Pebble Mine Report: Press Release
Scientific report describes dangers of Pebble Mine to Bristol Bay salmon, watershed and communities; concludes Pebble is a monumental gamble that risks too much (published 2012).
Resources
Pebble Mine: Tailings Dam Failures
The technical literature fails to show an example of any similar metal-mine tailings impoundment that has not released toxic contaminants into the environment over the long-term via chronic seepage - especially following site closure.
Pebble Deposits and Acid Mine Drainage
Assessments indicate a high likelihood of acid mine drainage at the Pebble site.
Pebble Mine Pit: Cross Section
Post-mining pit lake with the potential to contaminate ground and surface waters.
Pebble Mine Tailings Storage Facilities
Taller than the Hoover Dam, the Three Gorges Dam, the Washington Monument...
Pebble Mine Footprint
Preliminary Pebble Mine site plans.
Pebble Mine Report: Overview
In 2012 Wild Salmon Center and Trout Unlimited produced a report examining the proposed Pebble Mine and its impacts on the wild salmon fishery of Bristol Bay, Alaska. This report describes significant ecological, economic, and cultural concerns raised by proposed development of the Pebble copper, gold, and molybdenum deposit in the headwaters of the Bristol Bay basin, which is home to North America’s most abundant wild salmon fishery and the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.