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Thawing permafrost is causing trouble for the Red Dog mine. Solutions could be costly.

Posted 12/4/25

The massive Red Dog mine is grappling with a problem that’s spreading across the Arctic: thawing permafrost. A glimpse of the mine’s challenges emerged in 2020, when its operator said efforts to address thaw-related impacts to wastewater management were costing some $19 million. Five years later, permafrost is still thawing, and Red Dog’s problems appear […]

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