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Vol. 11, No. 44 Week of October 29, 2006
Providing coverage of Alaska and Northwest Canada's mineral industry


MINING NEWS: Pebble will face determined dam busters

Permitting the largest dam in North America for proposed Alaska copper-gold mine will be a lengthy and controversial process

Sarah Hurst

For Mining News

Nothing’s been built yet, but Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty has already opened the floodgates to a torrent of discussion of the enormous dams the company proposes for the Pebble project. One of the tailings dams would reach an ultimate height of 740 feet and would be at least 4.3 miles long. The....

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Report by Coble Geophysical Services

Northern Dynasty: $42 million on environmental studies

Pebble dams will have to meet state guidelines

Overseeing tailings facility when mine closes another issue

Public opinion stacks up for, against Pebble

Bristol Bay Native Association opposes mining


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