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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2001

The state of Alaska and the operators of the world's largest zinc mine on Tuesday came to a settlement over pollution complaints raised by Native villages and environmental regulators.

The operators of the Red Dog Mine will pay $827,000 to settle the complaints. Part of the money will go to determine how the mine has impacted subsistence rights.

Colleen Swan-Koenig, administrator for the Kivalina Tribe, said the company has never fulfilled its promises to correct problems. The mine is located near the villages of Kivalina and Noatak.

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Red Dog Mine agrees to pay for pollution (The Anchorage Daily News 12/19)