Is Pebble really dead?
Backers of the proposed Pebble mine are indicating they’ll fight the Trump administration’s permit denial for the massive gold and copper extraction project in the …
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Northern Dynasty shares plunge on Pebble permit rejection
No surprise here. Northern Dynasty’s shares cratered nearly 50% after the company announced Wednesday its 100%-owned, US-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership received formal notification from …
State of Alaska is working with Pebble on winning approval for the project
Wow. Publicly, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources says it’s not involved with Pebble Limited Partnership’s application for a federal permit to dig an open-pit …
Northern Dynasty Submits Mitigation Plan For Pebble
Northern Dynasty Minerals says it has submitted a compensatory mitigation plan for the controversial Pebble project to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ahead of …
Pebble Mine developer promised riches, but expects $1.5-billion subsidy from Alaskans
The company seeking to develop Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay has long promised that the controversial project would bring Alaska jobs, economic …
Environmental group releases more secretly recorded ‘Pebble Tapes
The Environmental Investigation Agency released two additional video recordings of Pebble mine executive Ron Thiessen discussing his political strategy for winning a federal permit for …
Maggie: The Threat to Bristol Bay’s Bears
The Lumineers co-founder, songwriter Jeremiah Fraites teamed up with acclaimed videographer/marine biologist Paul Nicklen for a powerful video set to his new single “Maggie.” Fraites …
Murkowski denounces Pebble
Stop the presses! Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Thursday denounced the Pebble mine project and said that she will take further congressional action to protect …
AK Rep. Don Young says feds should compensate if Pebble mine gets blocked
Living fossil Alaska Rep Don Young says that the federal government has no business telling the Pebble Limited Partnership whether it should be allowed to …
We can be choosy about where we build any new mines.
The majority of the copper in the United States is reclaimed. We even export scrap copper. Similarly, for nickel, there is more recycling than primary …