Estimates grow for Alaska's Pebble Mine deposits


The potential for riches keeps growing at Pebble Mine, a huge minerals deposit in southwest Alaska near Bristol Bay and the world's most productive wild salmon streams.


A new estimate released Monday is larger than the 2008 estimate — growing 12 percent for copper, 14 percent for gold and 16 percent for molybdenum, which is used to strengthen steel.

Pebble contains an estimated 80 billion pounds of copper, over 100 million ounces of gold and 5.6 billion pounds of molybdenum, said Canadian-based Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., which is developing the prospect with London-based Anglo American PLC.

The estimate is for both measured and indicated, and inferred amounts.

The updated estimate was achieved through drilling 37 new core holes since mid-2008....... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/02/01/financial/f163131S28.DTL

Pebble is sickening.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Puck Febble!

Salesmanship, snake oil. The whole Pebble Mine thing is BAD, and I don't care what Salmonhawk says or thinks.

"Pebble could provide 2,000 jobs during construction and 1,000 jobs when in operation."


Big friggin deal!!!!!!.......Imagine the job loss with the loss of Bristol Bay Salmon not to mention community and tribal AND wildlife that depends upon the very cycle of life this area affords!!!!! GREED SUCKS!!

Like SZ said...SICKENING!!!!

Bristol Bay is the richest salmon habitat in the world. Salmon are the currency you can eat. Can't eat copper or molybdenum; it ain't sustainable. Developing Pebble Mine is further proof that humans are the species the planet would be better off without.