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Article: Skagway ore terminal. (Curragh Resources Inc.'s storage and transshipment center)(Marine Facilities)
- Article from:
- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- August 1, 1991
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Skagway Ore Terminal. The newly renovated ore terminal at Skagway is hosting increased amounts of ore, thanks to the opening of a new mine by Curragh Resources Inc. of Toronto. The terminal's renovations plus a long-term priority-use lease with the facility's new owner, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), have allowed Curragh to extend its mining commitments in the Yukon Territory.
The terminal is the storage and transshipment center for lead and zinc ore trucked to Skagway from two Curragh-owned mines in Yukon Territory, one at Faro and the new one at Mount Hundere near Lake Watson. Renovations to the aging terminal were triggered by the ...