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Gold mine outside Fairbanks cleared for cyanide heap leach construction

The operator of the state's largest gold mine hopes to begin construction of a proposed heap leach facility later this summer. The project at Fort Knox Mine has undergone extensive scrutiny given the technology's tainted history in the West.Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks