February was a busy month for Northern Dynasty Minerals (ndm-t, nak-x) and Anglo American (aal-l) at their gigantic Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project in southwest Alaska, said by many to be one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold porphyry projects in the world. On Feb. 7, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will review the potential consequences of the partners' proposed open-pit mine at Pebble on the Bristol Bay watershed, a worrying sign for proponents of the mine, given the companies have yet to even apply for mining permits.
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