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Canada
ARCTIC OCEAN
Map Area
Russia
BERING SEA GULF OF AL ASKA
Alaska State Plane Zone 5 (units feet)1983 North American Datum
Date: September 27, 2010
Author: RDI-DWR, MRA, LS
Regional Map
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Kodiak
Tyonek
Togiak
Seward
Palmer
Naknek
Egegik
Chignik
Ugashik
Wasilla
Iliamna
Seldovia
Pile Bay
Newhalen
Kokhanok
Chignik Lagoon
Pedro Bay
Nondalton
Manokotak
Koliganek
Aleknagik
Ivanof Bay
Port Lions
King Salmon
South Naknek
New Stuyahok
Lime Village
Nikiski
Clarks Point
Beluga River
Igiugig
Soldotna
Levelock
Ninilchik
Anchorage
Dillingham
Clam Gulch
Pilot Point
Williamsport
Port Alsworth
Chignik Lake
Port Heiden
Anchor Point
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Scale 1:2,500,000
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Canada
ARCTIC OCEAN
Map Area
Russia
BERING SEA GULF OF AL ASKA
Alaska State Plane Zone 5 (units feet)1983 North American Datum
Date: September 27, 2010
Author: RDI-DWR, MRA, LS
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S h e
l i k o
f S
t r a
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B or o u
g h
B or o u
g h
N u s h a g a k H i l l s
Kenai
Fjords
Natio
nal Pa
rk
Lake Clark National Parkand Preserve
Katmai National Parkand Preserve
Bethel
Kusko
kwim
River
Portage Creek
Kasilof
Nanwalek
B r i s t o l B a y Bo r o u g hB r i s t o l B a y Bo r o u g h
Port GrahamTwin Hills
Il iamna La
ke
Lake
Clar
k
Co
ok
I n
l et
Kamishak Bay
Tustumena L.
Susi
tna
R.
G u l f o f A l a s k a
B r i s t o l B a y
Nush
agak
Mulch
atna
Rive
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Rive
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Hoholitna
River
Stoney
Kvich
akRive
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Naknek Lake
Nonvianuk L.
Kukaklek L.
Koktuli R.Chulitn
a R.
Becharof Lake
AugustineIsland
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Pebble
AfognakIsland
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Mt. Iliamna
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Ekuk
Kenai
Homer
Ekwok
Karluk
Kodiak
Tyonek
Togiak
Seward
Palmer
Naknek
Egegik
Chignik
Ugashik
Wasilla
Iliamna
Seldovia
Pile Bay
Newhalen
Kokhanok
Chignik Lagoon
Pedro Bay
Nondalton
Manokotak
Koliganek
Aleknagik
Ivanof Bay
Port Lions
King Salmon
South Naknek
New Stuyahok
Lime Village
Nikiski
Clarks Point
Beluga River
Igiugig
Soldotna
Levelock
Ninilchik
Anchorage
Dillingham
Clam Gulch
Pilot Point
Williamsport
Port Alsworth
Chignik Lake
Port Heiden
Anchor Point
1480'0"W
1500'0"W
1500'0"W
1520'0"W
1520'0"W
1540'0"W
1540'0"W
1560'0"W
1560'0"W
1580'0"W
1580'0"W
1600'0"W
1600'0"W1620'0"W
610
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600
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590
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580
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570
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560
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Legend
General Deposit Location
Possible Port Site
Possible Road
National Park
National Preserve
Borough Boundary
! Communities
Existing Roads
File: RegionalMap_D04.mxd
Version: 4
Scale 1:2,500,000
0 25 50 75 100
Miles
0 40 80 120 160
Kilometers
2,000 TEEF 000,40
> 0.30% CuEQ> 0.60% CuEQ> 0.80% CuEQ> 1.00% CuEQ
open Pit resource cover rocks
Undergroundresource
surface
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Gulf of Alaska
AlAskA encompAsses365.5 million Acres:
Federalagenciesclaim222millionacres, 61%ofthestate
StateofAlaskaowns97.9millionacres
Nativecorporationsown 44.7millionacres
Privateconventional,0.9millionacres
AlAskAs totAl lAnd AreA includes 148 million Acres dedicAted to conservAtion:
70%ofallAmericanparklands
80%ofwildliferefugeacreage
53%ofdesignatedwilderness,NationalWildernessPreservationSystem
long-term economic benefitsAmultibillion-dollarcapitalinvestment
$120+millioninvestedinenvironmentalstudies
Roughly2,000-3,000jobsduringconstruction
1,000operatingjobsfor25-35years
Hundredsofmillionsofdollarsinannualoperatingexpenditures
Stateandlocaltaxesoverthelifeoftheproject
Supplyandservicecontractswith spin-offbenefitsforlocalcommunities
Amultibillion-dollarinfrastructureinvestment
tHe pebble fund Establishedin2008,a5-year,$5millionendowment
AdministeredbytheAlaskaCommunityFoundation
Primarygrantfocus:renewableresources/fish,energy, educationandcommunityandeconomicdevelopment
Morethan$3.25millionhasbeenawardedforprojectstodate
tHe minerAl resource 80.6billionpoundsofcopper
5.6billionpoundsofmolybdenum
107.4millionouncesofgold
Commerciallysignificantamountsofsilver,rheniumandpalladium
The Pebble deposit resides on state land specifically designated by the State of Alaska for mineral exploration and development. The prospect represents a world-class discovery of copper in North America.
200 air miles southwest of Anchorage 120 air miles from Bristol Bay
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General Deposit Location
Possible Port Site
Possible Road
National Park
National Preserve
Borough Boundary
Communities
Existing Road
Pebble Fund
Resource Estimate based at a 0.30% copper equivalent (CuEQ) cutoff.
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Exploratio
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Env
iron
mEn
tal stu
diEs
history of copperPebble Project Timeline
Con
stru
Ctio
n
oper
atio
n
reCl
amat
ion
1988PebbleWestdiscovered
9000 b.c. (est)Humansfirstusecopper
5300 b.c. (est)NativeAmericansminecopper
3500 b.c. (est)Copperissmeltedinkilns
1761Coppersheathinggivesshipsgreaterspeedandtimeatsea
1705AmericasfirstcommercialcoppermineisdevelopedinConnecticut
1880Theemergingelectricalindustrycreateshighdemandforcopper
1886StatueofLibertyisplatedwith179,000poundsofcopper
1950Aircraftandautomobilepopularitycreates
riseinuseanddemandforcopper
1973Motorolaintroducesthefirsthand-heldmobile
phonemadepossiblewithcopper
1958JackKilbyinventsthemicrochip.Today,coppermicrochipsare
criticaltonextgenerationdeviceslikecomputersandelectronics
1997Thefirstmass-producedhybridvehicleuses
twiceasmuchcopperasaconventionalvehicle
2007WorldslargestwindfarmbuiltinTexas,providing enoughpowerfor250,000homesandrequiring
hundredsoftonsofcopper
2011Worldwidedemandforcopperis
atanall-timehigh
2005PebbleEastdiscovered
2011Currentprojectstatus
environmentAl overview nAtionAl environmentAl policy Act
(nepA)/environmentAl impAct stAtement (eis) process
expl
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& en
viro
nmen
tal s
tudi
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Draftprojectdescription
Permitapplications
Federalandstateagencyreviews,67+majorpermits
Publiccomments
FinalEISpublished
perm
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2010 bristol bAy workforceCommunities employed
villages
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Alaska:47%
BristolBay Region:27%
Lower48:12%Canada:12%
Other:2%
ToTal Workers: 134
Bristol Bay resident workforce numbers at Pebble site totaled 134 in 2010, a 10% increase from 2009.
Aleknagik
ChignikLake
Dillingham
Ekwok
Igiugig
Iliamna
KingSalmon
Kokhanok
Koliganek
Manokotak
Naknek
NewStuyahok
Newhalen
Nondalton
PedroBay
PortAlsworth
Togiak
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borough
soutHwest AlAskA2011 Economic Indicators
borough 2000 population 2010 population
BristolBay 1,230 881
Lake&Peninsula 1,809 1,485
2000 school 2010 school enrollment enrollment
BristolBay 269 160
Lake&Peninsula 491 335
pebble project workforceAtotalof496individualsworkedattheprojectsitein2010,
a6%increasefrom2009.
Nearly 75% of the total site workforce is Alaskan.
2010 pebble workforceEmployees by Residency