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Sorry for two threads in this category today, but this one just came to mind.

I was reading today about the 19th century Klondike gold rush that took place in the Yukon Territory and given the massive influx of Americans came to the area at the time, I was wondering if it was possible that the Alaskan government or even the federal government might try to somehow rest control of it away from Canada; annexing into Alaskan state territory by referendum or some other political tomfoolery, if gold is found in massively abundant quantities.

First of all, is the above even plausible?
Second of all, if it is, might it spark a conflict with the UK?
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