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Greenwire: A large mining project proposed for southwest Alaska has sparked a lobbying battle between some area residents who say it would help the region's economy and others who fear environmental degradation to nearby Bristol Bay and its major salmon run.
The Pebble Project, located about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage, is believed to contain large quantities of gold, copper and molybdenum, an element used as an alloying agent in cast iron and steel.
The Pebble Partnership, an alliance between London-based......
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Battle Over Alaska Mining Project Heads to Washington
Posted by Greenwire: Manuel Quinones on March 18th, 2011
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