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Northern Dynasty: Right-of-Way Agreement secures site access for Pebble Project developers
Northern Dynasty: Right-of-Way Agreement secures site access for Pebble Project developers...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNorthern Dynasty: Right-of-Way Agreement secures site access for Pebble Project developers\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Nov. 20, 2018\n\n\n\nAlaska Native Corporation signs partnership agreement with Pebble\n VANCOUVER, Nov. 20, 2018 /CNW/ - Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX: NDM; NYSE American: NAK) (\"Northern Dynasty\" or the \"Company\") reports the Pebble Limited Partnership (\"Pebble Partnership\" or \"PLP\") has finalized a Right-of-Way Agreement with Alaska Peninsula Corporation (\"APC\"), securing the right to use defined portions of APC lands for the construction and operation of transportation infrastructure associated with the Pebble Project.\nThe Pebble Partnership is wholly owned by Northern Dynasty and proponent of southwest Alaska's Pebble Project. APC is an Alaska Native village corporation with extensive land holdings proximal to the Pebble site, and more than 900 shareholders – many of whom live in the nearby villages of Newhalen and Kokhanok.\n\"Today's agreement not only secures access to the Pebble Project site for construction and operation of the proposed mine,\" said Northern Dynasty President & CEO Ron Thiessen. \"It also represents a significant milestone in the developing relationship between Pebble and the Alaska Native people of the region.\n\"We have always said Pebble must be developed in partnership with the local people and institutions of southwest Alaska. We have more work to do in that regard, but a Right-of-Way Agreement with one of the largest Alaska Native landowners in the region goes a long way to bringing our commitment to life.\"\nThe APC lands addressed in the Right-of-Way Agreement mirror the transportation corridor identified in PLP's Project Description, as submitted to the US Army Corps of Engineers late last year to initiate the federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) permitting process. It includes land south of Lake Iliamna to link a port site on Cook Inlet to a ferry landing site west of the APC village of Kohkan...