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Student Erik Bach uses a jackleg drill in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½'s underground mine training camp near Delta Junction in November 2022. In the foreground is instructor Jim Smith. Instructor Sam Reves is in the background.
In a ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½-owned tunnel southeast of Delta Junction, hundreds of Alaskans have learned the skills needed to succeed in underground mine jobs — and many others. Find out more in the Spring 2023 Aurora.