Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land and Water

Current Project Description

The Pebble Project is a copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit in the advanced exploration stage. The project is located on state land in the Bristol Bay Region of southwest Alaska, approximately 17 miles northwest of the community of Iliamna.

Pebble consists of two contiguous deposits. Pebble West is a near surface resource of approximately 4.1 billion metric tons. Pebble East is significantly deeper than Pebble West and contains an estimated resource at 3.4 billion metric tons.

The project is currently on hold as the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) reviews its options for advancing the project further.

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Permits, Approvals and Authorizations

Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• 2018 Miscellaneous Land Use Permit for Hardrock Exploration, Maintenance and Reclamation #6118 and Supporting Documents PDF 4/19/18
• Decision Letter: 90 Day Extension of Permit Granted (PDF)
• Request for 90 Day Permit Extension (PDF)
• Request for Reconsideration, Single-Year 2017 Miscellaneous Land Use Permit for Care, Maintenance, & Reclamation #6118 (PDF)
• Decision Letter, Single-Year 2017 Miscellaneous Land Use Permit for Care, Maintenance, & Reclamation #6118, and Comment Response Document (PDF)
• Amended Temporary Water Use Authorization TWUP A2013-125 (PDF)

Department of Fish and Game (F&G)

• Summary of Fish Habitat Permits issued 2007 to 2013 (PDF)

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Links to Related Information

• Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Update
• 2012 Pebble Project Environmental Baseline Studies (ARLIS link) (PDF)
• Annual Reclamation Reports
• PLP Data Releases
• Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting Minutes
• Draft Environmental Study Plans
• Inspections and Field Reports
• Water Right Applications
• Water Withdrawal Plan (PDF)
• 2010 Unpermitted Water Withdrawals Settlement

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