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In fact humanity is likely doomed The Pebble Mine is a disaster waiting to happen both for the indigenous peoples of Bristol Bay and the waters that give them life the Pebble
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About Pebble Mine Science This site promotes sharing of objective scientific information on proposed copper mining in Bristol Bay Alaska Mining in this region is controversial because mining can cause significant adverse impacts to water quality and fisheries and 51% of the world s sockeye salmon originates from Bristol Bay
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Even the conservative and incomplete Final Environmental Impact Statement Final EIS for the mine plan estimates that Pebble could destroy over 3 000 acres of pristine wetlands and 105 miles of streams while mining less than 13% of the ore body located at Pebble
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The proposed Pebble Mine has been a source of contention for years Under former President Barack Obama the EPA proposed restrictions that would rule out the project But the agency
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Northern Dynasty is 100% owner of the Pebble Partnership which is advancing the world class Pebble deposit in Alaska towards permitting and development The Pebble deposit is one of the greatest stores of mineral wealth ever discovered and the world s largest undeveloped copper and gold resource The Pebble project s tonnes grade
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Based on preliminary plans the proposed Pebble Mine project would be one of the largest mines in the world with a footprint that would cover 28 square miles of land The mine would produce up to billion tons of waste rock
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Building the Pebble gold mine in southwest Alaska would include the construction of a 270 MW power plant and 165 mile natural gas pipeline as well as an 82 mile road and large ponds for the tailings It would also require dredging a port at Iliamna Bay If and when the mine moves into production it would be the largest in North America
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Don t let anyone tell you that opposition to the reckless Pebble Mine is anti mining or anti copper Society needs both What we don t need is the Pebble Mine
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When news broke in late September that Tom Collier the CEO of Alaska s long stalled and highly controversial Pebble Mine project was resigning after being ensnared in an environmental sting
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A final environmental analysis issued Friday by the Army Corps of Engineers found that Pebble Mine — which targets a deposit of gold copper and other minerals worth up to $500 billion —
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To make Pebble an actual mine now the company will need by its own estimate some hundred and fifty million dollars for the permitting process alone It will also require the
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By now you ve heard about the scandal rocking the Pebble mining company that has proposed to mine copper and gold in the headwaters of Bristol Bay in Alaska The proposed mine would devastate the most significant salmon fishery in the state trample on indigeous rights and leave a pollution legacy for generations Sound familiar
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Casey Sixkiller the administrator for the EPA s Pacific Northwest region that includes Alaska recommended the agency stop the mine from being built under a rarely employed agency action called
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Mine developer Pebble Limited Partnership is appealing that decision EPA s decision would overrule any Corps conclusion on the project The mine site located on state land straddles
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Pebble Mill Grinding Essentially tube mills and pebble mills may be considered as ball mills the basic difference being that the ratio of length to diameter is greater Usually the shell length is between 2 and 5 times the diameter These mills are primarily used to grind various materials to 100 mesh and finer
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In comments submitted earlier this year Governor Mike Dunleavy called on EPA Region 10 to withdraw its proposed action to prohibit the development of the Pebble deposit in the Bristol Bay area Instead Region 10 has recommended that EPA finalize it EPA now has 60 days to make a final decision If finalized this action sets a dangerous precedent
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The Environmental Protection Agency EPA recommended blocking a proposed gold and copper mining project in Alaska s Bristol Bay Thursday The proposed Pebble Mine seeks to extract ore from the
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For more than two decades Northern Dynasty Minerals subsidiary Pebble has been seeking to undertake mining activities in the area EPA said in a statement After evaluating an extensive record including scientific and technical information covering nearly two decades and after considering public comments received on the 2024 Proposed Determination EPA Region 10 determined that these
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The proposed Pebble Mine project is a massive open pit mine intended to extract copper gold and molybdenum at the headwaters of pristine Bristol Bay If fully built the mine would produce up to billion tons of toxic waste that would remain on the site forever
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The Corps denied a key permit for Pebble Mine on Nov 25 2024 highlighting many of the concerns that opponents to the project including Earthjustice have pointed out all along The decision should have been a death knell for Pebble Mine However the Pebble Limited Partnership has appealed it as they are likely to do with the EPA decision
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A Secret Recording Of Mining Executives Is Shaking Up The Alaska Senate Race Dr Al Gross an independent has argued that Sen Dan Sullivan R is insufficiently opposed to a proposed mineral mine The record is clear The Pebble Mine is fundamentally flawed ― it s the wrong mine in the wrong place
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the proposed pebble mine would siphon as much as 35 billion gallons of fresh water out of the headwaters of bristol bay alaska every year eliminating critical salmon habitat and would likely facilitate the development of a much larger mining district further endangering the world s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery according to a new …
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The Pebble deposit is on state owned land but to develop the mine the Pebble Partnership would need federal permits under the Clean Water Act Under the Obama administration the EPA regional
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Pebble wants to permit a fantasy mine that ignores the mining and engineering realities of the mine site terrain and deposit and the government is assisting them in doing so This cannot be allowed to continue There must be a full investigation into this corrupt permitting process immediately UTBB Executive Director Alannah Hurley
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Pebble won t replace the oil industry by any stretch But a thousand jobs are hard to ignore What kind of impact would Pebble have Consider this Jobs in Alaska s mining industry are among the best paid in the state Workers earned an average of almost $108 000/year in 2024 more than twice the state average for all sectors of the economy
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200 miles Southwest of Anchorage Alaska is the world s largest salmon run where 30 million sockeye salmon migrate annually There is also the Pebble Deposit a large deposit of minerals such as copper and gold It is here in the headwaters of Bristol Bay that developers have proposed building a Pebble Mine to extract these natural resources
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Bristol Bay s regional economy generates $ billion annually from commercial fishing and supports 15 000 fishing jobs Credit K Raymond If built the foreign owned Pebble Mine would poison Bristol Bay weaken Alaska s economy and threaten our way of life Now is the time to permanently protect Bristol Bay from this disastrous mine
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Pebble Mine is the common name of a proposed copper gold molybdenum mining project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska near Lake Iliamna and Lake Clark As of November 2024 the mine developer Northern Dynasty Minerals was seeking federal permits from the United States Coast Guard and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental permitting would then follow which the
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Pebble mining pits made by the operations gather waters which become stagnant pools These make ideal breeding areas of mosquitoes which can bring illness to folks living nearby The mud the earth and ricks which are displayed through mining operations pollute waters and interrupt the flow of streams It can cause death and destruction to
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Full Metal Minerals Inc a Canadian based junior mining exploration company holds a number of mining claims to the south and east of the Pebble claims Full Metal Minerals is involved in a several exploration projects throughout Alaska including a cooperative venture with Kinross Gold which operates the Fort Knox Mine in Interior Alaska
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