Alaskas Pebble Mine: Fish Versus Gold Yale E360
Sep 08, 2008#0183;#32;Between 2002 and 2005, exploratory drilling revealed the presence of a huge porphyry sulfide deposit, now known as West Pebble. The three principal metals copper, gold, and molybdenum are disseminated as tiny grains through the more than billion tons of rock, and the cheapest, most efficient way to extract them is by openpit mining.