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September 2018

News Roundup – September 2018

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

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July 2018

Alaska ranks in global top 10 for overall attractiveness to mineral investors

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In response to Alaska Governor Bill Walker’s request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to suspend its NEPA review, Pebble Limited Partnership CEO Tom Collier wrote, “It is this type of behavior that makes many in the global investment community reluctant to invest in Alaska. Alaska is consistently ranked very high for our resource potential yet … Continued

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July 2018

Governor asks Corps to suspend permitting process

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Alaska’s Governor Bill Walker has sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking it to suspend its NEPA review of the proposed Pebble mine. The Corps is currently drafting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which will lay out the positive and negative effects of the proposed development, along with reasonable alternatives. Citing … Continued

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June 2018

The Pebble Project: Up, down and around

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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

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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

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