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February 2019

News Roundup – February 2019

Senate majority takes public temperature on Pebble mine In January the Alaska Senate majority published an online poll to gather opinions of Alaskans on a variety of topics, including Pebble mine. 7,461 responses were received, with 394 duplicate and out-of-state submissions purged from the final tally. 61% of respondents opposed development of Pebble mine, even … Continued

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January 2019

Corps plans draft EIS release in mid-February

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers anticipates that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Pebble project will be released to the public in mid-February, with an official publication in the Federal Register on February 22 or first of March. The Draft EIS is currently a “work in progress,” said USACE Project Manager Shane … Continued

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December 2018

Pebble and Alaska Peninsula Corporation Craft Agreement for Land Access

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Alaska Peninsula Corporation (APC) announced that it has made an agreement with Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) that allows the company to develop a transportation corridor on its land to facilitate construction and operation of a mine at the Pebble deposit. The corridor, as defined in permitting documents, would run from Amakdedori Port to Lake Iliamna. … Continued

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November 2018

PLP/NDM seek to change public perception

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Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) has been working on its public relations efforts, to include a revamped website, fact sheets, direct mail, and podcasts. These are aimed at fostering a “new path forward,” with the goal of changing its image in Alaska, where many residents don’t favor development of the mine proposed in Bristol Bay. A poll conducted … Continued

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October 2018

The Pebble deposit 30 years later

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How a 28-year-old geologist made the biggest discovery of his career It’s been 30 years since the first drilling began at the Pebble deposit in Bristol Bay. Pebble Watch interviewed Phil St. George, who is credited with discovering the significant copper, gold and molybdenum resource. It was a cloudy day in 1987 when Cominco geologist … Continued

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October 2018

Ground truthing Pebble’s proposed transportation corridor

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Blending science, wilderness travel and local insights Pebble Watch interviewed Rachel James, Salmon State’s Bristol Bay Campaign Coordinator, about her 4-day recreational hike from Kamishak Bay to Kokhanok, Alaska. While Salmon State opposes the Pebble project, James says she undertook this trip independently to understand more about the landscape that could become a transportation corridor … Continued

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October 2018

Pebble visiting Iliamna Friday, October 12

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The Pebble Partnership is hosting a community luncheon in Iliamna Friday as part of its effort to reach out to small groups to explain the proposed Pebble mine. Last month at the Denver Gold Forum, Northern Dynasty Minerals CEO Ron Thiessen said the company is “committed to repositioning Pebble” and will focus on smaller meetings … Continued

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October 2018

Pebble developer website highlights permit application info

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Pebble Limited Partnership is in the process of rolling out a new look to its web site at pebblepartnership.com. Spokesman Mike Heatwole explained that the upgrades make the site work better on tablets and phones, along with consolidating “the material from our application into a more user friendly format.” The site includes presentations, fact sheets, … Continued

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October 2018

NDM presentation to Denver Gold Forum

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In a presentation at the Denver Gold Forum Wednesday, Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM) CEO Ron Thiessen described progress the company has made toward developing the Pebble deposit since his presentation at the same event in 2017. Finding a partner Finding a partner was a key goal for the Canadian developer back a year ago. After … Continued

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September 2018

News Roundup – September 2018

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Permitting Updates USACE releases summary on scoping report Elwood Brehmer at the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported earlier this month that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a summary of the topics the public wants studied relating to the proposed Pebble mine. The summary is one step toward the agency’s environmental impact statement on … Continued