding, and sightseeing.  Hunting and berry-picking have been family subsistence activities for many generations.  The area is important wildlife habitat and includes wintering habitat of the Nelchina Caribou Herd.

Take Action

Tangle Lakes Mining Claims and Proposed State Wildlife Refuge. Download (Source: http://www.savetanglelakes.org)

• Sign on to Letter to the Legislature: http://www.akcomments.org/tanglelakes.html
• Sign-ons from businesses are essential, so if you own a business, you can sign on at: http://akcomments.org/businessesfortangle.html

Further Reading

• Save Tangle Lakes
• Pure Nickel, Inc.
• Ground Truth Trekking’s Tangle Lakes Page
• Northern Alaska Environmental Center’s Tangle Lakes Page
• Tangle Lakes Campaign Brochure from the Copper Country Alliance
• Backers Vow to Continue Decade-long Drive to Create Tangle Lakes Wildlife Refuge (KUAC )

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