Thousands of pages in newly-released Donlin Gold environmental impact statement

Donlin runway and camp site in summer 2014. Photo by Dean Swope / KYUK.
The Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, has been released for the proposed Donlin Gold mine.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the document, which is more than a thousand pages long, in late November.
The EIS is a part of the permitting phase for Donlin Gold, who’s aiming to create an open pit gold mine 10 miles near the village of Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim.
Numerous state and tribal agencies assisted