This bill will not kill the Pebble Mine. It will give our state control of development in a specific area, for a metallic sulfide mining operation that extracts metals including gold and copper from sulfide bearing rock and affects 640 or more acres of land. The rock that will become tailings from any mine in that area are considered toxic due to their natural composition and the chemicals they will leach.
http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-02-26/empire-editorial-alaska-must-take-control-bristol-bay-development
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