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October 2023

Army Corps again pushes back date for determining how it will respond to Pebble appeal review

In April 2024 the Alaska District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) was given a unique task: look over portions of its November 2020 denial of a Clean Water Act 404 permit that effectively stopped development of the Pebble prospect in Bristol Bay. Pebble developers had appealed that decision to the Pacific Ocean … Continued

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June 2023

Pebble Watch News Roundup: June 2023

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Financial Northern Dynasty’s financial situation has been questionable since major investors pulled out of its singular Pebble project years ago. It did sign on an unnamed private investor last summer, which invested $12 million and could invest up to $60 million for a share of silver and gold that could be produced at the deposit. … Continued

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June 2017

News Roundup: June 2017

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We regularly compile news related to the proposed Pebble mine. Recent items range from Alaska Supreme Court legal findings to outreach efforts by the United Tribes of Bristol Bay. Legal Law 360 reports on the resolution of a court case tied to the 2014 ballot initiative, Bristol Bay Forever, which requires state legislators to approve … Continued

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May 2017

News Roundup: May 26, 2017

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Recent news related to the development of the proposed Pebble mine includes reports of a new advisory committee that Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) has created, outlook for Northern Dynasty Minerals stock, and a proposed citizen’s initiative that seeks greater protections for salmon habitat. Pebble seats new advisory committee of supporters, skeptics and experts – KDLG, … Continued

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May 2017

Can Pebble begin permitting in 2017?

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Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), which owns 100% of the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP), has signaled investors that it is serious about moving forward with beginning the process of permitting the Pebble mine this year. Its goals for 2017 include the “Three Rs”: resolve litigation with EPA, re-partner, and re-position itself in the public debate by … Continued

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May 2017

EPA and PLP reach settlement terms

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it had reached settlement terms with the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) over litigation PLP had brought against the agency in 2014. That litigation focused on the EPA’s decision to apply the sparingly-used 404(c) process to limit development at the Pebble deposit site in Bristol Bay in order … Continued

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May 2017

Exploratory permitting case still in deliberation

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Alaska Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth is currently deliberating the case of Nunamta Aulukestai versus the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the Pebble Limited Partnership, which pertains to exploration permits granted to developers for study of the proposed Pebble mine area. The suit was brought against the State in July 2009 by … Continued

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May 2017

BBNC requests state back out of “Save Our Salmon” proceedings

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Bristol Bay Native Corporation has written a letter to State of Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Attorney General John Burns asking them to support residents of Bristol Bay’s Lake and Peninsula Borough in their right to vote on the “Save our Salmon” initiative currently on the October 4 ballot. The Pebble Limited Partnership asked the … Continued

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February 2017

Report questions economics of Pebble project – rebuttal and potential lawsuits follow

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Northern Dynasty Minerals stock fell sharply Tuesday in the wake of a negative report from a small investment company that questioned the economic viability of the company's sole project, the proposed Pebble mine, in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

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February 2017

Pebble Watch News Roundup: February 7, 2017

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Developers of the proposed Pebble mine predict permits will be filed in 2017. Meanwhile, a renewal of an existing permit is delayed, and a bill is introduced that would require additional state legislative approval for large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve.