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Lake Clark National Parkand Preserve
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Bethel
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Kokhanok
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Manokotak
Koliganek
Aleknagik
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King Salmon
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Nikiski
Clarks Point
Beluga River
Igiugig
Soldotna
Levelock
Ninilchik
Anchorage
Dillingham
Clam Gulch
Pilot Point
Williamsport
Port Alsworth
Chignik Lake
Port Heiden
Anchor Point
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Gulf of Alaska
AlAskA encompAsses365.5 million Acres:
Federalagenciesclaim222millionacres, 61%ofthestate
StateofAlaskaowns97.9millionacres
Nativecorporationsown 44.7millionacres
Privateconventional,0.9millionacres
AlAskAs totAl lAnd AreA includes 148 million Acres dedicAted to
conservAtion:
70%ofallAmericanparklands
80%ofwildliferefugeacreage
53%ofdesignatedwilderness,NationalWildernessPreservationSystem
long-term economic
benefitsAmultibillion-dollarcapitalinvestment
$120+millioninvestedinenvironmentalstudies
Roughly2,000-3,000jobsduringconstruction
1,000operatingjobsfor25-35years
Hundredsofmillionsofdollarsinannualoperatingexpenditures
Stateandlocaltaxesoverthelifeoftheproject
Supplyandservicecontractswith
spin-offbenefitsforlocalcommunities
Amultibillion-dollarinfrastructureinvestment
tHe pebble fund Establishedin2008,a5-year,$5millionendowment
AdministeredbytheAlaskaCommunityFoundation
Primarygrantfocus:renewableresources/fish,energy,
educationandcommunityandeconomicdevelopment
Morethan$3.25millionhasbeenawardedforprojectstodate
tHe minerAl resource 80.6billionpoundsofcopper
5.6billionpoundsofmolybdenum
107.4millionouncesofgold
Commerciallysignificantamountsofsilver,rheniumandpalladium
The Pebble deposit resides on state land specifically designated
by the State of Alaska for mineral exploration and development. The
prospect represents a world-class discovery of copper in North
America.
200 air miles southwest of Anchorage 120 air miles from Bristol
Bay
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Resource Estimate based at a 0.30% copper equivalent (CuEQ)
cutoff.
Exploratio
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history of copperPebble Project Timeline
Con
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1988PebbleWestdiscovered
9000 b.c. (est)Humansfirstusecopper
5300 b.c. (est)NativeAmericansminecopper
3500 b.c. (est)Copperissmeltedinkilns
1761Coppersheathinggivesshipsgreaterspeedandtimeatsea
1705AmericasfirstcommercialcoppermineisdevelopedinConnecticut
1880Theemergingelectricalindustrycreateshighdemandforcopper
1886StatueofLibertyisplatedwith179,000poundsofcopper
1950Aircraftandautomobilepopularitycreates
riseinuseanddemandforcopper
1973Motorolaintroducesthefirsthand-heldmobile
phonemadepossiblewithcopper
1958JackKilbyinventsthemicrochip.Today,coppermicrochipsare
criticaltonextgenerationdeviceslikecomputersandelectronics
1997Thefirstmass-producedhybridvehicleuses
twiceasmuchcopperasaconventionalvehicle
2007WorldslargestwindfarmbuiltinTexas,providing
enoughpowerfor250,000homesandrequiring
hundredsoftonsofcopper
2011Worldwidedemandforcopperis
atanall-timehigh
2005PebbleEastdiscovered
2011Currentprojectstatus
environmentAl overview nAtionAl environmentAl policy Act
(nepA)/environmentAl impAct stAtement (eis) process
expl
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Draftprojectdescription
Permitapplications
Federalandstateagencyreviews,67+majorpermits
Publiccomments
FinalEISpublished
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Alaska:47%
BristolBay Region:27%
Lower48:12%Canada:12%
Other:2%
ToTal Workers: 134
Bristol Bay resident workforce numbers at Pebble site totaled
134 in 2010, a 10% increase from 2009.
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Dillingham
Ekwok
Igiugig
Iliamna
KingSalmon
Kokhanok
Koliganek
Manokotak
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borough 2000 population 2010 population
BristolBay 1,230 881
Lake&Peninsula 1,809 1,485
2000 school 2010 school enrollment enrollment
BristolBay 269 160
Lake&Peninsula 491 335
pebble project
workforceAtotalof496individualsworkedattheprojectsitein2010,
a6%increasefrom2009.
Nearly 75% of the total site workforce is Alaskan.
2010 pebble workforceEmployees by Residency
