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Pebble parent company to appeal Army Corps rejection of permit December 24th, 2020 |
The parent company of the Pebble Limited Partnership said it is appealing the Trump administration s recent decision to deny a key permit for the controversial mine proposal in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska.
In a written statement last Thursday, Northern Dynasty Minerals President and CEO Ron Thiessen said the rejection was without precedent in the long history of responsible resource development in Alaska.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in November said Pebble s plans to develop the copper and gold mine did not comply with the Clean Water Act and is contrary to the public interest.
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Mine developer to appeal US decision to reject Alaska permit
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 10:44 am EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A mine developer says it will appeal a Trump administration decision denying a permit to build a copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska.
Northern Dynasty Minerals President and CEO Ron Thiessen said in a statement Thursday that the government’s rejection was “without precedent in the long history of responsible resource development in Alaska,” the Anchorage Daily News reported.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied the company a permit in November, saying its plans to develop the mine were against the public’s interest and did not adhere to the Clean Water Act.