A renewed battle over water rights is just the latest hurdle for a Canadian mining firm hoping to develop a massive copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in Southwest Alaska.
Ask any area outdoorsman if they'd like to visit Alaska, and they're sure to say, "Yes." This northern state is a classic example of a great place to pursue almost any outdoor sport in an often spectacular setting of snow-capped mountains, rushing rivers and broad tundra or taiga.