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The Pebble Mine in the Bristol Bay region of alaska. Will one of america's largest wild salmon runs be able to coexist with the proposed mine?

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The pebble mine would be the largest open pit mine in america if allowed by the state. It would sit right on top of one the most precious salmon regions in america where people have lived off the salmon for hundreds of years if not thousands. It would mainly be a copper mine and copper is extremely dangerous to the environment should there be a spill from a containment area. It would affect the whole watershed maybe even destroying it forever.

So, which is more valuable? A mine that can exist for a hundred years with a deadly potential for pollution, or the fish that have been running in the area for much longer than a hundred years and will continue to do so for the next foreseeable future and beyond if left alone. Is this deposit of ore worth the risk?
 
On January 31, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Final Determination that blocks the developers of the proposed Pebble Mine from getting a Clean Water Act permit for the project. This is a huge victory for Bristol Bay and the many people and stakeholders who have worked to protect Bristol Bay for many years. Source

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bongsaway said:
The pebble mine would be the largest open pit mine in america if allowed by the state. It would sit right on top of one the most precious salmon regions in america where people have lived off the salmon for hundreds of years if not thousands. It would mainly be a copper mine and copper is extremely dangerous to the environment should there be a spill from a containment area. It would affect the whole watershed maybe even destroying it forever.
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It's not just the metal being mined. That actually is a secondary risk to the reagents used in the concentrating process. The grinding, flotation and drying of the product all involve noxious chemicals and compounds that are by-products of the processing and are in liquid suspension.. Much of that stuff ends up in toxic settling ponds.
My first jobs out of high school were in mines and as a heavy construction tradesman I often worked at mine sites.
bongsaway said:
So, which is more valuable? A mine that can exist for a hundred years with a deadly potential for pollution, or the fish that have been running in the area for much longer than a hundred years and will continue to do so for the next foreseeable future and beyond if left alone. Is this deposit of ore worth the risk?
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bongsaway said:
The pebble mine would be the largest open pit mine in america if allowed by the state. It would sit right on top of one the most precious salmon regions in america where people have lived off the salmon for hundreds of years if not thousands. It would mainly be a copper mine and copper is extremely dangerous to the environment should there be a spill from a containment area. It would affect the whole watershed maybe even destroying it forever.

So, which is more valuable? A mine that can exist for a hundred years with a deadly potential for pollution, or the fish that have been running in the area for much longer than a hundred years and will continue to do so for the next foreseeable future and beyond if left alone. Is this deposit of ore worth the risk?
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You are already losing the salmon run due to warming waters from climate change.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/salmon-farming-climate-change
Whether roaming wild or enclosed in floating feedlots on the ocean, Atlantic salmon are cold-water fishes. But as the climate crisis warms the world’s oceans and waterways, cold water is becoming harder to find, which means these long-endangered fish are facing perhaps their biggest challenge yet.
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poppopfox said:
On January 31, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Final Determination that blocks the developers of the proposed Pebble Mine from getting a Clean Water Act permit for the project. This is a huge victory for Bristol Bay and the many people and stakeholders who have worked to protect Bristol Bay for many years. Source

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I saw in the documentary I watched that the EPA could unilaterally stop the mine. A wonderful decision.
 
Silver City, New Mexico has a copper mine if my memory serves me well........why do polluters love to destroy
some of the most beautiful places in the world?

Posted in New Mexico History, Small Towns April 09, 2020 by Juliet White

You’ve Never Seen Anything Like The Santa Rita Mine In New Mexico That Swallowed An Entire Town​

The town of Santa Rita was once about 15 miles down the road from Silver City. Originally, it was nothing save a fort with a church. Once additional buildings were constructed around the complex, the community became known as Santa Rita del Cobre. In the first half of the 20th century, the population of this town surged to 6,000 people. Today it’s gone. Swallowed up by this massive copper mine in New Mexico. Where once there was a town, now there’s only the gaping maw of an open-pit copper mine.
 
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