Minerals
Water concern at Graphite mine Tribal groups on the Seward Peninsula are registering concern over permits for water rights issued to Graphite One, a company planning a project to mine graphite in the area. The state has issued an authorization for the company to take 129,600 gallons a day from six creeks in the project area, which is near Kigluaik Mountains about 50 miles northwest of Nome. The Native villages of Teller, Mary’s Igloo and Brevig Mission have formed the…