Mineweb by Dorothy Kosich.  Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (NGP Photo) has signed legislation that allows up to $65 million in bonds to finance major upgrades in the Skagway Port, which expands the place from which Yukon mining ore can be shipped overseas.  House Bill 119 also expands the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority's (AIDEA) ability to invest in roads....  Historically, Skagway has been the fastest route out of the Yukon. The Klondike Gold Rush put the port on the map more than a century ago.  The Port of Skagway is the northernmost, [...]