Opponents
of Alaska's Bristol Bay gold mine continue their battle
A man erects a flag against the proposed
Pebble Mine in Alaska in 2008. Photograph: Bridget Besaw/Aurora Photos/Corbis
Opponents of the
development of the world's largest gold mine, inAlaska's
Bristol Bay, have said they will continue to fight the project.
A spokesman for
indigenous Alaskans said there is still a danger that the Pebble Mine would go
ahead despite British mining company Anglo American pulling out of
the development last month. Ron Thiessen, CEO of the Northern
Dynasty Minerals, the remaining developer, has issued a statement saying the plans for the mine
would continue.
The controversial
Pebble Mine project would see the opening of vast open-pit gold and copper
mines along tundra located 200 miles south-west of Anchorage.
Environmentalists and
residents have fiercely opposed the plans, saying the mine would pollute the surrounding
area, threatening the 30 to 40 million sockeye salmon that come to the bay each
year. Indigenous Alaskan populations in the region rely on the salmon for food.
Speaking at the first UK screening of We Can't Eat Gold, a documentary showing how the development
would affect native Alaskans, campaigner Bobby Andrew said it was good news
that Anglo American had pulled out of the project.
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