Pebble mining may open plenty of job opportunities, but it can also affect the other side of livelihood. A huge population of Alaska is heavily dependent on fishing, and the damage that pebble mining can cause to the fishing industry is likely to cripple a lot of people and communities. 3. Threat to workers' safety

The proposed Pebble mine, which would tap one of the world's largest copper and gold deposits, would have "unacceptable and adverse effects on certain salmon fishery areas" in Alaska's Bristol Bay ...

For two decades, our Tribal-led coalition has fought to stop the proposed Pebble Mine project from destroying Bristol Bay, Alaska. In January of 2023, EPA finally listened to our calls and vetoed the toxic mine. This historic victory paves the way for a more sustainable future and returns control of one of the last great watersheds left on ...

Dillingham, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2020. The Environmental Protection Agency has vetoed a controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska. Pebble Limited Partnership, the company that would …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday morning that it is effectively killing the controversial Pebble mine project in Southwest Alaska. The decision caps a decades-long...

Located on state of Alaska land. 100 air miles and 230 river miles from Bristol Bay. Major mine facilities constitute 5.3 square miles. Project operating life of 20 years. 750-1,000 direct jobs for Alaskans. …

Dillingham, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2020. The Environmental Protection Agency has vetoed a controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska. Pebble Limited Partnership, the company that would control ...

The Pebble Project is located approximately 200 miles southwest of Anchorage in the Bristol Bay region. The deposit lies entirely within the Lake and Peninsula Borough, approximately 23,782 square miles of land which is home to some 1,500 people in 18 communities. Southwest Alaska - Regional Map Click to Enlarge

This remote region in Alaska is prone to earthquakes and receives 25 percent more annual precipitation than Seattle—these are among the factors compounding the difficulty of developing a large-scale mine and operating safely. In sum, the computer model findings at the core of our investigation show the likelihood of a spill in this location ...

The first Expansion Scenario evaluated would expand the Pebble process plant from 180,000 to 250,000 Tpd following the 20-year project life envisioned in the Proposed …

Recently, numerous massive foreign mining corporations have been eyeing Alaska's vast roadless areas for potential exploitation, and the proposed massive Pebble Mine project at the head of ...

And ever since the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska, was first proposed more than 20 years ago, a broad coalition made up of local residents, tribal members, commercial fishers,...

"This — I believe this will be the biggest environmental fight of this century for Alaska," former Alaska State Senator Rick Halford, a Pebble mine opponent, told FRONTLINE in the 2012 ...

It was the latest setback for the project—valued at $400 billion to $600 billion—since Northern Dynasty Minerals, a cash-starved, Canadian junior mining company, first acquired the rights to ...

Why BBNC Opposes Pebble Mine. Since 2009, Bristol Bay Native Corporation has formally opposed the proposed Pebble mine at the headwaters of the Nushagak and Kvichak Rivers in Bristol Bay, Alaska. These rivers support the prolific salmon runs in Bristol Bay, which produce tens of millions of sockeye salmon every year and support a multi-million ...

August 11, 2022. The proposed Pebble Mine site, pictured in 2014. (Jason Sear/KDLG) In late July, Northern Dynasty Minerals received $9.4 million from a new, unnamed investor. Coming after a ...

A mining company secretly collaborated with Alaska's governor to lobby the Trump administration to move forward with a mining project that EPA scientists warned could devastate the world's ...

Contact Information. The world-class Pebble Project in Alaska is in federal permitting and being advanced toward development by Northern Dynasty. The Pebble Project is the most significant undeveloped copper and …

The Pebble Project is designed in three main phases: construction; operations; and reclamation and closure. Within these categories, we anticipate that the project will generate 750 to 1,000 direct jobs for Alaskans and 1,500 to …

FILE - A worker with the Pebble Mine project digs in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma, Alaska, July 13, 2007. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a decision Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, that would block plans for the proposed Pebble Mine, a copper and gold project in southwest Alaska. (AP …

The state of Alaska on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a Biden administration veto blocking Northern Dynasty Minerals' proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project, arguing the ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Large Mine Permitting Team is responsible for coordinating state permitting activities for large mine projects within the state. To satisfy permitting requirements under NEPA and other regulatory statutes, the …

Pebble Project Project Description. The Pebble Project is a copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit in the advanced exploration stage of development. The project is …

As proposed, the Pebble Mine project would entail mining a pit over a mile long, a mile wide and 200 meters deep, destroying nearly 3,500 acres of wetlands, …

PLP CEO: EPA Action Hurts Alaska. January 31, 2023 — "Today's action by the EPA to preemptively veto the proposed Pebble Project is unlawful and unprecedented. For well over a decade, we have argued that fair treatment under the rules and regulations of the U.S should be followed for Pebble or any other development project. …

One project that could be affected is the proposed Pebble Mine, upstream from Bristol Bay. ... Attorney Bridget Psarianos at the environmental law firm Trustees for Alaska predicts it will be a ...

Opened in 1978, our Alaska regional office works to safeguard public lands, waters, and wildlife from destructive oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging, and to protect the region's marine and coastal ecosystems. Earthjustice attorney Tom Waldo answers some basic questions and lays out the facts about Friday's big news on the Pebble mine …

Pebble Mine project dealt new blow by conservationists and Alaska Native groups by Breanne Deppisch, Energy and Environment Reporter December 22, 2022 12:47 PM

Pebble mine supporters and opponents agree on one thing. Both sides say the current legal fight goes beyond that particular mine. Dunleavy, in his comments at the mining convention, said Pebble's fate will affect other Alaska resource development projects. "Saying no to the other guy's project doesn't keep your project safe.

"This — I believe this will be the biggest environmental fight of this century for Alaska," former Alaska State Senator Rick Halford, a Pebble mine opponent, told FRONTLINE in the 2012 ...