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Pebble Mine region photos |
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The Pebble Mine project is a controversial proposal by Northern Dynasty Minerals to build one of the largest gold and copper mines in the world, in southwest Alaska, near Lake Iliamna. Northern Dynasty has not yet applied for permits, but their current proposal involves both a large open pit and an underground mine, as well as removal of the water from the headwaters of Upper Talarik Creek and the Koktuli River ( important fish habitats). The site sits at the headwaters of two major Bristol Bay drainages ( Nushagak and Kvichak), and potentially poses a large threat to the region's salmon. This proposal has become a major political issue in Alaska, pitting pro-mining forces against local native villages and commercial and sport fishermen. | ||
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 32 Mulchatna River photos, with high res versions. |
 25 Koktuli River photos, with high res versions. |
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 70+ Pebble Mine site photos, with high res versions, from 2006 trek |
 70+ Upper Talarik Creek photos, with high res versions, from 2006 trek |
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 Nushagak River photos, with high res versions. |
 Bristol Bay photos, with high res versions. |
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 Kvichak River photos, with high res versions. |
 Lake Iliamna photos, with high res versions. |
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 70+ mine site photos, with high res versions, from 2005 trek |
 slideshow from 2005 trek |
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Pictures and other files are provided free for download for non-profit use only. Please credit the photographer (Erin McKittrick). For commercial use, please contact me at mckittre at gmail dot com. My photographs of the Pebble Mine area have been published in Alaska and Fly Fisherman magazines, the Bristol Bay Times, as well as by the Renewable Resources Coalition, the Wilderness Society, the Alaska Conservation Foundation, and other environmental groupss. |
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