forward a 20-year plan for developing a mine at the Pebble Deposit. It was characterized as being responsive to stakeholder issues of concern and fea- tured a smaller, more compact foot- print; no major mine facilities in the Upper Talarik/Kvichak drainage; no cy- anide for secondary gold recovery; and a tailings storage facility with envi- ]ZYXPY_LW^LQPR`L]O^TYNW`OTYRLʮZb through design to prevent the build up of water and added structural stabili- ty to the embankments. This plan was submitted to the USACE in late 2017 and the formal environmental review was initiated. The Pebble Deposit is located on state of Alaska land that came into state hands via a three-way land exchange called the Cook Inlet Land Exchange. This ensured that the minerals under the ground at Pebble would be available QZ]_SPMPYPʭ_ZQLWW,WL^VLY^,^^`NS Pebble is an asset for all of Alaska that could create thousands of jobs, provide hundreds of millions in tax revenue and economic activity. The Pebble Partner- ship estimates the project could create about 2000 construction jobs and about 850 direct jobs for operations. Stay engaged There are several ways to com- ment about the DEIS and positive impact it could have on Alaska while providing needed minerals for the world: Online at pebbleprojecteis. com and via email at drafteis@ comments.pebbleprojecteis.com By fax at 907-753-5567; write a letter expressing your views, questions and comments By mail: 645 G Street, Suite 100-921 Anchorage, AK 99501; please include your name, address LYOLʯWTL_TZYTQLYd Your input is important in en- suring this important opportunity will continue to advance through the permitting process.
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