Northern Dynasty's controversial Alaska mine approved by Army Corps

Northern Dynasty Minerals

24/07/2020 15:00

July 24 (Reuters) - Canada's Northern Dynasty Mineral Ltd
 NDM.TO  said on Friday its Alaskan copper and gold mining
project, Pebble, won the approval from the Army Corps in a final
environmental impact statement (EIS).
    The Obama administration had tried to block the project due
to concerns it could harm Alaska's salmon industry.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2ER220
    The final EIS published Friday said, "overall, impacts to
fish and wildlife would not be expected to impact harvest
levels."  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nACSDS9Lja
    The Pebble Mine would, if brought online, produce 70 million
tons of gold, molybdenum and copper ore a year and create a pit
1,970 feet (600 meters) deep. A new road, pipeline and power
plant would be built, according to the mine plan. 

 (Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini
Ganguli)
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