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Northern Dynasty: US Army Corps of Engineers shares preliminary Final EIS with cooperating agencies
Key federal permitting document finds Pebble will protect fishery & water resources of s...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Northern Dynasty: US Army Corps of Engineers shares preliminary Final EIS with cooperating agenciesKey federal permitting document finds Pebble will protect fishery & water resources of southwest AlaskaVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 12, 2020 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM)(NYSE American:NAK) (\"Northern Dynasty\" or the \"Company\") reports the US Army Corps of Engineers has distributed a preliminary version of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (\"EIS\") for southwest Alaska's Pebble Project to federal, state and local cooperating agencies.While as yet a deliberative document, and hence not final, the preliminary Final EIS portrays a mine development project that will co-exist with the fisheries and water resources of Bristol Bay, while making a substantial positive contribution to the socioeconomic health and well-being of local communities. The draft document, currently under review by various regulatory agencies, including the US Environmental Protection Agency (\"EPA\") and Alaska tribes, states that \"all data gaps\" identified during a recent public comment period have been filled.The US Army Corps of Engineers' website (pebbleprojecteis.com) forecasts that a Final EIS and Record of Decision for the Pebble Project will be complete by mid-2020.Northern Dynasty's 100%-owned, US-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership (\"Pebble Partnership\") issued the following statement in relation to the preliminary Final EIS for the Pebble Project:After reviewing a copy of the Executive Summary of the Preliminary Final Environmental Impact Statement (\"PFEIS\") for the Pebble Project that was leaked to the media, Pebble Partnership CEO Tom Collier said the information in the near final report was positive and demonstrates the project can be done without harming the Bristol Bay fishery and would be beneficial to communities closest to the project. The document was prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (\"USACE\").\"We are encouraged by the information in this leaked copy of the executive summary and believe the final EIS will support issuing a permit for the construction of a mine at Pebble and that it can be done responsibly. The findings show the project can be developed without harm to the Bristol Bay fishery and would have important economic benefits for communities closest to the mine,\" said C...