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#414572 - 02/14/08 09:03 AM Jewelers refuse to sell gold from Pebble Mine
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ANCHORAGE - Just in time for Valentine's Day, five of the nation's leading jewelers have sworn off gold that someday could come from the Pebble Mine, a huge deposit being scoped out near the world's most productive wild sockeye salmon stream in southwest Alaska.

The jewelers, including Tiffany & Co., Ben Bridge Jeweler and Helzberg Diamonds, pledged Tuesday not to knowingly sell jewelry made from gold that might be extracted from the proposed mine near the famed Bristol Bay watershed.

"We are committed to sourcing our gold and other material... Continued@URL...
http://juneauempire.com/stories/021308/sta_246521653.shtml
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#414637 - 02/14/08 12:38 PM Re: Jewelers refuse to sell gold from Pebble Mine [Re: Phoenix77]
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If the price is right they'll change there minds.But sounds good now.Good luck,
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#414746 - 02/14/08 03:59 PM Re: Jewelers refuse to sell gold from Pebble Mine [Re: STRIKE ZONE]
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#414747 - 02/14/08 04:02 PM Re: Jewelers refuse to sell gold from Pebble Mine [Re: STRIKE ZONE]
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Gold is one price for everyone. Its a commodity. Need more stores to come out against it.

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