Pebble Mines watersheds A 450 mile trek through the river systems downstream of the proposed mine site. A thunderstorm approaches as we look over the mine site

Erin in the alders along the Kvichak River

Pebble Mine site

Largest open pit mine in North America – with additional large underground component. Hundreds of billions of dollars of gold and copper ore. Claim owned by Northern Dynasty Minerals – a Canadian company. Havent yet filed for permits. Land owned by the state of Alaska. At the headwaters of two of the worlds largest salmon rivers. The Pebble Mine proposal Drill rig and hose at the Pebble site

on the flanks of Groundhog MtnPackrafting the Mulchatna River

Twin Creeks Mine, Nevada - Earthworks

the Pebble claim site from a nearby mountain

Pebble valley panorama

Tom looking out over Frying Pan Lake

Ridge above the Pebble Valley

Beaver pond in the Pebble Valley

Shore of Frying Pan Lake

Caribou and reindeer moss near the Pebble Valley

Northern Dynasty has spent over $100 million already on exploration and studies. The Pebble deposit is estimated to contain over 100 million ounces of gold and 90 billion pounds of copper, worth over $300 billion at todays prices.

Unlike oil and gas production, mining operates under antiquated laws that give less than 2% of mineral values back to state and local government. Exploration drill rig at the Pebble site

Abandoned drill rig site in the Pebble Valley

Workers at an exploration drill rig

Hose dumping drilling slurry onto the tundra

Frying Pan Lake, in the potential tailings lake area Proposed Pebble Mine Dams 740 feet high 4.3 miles long Earth and rocks Three Gorges Dam 610 feet high 1.24 miles long Concrete

South Fork Koktuli River

Strong winds along the Koktuli River

Moose along the Mulchatna River

Porcupine in the brush

Wolf tracks on a lake shore

Frog on the tundra

Ptarmigan in the tundra

Spruce hen in the tundra

Arctic tern on the Mulchatna River

Nushagak River

Gallery forests on the Nushagak River

Tundra above the Nushagak River

In 2006, Nushagak River salmon runs totaled 18 million fish Packrafts on the Nushagak River

46 million salmon Bristol Bay Cyanide Heavy Metals Sulfuric Acid

Skiffs line the shore at New Stuyahok

King salmon strips drying in EkwokCleaning salmon in Igiugig

Levelock International Airport

4-wheelers in New Stuyahok

Nondalton village Newhalen village

Nondalton village on Sixmile Lake

Packrafts on Bristol Bay

Fishing boats on Bristol Bay

Low tide on Bristol Bay

Picking salmon nets on Bristol Bay

Abandoned cabin on Bristol Bay

Sunset on Bristol Bay

Tom fishing on Bristol Bay

Grizzly tracks on Bristol Bay

Belugas at the mouth of the Kvichak River

Tom stuck in the mud on Kvichak Bay

Walking in tidal grasses along the lower Kvichak River

Tidal slough on the Kvichak River

Swans in the Kvichak River marshes

Tundra lake near the Kvichak River

Cottongrass near the Kvichak River

Sandhill cranes in the cottongrass of the Kvichak

Mosquitos in the Kvichak tundra

Mosquitos inside our tarp

Marsh grasses on the Kvichak River

Glacial moraine near the Kvichak River

Moose skull on a glacial moraine

Hig wading a creek feeding the Kvichak River

Hanging out in the Sportsmans Lodge, on the Kvichak River

Tom fishing in Lake Iliamna

Tom with arctic grayling

Feast of rainbow trout

Lake Iliamna shore

Upper Talarik Creek

We made a commitment to stay out of Upper Talarik Creek because it is sensitive fish habitat." -Ella Ede, Northern Dynasty, July 2005 Northern Dynasty applied for water rights to remove all the water from Upper Talarik headwaters for mine operation. – July 2006 Pit plan overlaps the creek headwaters

Descending to Upper Talarik Creek Northern Dynastys claims: Well stay out of Upper Talarik Creek No Fish in Frying Pan Lake No Cyanide As Canadian citizens and residents certain of Northern Dynastys directors and officers may not subject themselves to U.S. legal proceedings, so that recovery on judgements issued by U.S. courts may be difficult or impossible.

Mining claim stake near Upper Talarik Creek

The mine would require a 100 mile road and slurry line to a port on Cook Inlet. It would probably get power from a line across Cook Inlet to the Kenai Peninsula, but the mines power use would be more than currently used by the whole Peninsula. Road near Iliamna village

Pond in the Pebble Valley

Sunset over Frying Pan Lake Gold and other commodities are often touted as safe investments in troubled times. These investments lead to an increase in mining, simply to store the metals in vaults. Over 70% of gold produced is used to create jewelry. On average one gold ring creates over 20 tons of tailings and other mine waste.

Thunderstorm approaching over Pebble Valley

Dont buy gold jewelry Dont invest in metals Buy Wild Alaskan salmon Comment on the BLMs draft plan for the region Visit Bristol Bay Tell people Thunderstorm over Pebble Valley

Our team in the tundra near Nondalton

My site: Renewable Resources Coalition: Northern Dynasty: Sunset near the Kvichak River