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No EPA settlement; court case likely to drag on
Northern Dynasty Minerals’ shares rose at the prospect of a settlement between Northern Dynasty Minerals and the EPA, when recent court filings indicated that some members of the Trump administration were open to reconsidering the 2023 EPA action to restrict mining activity at the deposit. Northern Dynasty Minerals released a July 4 update quoting from … Continued
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Northern Dynasty agrees to a 90-day pause in EPA lawsuit
Critical Minerals Consistency Act, Copper, and China
What to watch for in 2025
Risky Business
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Mining Claims Map
Multiple entities own claims in the Pebble deposit area, with most held by Pebble Claims Corp.
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Half the world’s sockeye

The location of the Pebble deposit, near the headwaters of the Nushagak and Kvichak rivers, is the source of about half the world’s sockeye salmon harvest.

Mining Claims

Pebble Claims Corporation owns 275 square miles of claims at the Pebble deposit.

Mine Development

Dozens of permits from local, state and federal agencies are required to develop Pebble mine.

Pebble’s name evolution

Geologist Phil St. George first called the deposit Pebble Beach, since the landscape was flat like a golf course. Later, it was known as “Pebble Copper,” then “Pebble Gold,” and finally, just “Pebble.”

Decades of activism

The deposit was identified in 1988. Since then, through multiple phases of development, Bristol Bay residents have spoken out for and against the project.