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Foreign multinationals are planning one of the world’s largest hard rock copper, gold and molybdenum sulfite mines in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The mine area spans over 150 square miles directly on top of some of the richest salmon grounds in our nation. Additionally:
- Four massive earthen dams will be constructed; the largest measures 740 feet, which is taller than the Space Needle!
- These earthen dams are supposed to hold back up to 10.78 billion tons of toxic waste, forever.
- That’s 3,000 pounds of toxic waste for every man, woman and child on earth.
Proposed mining activity in the very headwaters of Bristol Bay will jeopardize spawning and rearing habitat and could nullify over 50 years of sustained yield management. It is well known that the long-term sustainability of the salmon fisheries requires healthy and abundant habitat for spawning and rearing.
(from fishermenforbristolbay.org)
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