By A.J. Roan
Mining News
Newest report condemns Pebble project
Pebble replies with same stance, all is above-board and public North of 60 Mining News - November 4, 2022
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Grace Napolitano and Peter DeFazio.
The U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee released a report accusing proponents of the proposed Pebble copper mine in Southwest Alaska of carrying out a 'bait and switch' permitting scheme designed to evade regulations and develop an open pit mine in the watershed of Bristol Bay, Alaska.
Chair of the Committee Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water...
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Reader Comments(1)
Eidolon writes:
It's conventional for a prospective mine to develop a 10-year economic model and mine model for review and analysis. The politicians probably don't know this. Using a 20-year mine life for permitting a larger deposit also makes sense. Even a 20-year plan relies on speculative assumptions. Pushing this beyond 20 years would be too risky for responsible planning and PR.
11/04/2022, 6:21 am