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The port in Skagway, Alaska
The mining industry in Yukon eyes opportunity in the Port of Skagway As Skagway’s long-standing beachfront lease with traveler destination White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad draws to a close, the district intends to diversify its port website traffic. Yukon mining passions are paying attention.
in the last couple of years, but this blossoming commercial relationship is in line with Skagway’s much less recent background. Skagway was founded as the railhead for Yukon mines.
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The tiny Alaska port community was an entrance to the Klondike-- and also a portal to the rest of the globe for the Yukon. Smith claimed there’s substantial mineral development approaching actual producing mines in the Yukon. He claimed the majority of the mine projects
onas Smith, co-project supervisor for the Yukon Producers’ Team-- a market team for mining and mineral exploration companies-- claims Skagway is necessary to mining in the Yukon. “ Skagway is a considerably
shorter sailing from Oriental markets than other Western North American ports,” he stated. “So it’s really critical and also beneficial for accessing those global markets.” Skagway’s port has been controlled by tourist rate of interests
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