University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research Laboratory
Abstract
Major decisions an the use and disposition of land in Alaska are being made by the State and Federal governments. These decisions
will affect the utilization of all our land resources including minerals. Since minerals are an essential component of our existance, the availability and access to minerals is an important issue. There are approximately
2600 land orders and acts classifying land in Alaska that restrict the utilization of our minerals resources. As of April 1977, approximately twenty-six percent of Alaska, or 100,875,391 acres was open to mineral
entry and location under the Federal Mining Laws and the State Mining and Mineral leasing Laws