Pogo Mine

Pogo Mine east of Fairbanks, a gold mine.

A new study by University of Alaska researchers documents who pays what among the state’s natural resource industries. The study compares revenues paid to state and local governments against costs imposed on the state.

Tourism is included as a “resource” industry because it relies on the state’s natural beauty and its wildlife to attract visitors and brings in money from outside the state, as do fisheries, mining and oil and gas.



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