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Article: Mining potential could justify Alaska-Canada rail link.
- Article from:
- AK Journal of Commerce
- Article date:
- February 18, 2007
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Byline: Melissa Campbell
Feb. 18--Early estimates indicate that a rail link between Alaska and Canada would be economical and self-supporting, largely due to the vast mineral resources believed to be in the regions.
The research investigating whether the rail link could sustain itself was completed in December, five months later than originally anticipated. The full feasibility report should be released later this year.
Researcher Paul Metz, of the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Institute of Northern Engineering, said preliminary estimates show that building an 1,100- to 1,200-mile track linking the two regions would cost $11 billion to $13 ...