Beyond Pebble: Bristol Bay Native looks at other mining prospects

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130518/beyond-pebble-bristol-bay-native-looks-other-mining-prospects

Carey Restino | Bristol Bay Times
May 18, 2013

Bristol Bay Native Corp. recently signed an agreement with an exploration company to look more closely at the mineral prospects on the Alaska Peninsula in the Chigniks. The move might catch the attention of some in an area where the Pebble Mine prospect has generated significant controversy and concern over the need to protect the salmon resource of Bristol Bay.

But Tiel Smith, the corporation's vice president of land and regional operations, said while the corporation came out in opposition to the Pebble Mine plan in 2009, it didn’t take a position on any other resource development in the region.

“While we have had plenty of discussion and work on the Pebble prospect, we continued to maintain our good relationships with industry,” Smith said.

When a conversation sparked between Millrock Resources Inc. and the corporation, the corporation was clear that it was interested in looking at responsible resource development in the region, Smith said. Millrock is an Anchorage-based exploration company that focuses on identifying and assessing mining prospects. Its CEO, Greg Beisher, worked for a subsidiary of the corporation that focused on oil, gas and mineral resource development. Smith said that connection led to conversations about potential prospects in the corporation’s region.

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