What to watch for in 2025

admin — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

As we head into a new year and a new administration, what should we be looking for in Pebble developments? Will a resource development-friendly administration affect Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (NDM) success in battling regulatory challenges? Will the economy chill – or invigorate – investor appetite for risky investments? There’s no clear answer to these questions, but there are a few…

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News Roundup – February 2019

admin — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

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 if “all environmental safeguards are met.” See all results. …

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The Pebble deposit 30 years later

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

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 Phil St. George – just six years out of college – first touched down at what would become one of the most well-known mineral…

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

admin — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

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 we continue to score poorly on political and…

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News Roundup: October 2016

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

“Where Water is Gold” Book Review – Alaska Dispatch News, October 1, 2016 Alaskan author Nancy Lord reviews Carl Johnson’s new photo essay book, Where Water is Gold: Life and Livelihood in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. Johnson’s quest, five years in the making, writes Lord, “ was to explore the Bristol Bay region and present it — both its natural environment and people — as a unique and highly valuable…

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Mt. Polley mine update

admin — Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000

(Mount Polley tailings dam breach, August, 2014. Photo still above from aerial footage taken by Cariboo Regional District.) A study by researchers at the University of Northern British Columbia was published a year ago, revealing a sediment plume, increased copper concentrations, temperature increases and rise in water levels at Quesnel Lake, which was affected by the Mount Polley mine…

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News Roundup: September 3, 2015

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Recent news includes updates on President Obama’s visit to Bristol Bay, Pebble Partnership’s litigation against the EPA, Northern Dynasty’s fundraising and future plans, and Mount Polley/Animas River spill updates. In Dillingham, President Obama does Yup’ik dance, talks up wild Alaska salmon (September 2, 2015 – Alaska Dispatch News) This article from Alaska Dispatch News includes several…

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Mount Polley Tailings Dam Breach Reports & Investigations

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Several reports have been published related to various aspects of the August 2014 tailings pond failure at Mount Polley mine in British Columbia. Additional investigations are still underway, from the Canadian government as well as from mine owner Imperial Metals.* *This table was updated on July 9, 2015 to include an additional report commissioned by Mount Polley Mining Company.

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Lessons from Mount Polley

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

“It’s probable Mount Polley will get a permit to open in the next couple of weeks.” – Bill Bennett, British Columbia Energy and Mines Minister, June 30, 2015 After the tailings dam breached at Mount Polley mine in British Columbia, Canada, last August and discharged contaminants into a Fraser River tributary, Alaska developers urged the public to avoid speculation on the cause and wait for a…

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Bobby Andrew, longtime activist for Bristol Bay, passes

admin — Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Yup’ik Elder Bobby Andrew, who had spoken out for years against the development of the proposed Pebble mine, died May 12 of natural causes at his cabin at Lake Alegnagik. The 72-year-old had frequently travelled far beyond his native Bristol Bay to speak out about the impact he believed the mine would have on the fishery and the people of the region. He spoke to legislators in Washington D.C.

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

News Roundup: October 2016

Mt. Polley mine update

News Roundup: September 3, 2015

Mount Polley Tailings Dam Breach Reports & Investigations

Lessons from Mount Polley

Bobby Andrew, longtime activist for Bristol Bay, passes