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Kensington mine is a gold mine Gold Mine may refer to:
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located north of Juneau
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, Alaska
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. The mine
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is owned by Coeur Alaska Inc., a subsidiary company of Coeur Mining
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In 1928 the mine halted operations, and since then Coeur Alaska has attempted to resume operations. In order to resume operations Coeur Alaska required a permit to dispose of tailings
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created by the milling of ore
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from the mine. A permit was acquired in 2005 from the United States Army Corps of Engineers
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to dispose of the tailings in Lower Slate Lake. Following the issuance of the permit for tailings disposal, a lawsuit was filed by a group of environmental non-governmental organization
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s. The Alaskan court sided with the mining company, and the decision was appealed and overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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. Following the successful appeal, the issue was brought before the Supreme Court, who found in favor of the company by a vote of 6-3.
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