Mining News: Pebble CEO: What the hell is going on? 03/28/2010
Shively names redundant regulatory system, abuse of unbalanced judicial as two contributors to declining Alaska, U.S. economies
A conviction-filled speech delivered by Pebble Limited Partnership CEO John Shively at the March 18 Resource Development Council of Alaska breakfast tackled the question on the minds of many in the au...

Mining News: Pebble foes pay US$100K to end dispute 03/28/2010
A recent settlement between the Alaska Public Offices Commission and anti-Pebble campaigners has incited passionate responses from groups on both sides of the issue. The Renewable Resources Coalition,...

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 opponents seek river protections 02/28/2010
Fishing interests urge special safeguards for Bristol Bay watershed, highest level of protection for Koktuli River near Pebble
Environmental groups are pushing for special protection of watersheds near the enormous Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, which, according to the most recent estimate by the Pebble Partnership, c...

Mining News: Statistics show mining matters to Alaska 02/28/2010
Economic benefits of industry include paying state's second-highest average wages, substantial share of some local, borough taxes
The Alaska Miners Association recently released an economic benefits summary of the Alaska mining industry. This summary indicated that in 2009 the Alaska mining industry provided 3,300 direct jobs al...

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-...

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 Explorers 2009: Gold shines through financial cloud 11/01/2009
While base metal explorers struggled, gold seekers carried the torch in 2009
The plunge of base metal prices and turmoil in the financial markets caused explorers and producers alike to scale back exploration budgets for 2009. North of 60 Mining News estimates this year's expl...

Mining News: Reclamation draws 200 to Yellowknife 09/27/2009
About 100 scientists, engineers, and regulators attended the 2009 Northern Latitudes Mining Reclamation Workshop held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Sept. 8-11. Presenters delivered 22 profess...

Mining News: Suit worries natural resources industry 08/30/2009
Trustees for Alaska sues state, claiming DNR and the Legislature created a scheme to skirt public comment of water use permits
Alaska's resource development community is responding en masse to a civil suit filed by environmental law firm Trustees for Alaska that contends permits issued by the Alaska Department of Natural Reso...

Mining News: EPA wants second look at Kensington plan 07/26/2009
The federal agency seeks re-evaluation of gold project's tailings permit; leaders say Supreme Court ruling should be final word
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take another look at the tailings disposal permit it issued for the Kensington gold project near Juneau. In a Jul...

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: Mining industry invests in communities 06/28/2009
Companies advance in emerging field of sustainable development by tackling tough issues such as public health, environment
Few can argue that the business of mining and mineral development has evolved dramatically in recent years. Engineering standards. Environmental safeguards. Regulatory oversight. Operational efficienc...

Mining News: Pebble team focuses on engineering 03/29/2009
Developers budget $59 million toward completing environmental and engineering work needed to begin permitting
The Pebble Partnership, a 50-50 venture between Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and Anglo American plc, has budgeted US$59 million for starters toward completing a pre-feasibility study for the enormou...

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....

Mining News: Miners see bumpy road to mineral riches 01/25/2009
Execs cite lack of infrastructure and lengthy litigation as top concerns for doing business in rural state that needs industry
Alaska is rich with minerals and considered a safe place to do business. As a result, investment has flowed into the state. Today, a variety of mines and mining projects are scattered across the vast...

Mining News: Challenges and opportunities 11/30/2008
Pebble CEO is optimistic that extensive environmental studies and planning are the keys to unlock the project's potential
John Shively's longstanding commitment to bringing new opportunities to rural Alaska and his love of a challenge are two qualities that make him the ideal CEO of the Pebble Limited Partnership. "If th...

The Explorers 2008: Foreign, domestic or Alaskan grown - Investment is good for Alaska 11/23/2008
What do Girdwood's Alyeska Prince Hotel, Dillingham's Peter Pan Seafood's processing facility, BP's Milne Point heavy oil project, and the Pebble Partnership's exploration efforts all have in common?...

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: Red and copper resources at stake 07/27/2008
Engineers use $100 million in environmental studies, 100 miles of drilling at Pebble to design economic, environmentally safe mine
ILIAMNA - The Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska is the home to two world-class resources: a celebrated sockeye salmon fishery and the humongous Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum deposit. This comb...

Mining News: Pebble applies for social license 06/29/2008
Five months prior to leading Pebble John Shively addressed Alaska miners on the requirements of acquiring a social license to operate
During John Shively's 17 years working for the NANA Regional Corp., he was involved with the acquisition of land selection rights for the zinc property where the Red Dog Mine is currently located. He...

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 CEO gets $140 million budget 04/27/2008
Venture's partners set spending for '08 to advance giant copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in Southwest Alaska toward development
The Pebble Limited Partnership- an Alaska-based 50-50 partnership formed between a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Anglo American plc to...