Pebble Mine

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Pebble Mines watersheds A 450 mile trek through
the river systems downstream of the proposed mine
site.
A thunderstorm approaches as we look over the
mine site
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Erin in the alders along the Kvichak River
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Pebble Mine site
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The Pebble Mine proposal
Largest open pit mine in North America with
additional large underground component. Hundreds
of billions of dollars of gold and copper
ore. Claim owned by Northern Dynasty Minerals
a Canadian company. Havent yet filed for
permits. Land owned by the state of Alaska. At
the headwaters of two of the worlds largest
salmon rivers.
Drill rig and hose at the Pebble site
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on the flanks of Groundhog Mtn
Packrafting the Mulchatna River
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Twin Creeks Mine, Nevada - Earthworks
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Twin Creeks Mine, Nevada - Earthworks
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the Pebble claim site from a nearby mountain
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Pebble valley panorama
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Tom looking out over Frying Pan Lake
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Ridge above the Pebble Valley
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Beaver pond in the Pebble Valley
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Shore of Frying Pan Lake
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Caribou and reindeer moss near the Pebble Valley
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Northern Dynasty has spent over 100 million
already on exploration and studies.
The Pebble deposit is estimated to contain over
100 million ounces of gold and 90 billion pounds
of copper, worth over 300 billion at todays
prices.
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Unlike oil and gas production, mining operates
under antiquated laws that give less than 2 of
mineral values back to state and local government.
Exploration drill rig at the Pebble site
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Abandoned drill rig site in the Pebble Valley
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Workers at an exploration drill rig
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Hose dumping drilling slurry onto the tundra
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• Proposed Pebble Mine Dams
• 740 feet high
• 4.3 miles long
• Earth and rocks

• Three Gorges Dam
• 610 feet high
• 1.24 miles long
• Concrete

Frying Pan Lake, in the potential tailings lake
area
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South Fork Koktuli River
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Strong winds along the Koktuli River
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Moose along the Mulchatna River
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Porcupine in the brush
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Wolf tracks on a lake shore
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Frog on the tundra
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Ptarmigan in the tundra
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Spruce hen in the tundra
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Arctic tern on the Mulchatna River
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Nushagak River
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Gallery forests on the Nushagak River
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Tundra above the Nushagak River
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Packrafts on the Nushagak River
In 2006, Nushagak River salmon runs totaled 18
million fish
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Heavy Metals
Cyanide
Sulfuric Acid
46 million salmon
Bristol Bay
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Skiffs line the shore at New Stuyahok
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King salmon strips drying in Ekwok
Cleaning salmon in Igiugig
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Levelock International Airport
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4-wheelers in New Stuyahok
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Nondalton village
Newhalen village
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Nondalton village on Sixmile Lake
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Packrafts on Bristol Bay
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Fishing boats on Bristol Bay
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Low tide on Bristol Bay
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Picking salmon nets on Bristol Bay
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Abandoned cabin on Bristol Bay
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Sunset on Bristol Bay
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Tom fishing on Bristol Bay
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Grizzly tracks on Bristol Bay
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Belugas at the mouth of the Kvichak River
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Tom stuck in the mud on Kvichak Bay
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Walking in tidal grasses along the lower Kvichak
River
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Tidal slough on the Kvichak River
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Swans in the Kvichak River marshes
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Tundra lake near the Kvichak River
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Cottongrass near the Kvichak River
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Sandhill cranes in the cottongrass of the Kvichak
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Mosquitos in the Kvichak tundra
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Mosquitos inside our tarp
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Marsh grasses on the Kvichak River
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Glacial moraine near the Kvichak River
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Moose skull on a glacial moraine
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Hig wading a creek feeding the Kvichak River
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Hanging out in the Sportsmans Lodge, on the
Kvichak River
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Tom fishing in Lake Iliamna
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Tom with arctic grayling
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Feast of rainbow trout
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Lake Iliamna shore
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Lake Iliamna shore
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Upper Talarik Creek
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Upper Talarik Creek
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We made a commitment to stay out of Upper
Talarik Creek because it is sensitive fish
habitat." -Ella Ede, Northern Dynasty, July 2005
Pit plan overlaps the creek headwaters
Northern Dynasty applied for water rights to
remove all the water from Upper Talarik
headwaters for mine operation. July 2006
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Descending to Upper Talarik Creek

• Northern Dynastys claims
• Well stay out of Upper Talarik Creek
• No Fish in Frying Pan Lake
• No Cyanide

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Mining claim stake near Upper Talarik Creek
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The mine would require a 100 mile road and slurry
line to a port on Cook Inlet. It would probably
get power from a line across Cook Inlet to the
Kenai Peninsula, but the mines power use would
be more than currently used by the whole
Peninsula.
Road near Iliamna village
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Pond in the Pebble Valley
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• Over 70 of gold produced is used to create
  jewelry.
• On average one gold ring creates over 20 tons
  of tailings and other mine waste.

• Gold and other commodities are often touted as
  safe investments in troubled times.
• These investments lead to an increase in
  mining, simply to store the metals in vaults.

Sunset over Frying Pan Lake
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Thunderstorm approaching over Pebble Valley
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Thunderstorm over Pebble Valley

• Dont buy gold jewelry
• Dont invest in metals
• Buy Wild Alaskan salmon
• Comment on the BLMs draft plan for the region
• Visit Bristol Bay
• Tell people

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Our team in the tundra near Nondalton
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Sunset near the Kvichak River
My site
Renewable Resources Coalition Northern
Dynasty
www.aktrekking.com www.renewableresourcescoalition
.org www.northerndynastyminerals.com