www.nytimes.com Chief executive of embattled Alaskan mine project resigns The executive made “offensive” remarks about the state’s political leaders, the company said, in meetings recorded by an environmental group.
Impacts thenarwhal.ca Yukon hikes Victoria Gold’s reclamation bond by $3.5 million Increase comes four months after heavy spring freshet caused company to dump 43 million litres of untreated wastewater at its Eagle Gold mine.
Causes The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved plans for Pebble Mine, a controversial gold mine in Alaska The Pebble Mine, which would be the largest in North America, was halted by the Obama administration out of concern it would irreversibly damage the famous sockeye salmon fishery.
