High mineral prices are spurring another gold rush in Alaska. Peter Frantz, a geologist with the Department of Natural Resources in Fairbanks, says the agency has already received 197 applications for a range of exploration and mining activities in the Northern Region this spring.Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
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