Three of the world's largest mining companies purchased shares of Northern Dynasty or became partners in the Pebble Limited Partnership through obligations to fund exploration and development. It poses unacceptable risks to the salmon resource and consequently, the subsistence lifestyle and economic interests of our shareholders.” – Jason Metrokin, BBNC President & CEO. Alaska Natives in the region have thrown new . (Really Good). [63][64], 2010: Nine Bristol Bay Tribes, commercial fishermen, and sportsmen requested the EPA conduct a Section 404c Environmental Assessment study under the Clean Water Act. Credit: K Raymond. The ruling dismissed one of the six claims in the lawsuit and limited the scope of the upcoming trial to the Pebble permits, rather than to the Alaska mineral exploration permitting system in general. The statement said the “volume and complexity of the information to consider for this particular appeal far surpasses that of an average appeal.” The national average over the past decade for completing a regulatory review is about a year, but in this case, the process is expected to take longer, the statement said. "Every pebble has many stories to tell. Its particular atoms, its crystals, its minerals, its grains, its textures, its strata, its tiny fossils bear evidence to a history that stretches back billions of years."--Book flap. In the western part of the orebody, mineralization occurs in a complex of several small granodiorite cupolas, diorite sills, older intrusions, breccias, and sediments. September 22, 2021. v. State of Alaska DNR[122] with the Alaska Superior Court (Third Judicial District) on May 5, 2009. Found inside" Courageously and masterfully, Lauret Savoy does so in this beautiful book: she lives there, making sense of this land and its troubled past, reconciling what it means to inhabit terrains of memory—and to be one. [38] In April 2014, the Rio Tinto Group gifted its shares, worth only approximately 18 million by then, to two Alaskan charitable foundations. Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed: supplies roughly 50% of the world's commercial supply of wild sockeye salmon. [65], 2015: EPA released its Proposed Determination suggesting to limit mining in the Bristol Bay region due to the irreversible and detrimental impacts it would have on the local salmon ecosystem. For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure. Among these are: Public interest in the project has also resulted in outside, and opposing, interests publishing scientific reviews of available data and comparisons with other projects. BBNC welcomes EPA’s continued commitment to prevent the proposed Pebble mine from damaging Bristol Bay’s fish, fishing economy, and subsistence. During the conversations Collier and Thiessen detailed their plans to gain the favor of elected politicians from Juneau to Washington, D.C. Top executives at Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) and parent company Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM) acknowledge that the mine will be much larger and potentially in operation for 180 years or longer. This book provides comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the accumulation of wastes at mine, including sulfidic mine wastes, mine water, tailings, cyanidation wastes of gold-silver ores, radioactive wastes of uranium ores, and wastes of ... You have the opportunity to vote on resolution 18-01 (Settlement Trust) and 18-02 (Reduced Quorum) before this year's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. But, most importantly, the book shows how people are fighting back. January 21, 2021 — "One thing became abundantly clear to us and that is the conclusions reached in the ROD are not supported by the record established in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project." The western part of the deposit is locally exposed at the surface; thin gossans are developed and oxidation reaches 100 feet (30 m) in depth. I run a tiny SMP server (around 5 max concurrent players) and PebbleHost has been perfect for our needs! The Wrangellia and Kahiltna terranes docked to Alaska in the Cretaceous Period. Pebble Files Request for Appeal. Following the release of the tapes, Collier put in his resignation. Senator Murkowski said, “I agree that a permit should not be issued.” Senator Sullivan said, “I support this conclusion – based on the best available science and a rigorous, fair process – that a federal permit cannot be issued.”. Pebble consists of two contiguous deposits. Found inside – Page 1968This book takes readers on a journey through the rise and fall of the one-size-fits-all model of development that richer nations began imposing on poorer ones three decades ago. Found insideNow in a fully updated edition, this invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America's national park system. March 13, 2021. Phone: (907) 339-2600 Fax: (907) 339-2601 19 July 2021 — 13:40 19 July 2021 — 13:40 Chosen Souls, From William's Desk, Important Notifications Chosen Souls Message to Christina Gallagher - 16 July 2021 "The take-over of the World is with you and you fail to see" Protection of the environment and fisheries will be ensured by the stringent environmental review and permitting process, including an EIS, that is required before development is allowed. The Pebble partnership argued the proposed restrictions were based on hypothetical mine plans and that the project should have a chance to go through the permitting process, a position some . The study assumed a slurry pipeline would deliver ore concentrate from the mine to a new port on Cook Inlet, and that trucks will haul ore concentrates to Cook Inlet. In fact, the final sentence argues that it is "all but certain Northern Dynasty is dead and about to be buried." For those of us opposed to Pebble Mine, this would, of course, be promising news, but . (All mines have limited lifespans. State permitting would then follow, which the developer expected to take up to three years. The Bristol Bay Area Plan (BBAP) applies to about 12 million acres (49,000 km2) of state-owned uplands and lands beneath rivers and lakes in the Bristol Bay drainages, including lands at and in the vicinity of the proposed mine. Later, Senator Sullivan further reiterated his opposition, stating “I oppose Pebble Mine. Pebble would be similar to existing large copper porphyry mines such as Chuquicamata, Bingham Canyon and Ok Tedi, although the environmental setting and various technical considerations of Pebble distinguish it from these desert and tropical examples. Metallic minerals identified at Pebble include pyrite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, and bornite, along with minor covellite, chalcocite, digenite and magnetite. [83] Deceased Senator Ted Stevens, a strong proponent of other resource extraction projects, in 2007 expressed opposition to the Pebble proposal. The Pebble Mine, which would be the largest in North America, was halted by the Obama administration out of concern it would irreversibly damage the famous sockeye salmon fishery. Based on filings, Kopernik has held a position in NAK since at least as early as 2015, when they owned 19.99%. Opponents argued that it would have had serious, and unnecessary, adverse effects on the mining industry statewide. Through story and images, author Amy Gulick shows us that people from wildly different backgrounds all value a salmon way of life. In researching her new book, Amy spent time with individuals whose lives are inextricably linked with salmon. As of Aug. 7, 2009, DNR had not filed an answer to the complaint. East of the fault mineralization occurs in abundant sills and in the intruded sediments. Published: Jan. 24, 2021 at 10:38 PM PST. 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The vast majority of comments from Alaskans have been in opposition. A digital simulation of what the proposed Pebble Mine's foundation will look like if it receives a federal permit. [29], In 2008, $140 million was budgeted and approximately 150,000 feet (46,000 m) of additional drilling was completed. (Bristol Bay is the most valuable. [34] A sequence of mining companies and partnerships have owned the Alaska mining claims at and around Pebble since the initial claim staking by Cominco in 1987. The site is 200 miles (320 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The mine, one of the world's largest copper and gold deposits, has been through a roller coaster of regulation over the past 13 years. Leaders of the Pebble partnership had seen as favorable to the project an environmental review from the corps that was released several months before the November rejection. For years, backers of the Pebble Mine above Bristol Bay seemed to be grinding ahead. Fish and Wildlife Service stated that the EIS did not consider habitat destruction that could lead to destruction of salmon stocks in Bristol Bay. The final Environmental Impact Statement for the mine will be released at the end of this week, Friday, July 24. The company expected to apply for permits in 2012 at the earliest. Moreover, since 2012, over 2.5 million comments have been submitted to EPA and other federal agencies expressing opposition to Pebble mine. [71], 2021: On September 9, 2021, it was reported that the EPA, calling the bay an "Alaskan treasure," had "asked a federal court to allow for Clean Water Act protections for parts of the bay. The Alaska Board of Fisheries voted to create a panel to study the proposal (which could decide to recommend a refuge to the legislature). The suit alleges that DNR's "pattern of permitting," is defective because it was not sufficiently rigorous in determining that issuing a permit would best serve public interest, as demonstrated by a lack of documented scientific studies and by lack of public review and input, prior to issuing permits. After years of studies, public comment opportunities, reviews, denials, and various permitting processes, the Army Corps of Engineers released its final environmental review of the Pebble Mine on July 24. During the Obama administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed, but never finalized, restrictions on development in the Bristol Bay region. Environmental and engineering studies including 45,000 feet (14,000 m) of drilling to decide on mine design and a complete environmental baseline. The Pebble Mine, located near the headwaters of the Bristol Bay watershed in southwestern Alaska, is in the final permitting stage by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is the lead agency responsible for preparing an environmental impact statement and issuing a required Section 404 Clean Water . [37], Rio Tinto Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary Kennecott Utah Copper purchased, for 87 million dollars, a 9.9% ownership of Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited in July, 2006, and in 2007 doubled that to 19.8% ownership, for an additional 94 million dollars. Altogether, Northern Dynasty has applied for rights to about 35 billion US gallons (130,000,000 m3) of ground and surface water per year,[47] about four times the annual throughput of drinking-quality water at the Anchorage Waste and Wastewater Utility. [56] It questioned the future of salmon habitat should the mine be opened, but the agency did not use its authority to stop the mine. Since 2009, Bristol Bay Native Corporation has formally opposed the proposed Pebble mine at the headwaters of the Nushagak and Kvichak Rivers in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Pebble Mine is the common name of a proposed copper-gold-molybdenum mining project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska, near Lake Iliamna and Lake Clark. [66][65], 2014: Rio Tinto gifted its stake in the project to the Alaska Community Foundation and the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation. Pebble opponents have said they want permanent measures implemented that would make the Bristol Bay region off limits to large-scale mining. With the help of full-color photos, the director of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy™ walks golfers through all 18 holes of the storied course, teaching them how to change their mental approach to the game so that they can manage their first ... Mike Dunleavy and the state's U.S. senators Tuesday sharply criticized Pebble mine executives after an environmental group released secretly recorded video meetings of the executives . Dennis McLerran, the regional administrator for EPA Region 10, told reporters Friday the agency had concluded that even a mine much smaller than the one currently envisioned by Pebble's sponsors . The subduction zone of the Aleutian Trench lies approximately 125 miles (200 km) south of Pebble. The Dunleavy administration is attempting to appeal the Army Corps of Engineers rejection of the Pebble mine, doing so with a 59-page treatise that reads like something the Pebble mine would have been happy to write.. America's Great Mountain Trails introduces readers to one hundred hikes of a lifetime. The book covers some of our nation's most legendary trails and some that are scarcely known, but all can take us on journeys to remarkable places. This incident demonstrates how far Mr. Collier, who has serious credibility problems of his own, is floundering in the face of this project’s overwhelming challenges. The populations of Lake Clark National Park and other parts of the Bethel Census Area are upstream of the site or in a different watershed. In 2005, Northern Dynasty discovered the Pebble East deposit and acquired 100% ownership of the Pebble mining claims. The bay is home to the world's largest commercial sockeye salmon fishery. USACE decides to gather more information regarding the impact to area's fish and natural resources. [32][33], For 2011, $91 million was budgeted to complete the pre-feasibility study, leading to permit applications in 2012. All have since divested their interests. It would be capable of processing 1.3 billion tons of mineralized material over 20 years of mining at the extremely low strip ratio of 0.12:1, compared to typical porphyry copper projects which range as . The Corps subsequently denied PLP’s permit application because it determined that Pebble would cause unavoidable adverse impacts to the region’s waters and was contrary to the public interest. https://www.bbnc.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Senator-Murkowski-Speaks-at-2020-AFN-Virtual-Convention-Short.mp4, FEIS Inadequate to Support Clean Water Act Permit – July 24, 2020, Pebble Final EIS – A NEPA Process Still Off-Track – July 21, 2020, Expert Agency Critique of Preliminary Final EIS – May 6, 2020, Cooperating Agency Concerns with EIS – December 13, 2019, Bristol Bay Groups Letter to DEC on Water Equality Certification – August 24, 2020, Bristol Bay Request for Comment Period on New PLP Permit – August 23, 2020, BBNC Letter to Corps on National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Process – August 5, 2019, BBNC Land Status Letter to Corps – June 19, 2019, Bristol Bay Leaders Request Extension to DEIS Comment Period – February 5, 2019, BBNC Leaders Express Concern about the Permitting Process – October 4, 2018, Bristol Bay Leaders Urge Financial Backers to Leave Pebble – February 13, 2020, BBNC 404 and DEIS Comment Letter – July 1, 2019, BBNC 404 DEIS Comments – Appx A – BBNC Property Interest – July 1, 2019, BBNC 404 DEIS Comments – Appx B – History of EPA Watershed Assessment and 404c – July 1, 2019, BBNC 404 DEIS Comments – Appx C – Pebble Mine Proposals Impacts to Waters and Anadromous Stream – July 1, 2019, BBNC 404 DEIS Comments – Appx D – Data Gaps and Deficiencies – July 1, 2019, BBNC 404 DEIS Comments – Appx E – Expert Reports – July 1, 2019, BBNC 404 DEIS Comments – Appx F – Record Documents – July 1, 2019, BBNC Pebble Shareholder Results Newsletter, Economic Impact of the Bristol Bay Fisheries, Pebble Mine and Gibraltar Mine Comparison is Misleading, 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 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