Comment Period Closing On Bristol Bay Mining, One Of The Most Important Environmental Issues “You’ve Never Heard Of”

At issue is the Pebble Project, a proposed copper and gold mine that would be the largest open-pit mine in North America and one of the biggest in the world. Mining companies are eager to extract the billions of dollars of precious metals that lie beneath the ground in this remote part of Alaska.

But there’s a catch: the mine would be located in the midst of a pristine ecosystem and the headwaters of America’s most valuable and important salmon fishery. A recent study from the University of Alaska estimated that the Bristol Bay region supports nearly 10,000 jobs and $1.5 billion in economic development.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/06/28/2227591/comment-period-closing-on-bristol-bay-mining-one-of-the-most-important-environmental-issues-youve-never-heard-of/