The company says "the area contains about 825,000 ounces (23.4 million grams) of gold. The company in a summary of its plans says it would like to get the gold by digging an open-pit mine."
Just be glad these big wolves weren't coming after you. A new video shows a snowmobiler who grabbed his phone and captured video when he saw two wolves running past him trying to chase down a coyote.
Imagine this. You're eating in a restaurant. You notice everyone is looking at you. Then you realize it's not really you they're looking at, but a large elk who has joined you while he dines outside.
This is a close encounter that is truly of the bear kind. A bow hunter just shared video of a black bear that came within yards of him. Fortunately, he lived to tell about it video included.
We live in the part of America where seeing a grizzly is very much a possibility. The same can be said for our neighbors in Canada who just had two grizzlies stop bicyclists on a highway.