Mining News: Pebble gets further scrutiny in Juneau 03/28/2010
Lawmakers consider whether proposed mine's size and proximity to Bristol Bay warrants independent review of permitting process
Lawmakers took testimony March 19 on the idea of whether an independent review of the state's large-mine permitting and environmental standards is warranted in light of an anticipated mine permit appl...

Mining News: Pebble bobs to, fro on waves of opinion 12/20/2009
Fisheries board rejects plan to establish Bristol Bay fish refuge; Native corporations differ sharply on mining project's impact
The Pebble Partnership, a 50-50 joint venture between Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and Anglo American plc, can chalk up one win and one potential loss toward the development of a mine at its copper-...

BBNC opposes offshore leasing, Pebble 12/20/2009
Native regional corporation says oil and gas leasing, mine development are too risky for fish-rich Bristol Bay; others fire back
A major stakeholder in the Bristol Bay region has come out against offshore oil and gas leasing in the North Aleutian basin. The Bristol Bay Native Corp. announced Dec. 11 its board passed a resolutio...

State reverses Holitna license decision 12/13/2009
Overturning a 2006 decision, DNR finds that a gas exploration license in Southwest Alaska is in the best interest of the state
Alaska officials have again decided that an exploration license in the Holitna basin is in the best interests of the state, returning in a 2005 ruling that had previously been overturned. In a decisi...

Projecting the jobs 11/29/2009
AEDC CEO Bill Popp works with Petroleum News and Mining News on new project forecast
Like one of Scrooge's Christmas apparitions, a ghost of Alaska's future could portend doom, or could just prove to be a warning of the consequences of not taking appropriate action. And from the persp...

Mining News: Parnell lauds Alaska permitting process 11/22/2009
"The state will continue to defend our permits that we issue, and our permitting process. That is the least I can do as governor"
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell reflected on Alaska's rich mining history and vowed to defend the state's mining regulatory process and to oppose unjust attacks on the industry during an address to miner...

Mining Explorers 2009: Pebble team focuses on engineering 11/01/2009
Developers budget US$20 million toward 2009 exploration drilling; rest pre-feasibility work
The Pebble Partnership, a 50-50 venture between Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and Anglo American plc, put together a 2009 budget of US$70 million focused on completing a pre-feasibility study for the...

Mining News: Finding rekindles Ballot Measure 4 fires 06/28/2009
APOC identifies more than 20 campaign violations by 'Gillam Group;' member accuses initiative opponents of similar improprieties
The opposing sides of Ballot Measure 4, the failed ballot initiative that opponents said targeted development of a mine at the huge Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in Southwest Alaska, have mov...

Mining News: Pebble cries 'foul' at opponents' antics 03/29/2009
Partners supply APOC with evidence of wrongdoing by Alaska money manager, anti-Pebble groups during ballot initiative campaign
The Pebble Partnership, in conjunction with the Resource Development Council for Alaska, has filed a complaint with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, alleging 18 violations of Alaska campaign law....

RDC to hold annual meeting Nov. 19-20 11/09/2008
The Resource Development Council will hold its 29th annual meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 19, and Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Dena'ina Convention Center in Anchorage. The two-day forum will cover topics ran...

Mining News: Bill seeks disclosure for initiatives 10/26/2008
Rep. Kyle Johansen proposes initiative finance reform; bulk of Ballot Measure 4 funding came from outside "soft money" group
Alaska Rep. Kyle Johansen, R- District 1, told attendees at Alaska's Resource Development Council Oct. 2 breakfast that Alaska's initiative process has become a multimillion-dollar industry. Johansen...

Mining News: Involvement is keystone of Pebble plan 09/28/2008
Consultant seeks to involve interested parties in a three-stage plan aimed at creating dialogue about developing a mine at Southwest Alaska site
We feel strongly that an informed public is an empowered public," the Keystone Center said in an early September report that attempts to identify the principle issues people have raised in regard to t...

Mining News: DNR: Pebble still on regulatory track 07/27/2008
Mine project's opponents pen 'legal review' of permitting process; biologist confuses issues in criticism of state regulators
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has come under criticism from a coalition of environmental group representatives and former state officials, who say the state agency's oversight is not...

Mining News:Leaders voice concerns about initiative 07/27/2008
Vaguely worded Ballot Measure 4 poses significant danger for mining, Native corporations, rural communities and Alaska economy
Rosie Barr Spokeswoman for Alaska Native regional corporation NANA Inc. "If the initiatives are voted into law, we, along with other Alaskans, will never be able to develop our mineral r...

Regional authority for Railbelt grid? 07/27/2008
Preliminary results of AEA study point to cost savings, other benefits from central coordination of power generation, transmission
A study commissioned by the Alaska Energy Authority into the future operation of the Alaska Railbelt electricity grid is recommending the formation of a regional power authority. "We're proposing ......

Mining News: Barr offers voice of reason 06/29/2008
NANA spokeswoman travels state warning Alaskans about the 'devastating effects' of 'deceptive anti-mining initiatives'
Rosie Barr, spokeswoman for NANA's "Voices of Reason Campaign," told Mining News that anti-mining initiatives expected to come before Alaska voters on this fall's ballot would shut down existing mines...

MINING NEWS: Pebble owners pledge to share research 05/25/2008
The partnership releases first two of a series of 14 reports on environmental and socio-economic data collected near giant deposit
The Pebble Partnership, vowing to share its research with the public as it becomes available, has launched a series of reports based on its pre-permitting environmental and socio-economic reports. I...

MINING NEWS: Junior seeks JV partner for SW claims 04/27/2008
Owner of Big Chunk property sees similarities in mineralization to porphyry copper-gold-moly mining regions in Arizona, Nevada
Liberty Star Uranium and Metals Corp. April 10 said it has received interest from "more than one large global mining company" in becoming a joint venture partner to explore the 113,000-acre Big Chunk...

MINING NEWS: Pebble seen as opportunity, not problem 04/27/2008
Partnership's new CEO shares views on challenges that giant copper-gold-moly deposit likely will face on road to development ohn Shively, the new chief executive officer of Pebble Limited Partnership,...

MINING NEWS: Should Pebble be developed? 03/30/2008
Mines permitted under Alaska's stringent process prove responsible mining is possible; worldwide demand for copper grows
Taking into consideration that the planet's second largest porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum resource is located on a plot of land equal to 0.00076 percent of Alaska's total land mass, is being develope...

Assessing Alaska's worker shortage 03/09/2008
New document takes detailed look at what occupations need workers and what future projects mean for the labor pool in state
If you were an engineer, you'd be employed by now. Engineering fields account for seven of the 18 professions considered critically short of qualified workers, according to a new assessment of the wor...

MINING NEWS: Bipartisan legislation targets Pebble 02/24/2008
The Alaska State House Special Committee on Fisheries met Feb. 18 to discuss House Bill 134, sponsored by Rep. Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham. Co-sponsors of the bill are: Reps. Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks, N...

MINING NEWS: Jewelers speak out against Pebble Project 02/24/2008
Environmental groups Earthworks and Oxfam America solicit support from major retailers for campaign to protect Bristol Bay fishery
Five of the nation's leading jewelry retailers – Tiffany and Co., Ben Bridge Jeweler, Helzberg Diamonds, Fortunoff, and Leber Jeweler, Inc. – pledged their support Feb. 12 to efforts to permanently p...

MINING NEWS: Tangen: 'Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven; ain't nobody goin' there' 02/24/2008
I'm ready to give the Devil his due. The Star Trekkie commercials that the Renewable Resource Coalition, or whatever nom de guerre Bob Gillam currently hides behind, are very clever. They are not tru...

MINING NEWS:Mining and fish can coexist 12/30/2007
Pebble spokesman tells Anchorage Chamber that there is precedent for enviro-responsible mining; partnership sets up in Anchorage
Sean Magee, spokesman for The Pebble Limited Partnership, told members of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Dec. 3 that the Pebble Mine Project could be developed in an environmentally and socially re...