It appears the on-again, off-again bid by Swiss-based Xstrata for a merger-of-equals with Anglo-American, plc, partner with Northern Dynasty in the Pebble project, is fading even from the back burner. Shares of both companies fell yesterday after the Société Générale downgraded both as prospects for a merger. Analyst Alain William said, “We are now convinced the deal is unlikely to proceed.” In June, Anglo rejected Xstrata’s proposal.
Anglo's CEO promised not to build the Pebble mine against community opposition. Surveys show: communities are overwhelmingly opposed. Click here to tell Cynthia to honor her promise!
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Maps of Bristol Bay
Detailed maps showing the Pebble mine site in relation to Bristol Bay, its tributary rivers and Alaska.
Photo Gallery
Images of Bristol Bay commercial and subsistence fishers and salmon. Available for publication.
Fact Sheets
Detailed background information and data on commercial and sport fishing, subsistence use and jewelers in support of responsible mining.
Profiles of Leaders and Experts
Alaska Native leaders, English angler celebrities, scientists and more available for interviews.
The award-winning documentary, Red Gold, follows the world's largest run of sockeye salmon from Alaska's Bristol Bay to their natal spawning grounds. The film weaves in the extraordinary stories of the Alaska Native people and commercial fishermen whose lives and traditions the salmon sustain. The proposed Pebble mine, a massive gold-copper-molybdenum deposit, now threatens to devastate those pristine spawning grounds.