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Nicholas Begich: “I do own a copper prospect, part of a copper prospect in the…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Published | Video Starts at 04:26

And, you know, I think calling out the left, and that's something that I've done throughout the campaign, is an important part of the job for Alaska's sole US House members. So it's been good. It's been encouraging out there on the trail. I do own a copper prospect, part of a copper prospect in the Wrangel St. Elias National park. It's 820 acres approximately, of patented mining ground and very promising. And there are prospects like that throughout the state of Alaska. Some are patented, some have yet to be discovered. (04:26–04:38)

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Asserts ownership of a copper prospect in Wrangel St. Elias National Park, covering approximately 820 acres.

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