State delays renewal of Pebble land use permit

Easterly view of rehabilitated area in the vicinity of a borehole in the Pebble claims, as inspected by state regulators in July 2016.(Image courtesy Alaska DNR)Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources has delayed renewing a two year land use permit for the Pebble Limited Partnership to give state regulators more time to review an “extensive” number of public comments.
The state-issued miscellaneous land use permit (MLUP) will allow Pebble to continue exploration activities at