U.S. Rejects Controversial Alaska Pebble Gold, Copper Mine
- Army Corps says project is contrary to public interest
- Mine drew opposition from Donald Trump Jr., conservationists
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The Pebble mine in Alaska was dealt a potentially lethal blow after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rejected an essential permit for the project.
The proposed mine in southwestern Alaska, which would tap one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits, has been dogged by protests for years, as conservationists warn industrial mining operations near Bristol Bay threaten a flourishing sockeye salmon fishery.