| Risk and valuation analysis of the Pebble Project |
| Status Risk : Feasibility |
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| Title(s) of the Pebble Project |
 | Anglo American plc
Interest: 50% |
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 | Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
Owner: 50% |
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| In January 2007, an affiliate of Rio Tinto plc endorsed the Pebble Project by acquiring a 19.8% threshold shareholding in Northern Dynasty.
In July 2007, a Northern Dynasty affiliate and a subsidiary of Anglo American plc established a 50:50 partnership, operated by the Pebble Partnership, to advance the Pebble Project to production. |
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| Location of the Pebble Project |
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The Pebble deposit is located in southwestern Alaska, 200 miles from Anchorage and 60 miles from Tidewater at Cook Inlet. The Pebble property consists of 98,600 acres of Alaska state mineral claims, hosting one of the world's most important accumulations of copper, gold and Molybdenum.
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| History of the Pebble Project |
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Cominco, a predecessor of Teck Cominco, discovered the Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum deposit (now known as the Pebble West deposit) in 1988 and explored the property to 1997. In November 2001, Northern Dynasty entered into agreements to option 80% fr more...
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| Geology of the Pebble Project |
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Geologically, the Pebble deposit formed about 90 million years ago when older sedimentary rocks were intruded by a granitic rock laden with hot fluids carrying dissolved copper, gold and molybdenum. As the fluids cooled, low concentrations of sulfide more...
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