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| | Alaska Journal of Commerce Online |
 | | New mining activity is creating hundreds of jobs in economically depressed rural regions of Alaska where cash is scarce, according to data presented at the annual Alaska Miners Association annual convention, held in Anchorage Nov. 5-10. |
 | | Barrick Gold Corp., at Donlin Creek, is employing 213 people this year recruited from villages along the Kuskokwim and lower Yukon river areas, according to Bill Bieber, manager of the Donlin project for Barrick. |
 | | Mining is one of the best-paid jobs in Alaska, with an annual wage that averages $72,150 in 2005, according to an analysis by the McDowell Group, a Juneau-based consulting firm. |
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