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June 2018

The last six months have been a roller coaster ride, as news about permitting and partnerships follows twists and turns, throwing just about everyone for a loop.

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June 2018

News Roundup – June 2018

News Roundup

Upcoming Dates of interest June 28 – Northern Dynasty minerals Shareholder Meeting June 29 – End of Scoping Period for 404 Wetlands permit July 28 – Public input ends for Pebble Limited Partnership’s radio repeater permit application Developer news Pebble Partnership again searches for business partner to fund mine In late May, we reported … Continued

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June 2018

Scoping for the proposed Pebble mine ends June 29

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You have until June 29 to provide input for what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ should include in its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a decision-making document that is required as part of the permitting process for the proposed Pebble mine. The scoping period helps the Corps determine the scope of analysis, significant issues, … Continued

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May 2018

Pebble loses permitting funder

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Northern Dynasty Minerals released a brief statement today announcing that it had not been able to finalize a deal with First Quantum Minerals Ltd. to partner on permitting and development of the proposed Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. First Quantum Minerals, based in Vancouver, had expressed interest in the Pebble project last December, but the … Continued

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May 2018

News Roundup: May 14

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Yes for Salmon status: In the courts Laine Welch follows the money on who is backing and opposing the Yes for Salmon ballot initiative. Welch, well-known as Alaska’s fisheries reporter, noted that the group Stand for Alaska has raised more than $2 million to oppose the ballot, 10 times the amount raised by the grassroots … Continued

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April 2018

Corps extends scoping period to June 29

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced it was extending the public input period for scoping an additional 60 days, to end on June 29, 2018. The public has until then to provide information related to the Environmental Impact Statement that the Corps will be drafting later this year. Visit our Scoping page for … Continued

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April 2018

What can you do at the Pebble Project EIS site?

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Have you visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ website for the Pebble project permitting? Here are some of the things you can and cannot do at the site. You Can: Highlight a geographic area when submitting your comment. The more specific your comment, the better. Let the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers know what … Continued

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April 2018

Scoping Comment Overview – Week 1

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The public input period for scoping has been open for 5 days and there are fewer than 150 comments so far. That number is destined to grow by June 29, the deadline to submit public comments. (Donlin Gold, another mine further along in the permitting process, received more than 2,700 comments during scoping.) Using tools … Continued

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March 2018

How to write an effective public comment during the scoping period

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If you’d like your public comment to count during the scoping process, then don’t submit a comment saying, “Yes to Pebble” or “No to Pebble.” Those comments, along with other generic statements, like “Protect the water!” or “Dig now!” are not considered “substantive” and will not garner a response from the U.S. Army Corps of … Continued

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March 2018

Scoping Period Too Short?

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Update – On April 6, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would extend the public comment period another 60 days, through June 29, 2018. Our original post follows below. Just a week ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a 30-day scoping process that begins Sunday, April 1. That timeframe seems … Continued