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1 T h e f o l l o w i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n i n c l u d e s i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t r e p r e s e n t s s o m e o f t h e c u r r e n t d e v e l o p m e n t s c e n a r i o s w e a r e i n v e s t i g a t i n g. W e c o n t i n u e t o c o n s i d e r v a r i o u s d e v e l o p m e n t o p t i o n s a n d, a s s u c h, o u r c u r r e n t d e v e l o p m e n t s c e n a r i o s m a y b e r e v i s e d t o i n c l u d e a d j u s t m e n t s a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s a s t h e P e b b l e P r o j e c t a d v a n c e s. T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n i s t o f a c i l i t a t e d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h s t a k e h o l d e r s a n d d o e s n o t r e p r e s e n t a n e c o n o m i c a n a l y s i s, t e c h n i c a l m i n e s t u d y, d e t a i l e d e n g i n e e r i n g p r o p o s a l o r s i m i l a r s t u d y. I t s h o u l d n o t b e u s e d a s t h e b a s i s f o r a n y i n v e s t m e n t d e c i s i o n.

2 A N E W P A T H F O R W A R D R E S P O N D I N G T O S T A K E H O L D E R I N P U T A N D D E M O N S T R A T I N G B E N E F I T S F O R A L L A L A S K A N S

3 F o r m o r e t h a n a d e c a d e, A l a s k a n s h a v e b e e n t o l d w h a t t o t h i n k a b o u t P e b b l e.

4 T h i s i s t h e P e b b l e D e p o s i t w e d o n t s e e i n a d s o r b i a s e d m e d i a

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7 o n S t a t e o f A l a s k a l a n d o p e n f o r m i n e r a l e x p l o r a t i o n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t.

8 P e b b l e i s l o w - g r a d e a n d n o t w o r t h t h e e f f o r t.

9 A c t u a l l y, P e b b l e r e m a i n s o n e o f t h e m o s t p r o m i s i n g m i n e r a l d e p o s i t s i n N o r t h A m e r i c a. A n d t h e w o r l d, f o r t h a t m a t t e r.

10 P e b b l e C u E Q g r a d e i s b a s e d o n i n d i v i d u a l g r a d e s o f 0. 4 0 % c o p p e r, 0. 3 4 g / t g o l d, 2 4 0 p p m m o l y b d e n u m a n d 1. 6 6 g / t s i l v e r a n d c a l c u l a t e d u s i n g p r i c e s o f $ 2. 8 8 / l b f o r c o p p e r, $ 1 2 0 0 / oz f o r g o l d, $ 1 8 / l b f o r s i l v e r a n d $ 1 0 / l b f o r m o l y b d e n u m.

11 T h e y l e f t a h u g e m e s s w h e n t h e y a b a n d o n e d A l a s k a.

12 S o m e h a v e a l l e g e d t h a t w e l e f t t h e e x p l o r a t i o n s i t e i n a h o r r i f i c s t a t e. T h i s i s a f l a t l i e. W e t a k e p r i d e i n g o o d s t e w a r d s h i p.

13 W e n e v e r l e f t. A s t o t h e c o n d i t i o n, j u d g e f o r y o u r s e l f :

14 C o n d u c t a l l e x p l o r a t i o n a n d b a s e l i n e s t u d i e s i n a s a f e, e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e m a n n e r t h a t w i l l s u p p o r t l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s, a n d m i n i m i z e i m p a c t s t o f i s h, w i l d l i f e a n d o t h e r v a l u e d n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s. P e b b l e E x p l o r a t i o n P o l i c y

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16 7387 7378 GH08-112 7388 5316 5334 8417 6349 8438 7367

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19 A l l m i n e s a r e e n v i r o n m e n t a l d i s a s t e r s.

20 B u t A l a s k a s m i n i n g t r a c k r e c o r d t e l l s a n e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t s t o r y, d o e s n t i t?

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26 S o h o w w i l l w e s e c u r e i n v e s t m e n t a n d i n i t i a t e t h e p e r m i t t i n g p r o c e s s? B y r e - i n t r o d u c i n g P e b b l e.

27 A B e t t e r M i n e

28 W e l i s t e n e d t o p u b l i c c o n c e r n s a n d o u r o w n e x p e r t s. A s a r e s u l t, o u r m i n e p l a n i s b e t t e r t h a n e v e r.

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30 T h i s i s h o w t h e E P A r e p r e s e n t e d t h e p r o j e c t

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32 A n d t h i s s h o w s w h a t t h e y c o n s i d e r e d a c c e p t a b l e, u n d e r a l l t h e i r c o n s t r a i n t s.

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34 F i n a l l y, h e r e i s o u r c u r r e n t p l a n p r e t t y c l o s e t o e v e n t h e E P A s m o s t s t r i n g e n t m a r k.

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36 O u r n e w m i n e i s e v e n s a f e r. T h e p l a n i n c l u d e s a n u m b e r o f e n h a n c e d e n v i r o n m e n t a l s a f e g u a r d s.

37 T h i s i n c l u d e s a r e d e s i g n e d T S F f a c i l i t y w i t h i m p r o v e d b u t t r e s s a n d s l o p e a n d a g r e a t e r f a c t o r o f s a f e t y.

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39 T h e P A G s t o r a g e T S F w i l l b e l i n e d t o o. A c r o n y m a l e r t : w h e n r e f e r r i n g t o t a i l i n g s, P A G m e a n s P o t e n t i a l l y A c i d G e n e r a t i n g w h e r e a s N A G m e a n s N o n A c i d G e n e r a t i n g

40 Y o u m a y h a v e h e a r d t h e T S F d e s c r i b e d a s t h e t a l l e s t d a m i n t h e w o r l d. B u t i t s n o t e v e n c l o s e

41 P E B B L E H E I G H T

42 A n d i t s n o t t h e k i n d o f d a m m o s t p e o p l e i m a g i n e, e i t h e r. I t s m o r e l i k e a n e n g i n e e r e d l a n d m a s s, m u c h w i d e r t h a n i t i s t a l l.

43 B u t t h i s s t i l l l e a d s u s t o a c o m m o n q u e s t i o n H o w c a n y o u e n g i n e e r t o w i t h s t a n d A l a s k a - s i z e d e a r t h q u a k e s?

44 W e s t a r t e d w i t h U S G S w o r k p r e d i c t i n g p e a k g r o u n d a c c e l e r a t i o n ( 0. 2 5 g ), w h i c h t h i s m a p s h o w s

45 Pebble Project Acceleration 0.25g

46 T h e n w e d r e w f r o m a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f s e i s m i c a c t i v i t y a c r o s s A l a s k a

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49 W e c a l c u l a t e d g r o u n d a c c e l e r a t i o n f r o m m a x i m u m c r e d i b l e e a r t h q u a k e s a l o n g t h e s u b d u c t i o n z o n e t h a t c r e a t e d t h e 9. 2 q u a k e i n 1 9 6 4

50 W e a s s u m e d a m a x i m u m q u a k e o n t h e L a k e C l a r k F a u l t, w h i c h h a s n t s h o w n m a j o r s e i s m i c i t y s i n c e t h e l a s t I c e A g e

51 A n d w e e v e n a s s u m e d a f l o a t i n g f a u l t a t t h e P e b b l e s i t e, w h e r e n o e v i d e n c e o f a f a u l t e x i s t s.

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53 A s a r e s u l t, w e a r e d e s i g n i n g t h e e m b a n k m e n t s t o m e e t t h e m a x i m u m g r o u n d a c c e l e r a t i o n o f. 6 1 g p r e d i c t e d b y t h e s e a s s u m p t i o n s.

54 T h i s o v e r l y - c o n s e r v a t i v e a p p r o a c h w i l l m e e t t h e c r i t e r i a f o r t h e A l a s k a D a m S a f e t y P r o g r a m a n d r e c o g n i z e s t h e e x p e c t a t i o n s A l a s k a n s h a v e w i t h r e s p e c t t o p r o t e c t i n g t h e r e g i o n.

55 W h a t d o e s t h i s m e a n? T h e m i n e i s d e s i g n e d t o w i t h s t a n d t h e g r e a t e s t p o s s i b l e s e i s m i c i t y p r e d i c t e d b y s c i e n c e.

56 T h e m i n e s t u d y a r e a m a k e s u p a b o u t 1 % o f t h e t o t a l B r i s t o l B a y w a t e r s h e d.

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59 B u t i n o u r n e w m i n e p l a n, w e v e e l i m i n a t e d a l l p r i m a r y o p e r a t i o n s f r o m t h e U p p e r T a l a r i k

60 a n d w e v e c o n s o l i d a t e d t a i l i n g s s t o r a g e t o t h e N o r t h F o r k K o k t u l i a r e a.

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62 F O O T P R I N T P I T S U R F A C E A R E A W E T L A N D I M P A C T T S F S U R F A C E A R E A

63 A S m a l l e r P r o j e c t

64 T h e e n t i r e p r o j e c t f o o t p r i n t h a s b e e n r e d u c e d, n o w j u s t 1 2. 7 s q u a r e m i l e s. T h a t s t h e p r i m a r y m i n e s i t e, f a c i l i t i e s, e v e r y t h i n g.

65 H o w d o e s t h e t o t a l p r o j e c t f o o t p r i n t c o m p a r e w i t h o t h e r A l a s k a p r o j e c t s? Y o u m i g h t b e s u r p r i s e d.

66 D O N L I N G O L D C U R R E N T P E B B L E P L A N F O R T K N O X R E D D O G

67 O r i f w e c o m p a r e t h e t o t a l p r o j e c t f o o t p r i n t t o o t h e r r e c o g n i z a b l e s i t e s

68 M A N H A T T A N I S L A N D C U R R E N T P E B B L E P L A N T E D S T E V E N S A I R P O R T F I R E I S L A N D

69 W e v e e v e n c o m p l e t e l y r e w o r k e d t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o r r i d o r t o r e d u c e t h e f o o t p r i n t.

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71 T h e r e s u l t i n g r e d u c t i o n i n c u l v e r t s, s t r e a m c r o s s i n g s, b r i d g e s, a n d o v e r a l l r o a d a r e a a s c o m p a r e d t o a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o r r i d o r a r o u n d t h e l a k e i s d r a m a t i c.

72 P E B B L E E P A

73 A l l t o l d, t h e a d d i t i o n a l p r o j e c t i m p r o v e m e n t s a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l s a f e g u a r d s m a k e P e b b l e t h e k i n d o f p r o j e c t A l a s k a h a s g r e a t s u c c e s s w i t h.

74 A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e

75 W e w a n t t o d e v e l o p P e b b l e i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h A l a s k a. T h a t s w h y w e v e c r e a t e d a n a d v i s o r y c o m m i t t e e t o h e l p g u i d e t h e p r o j e c t.

76 J I M M A D D Y W I L L I E H E N S L E Y G E N E R A L J O S E P H R A L S T O N

77 A L E X A N N A S A L M O N W I L L I A M J O H N S O N T E R R E N C E R O C K S A L T

78 L o c a l a n d R e g i o n a l B e n e f i t s

79 T h e b e n e f i t s t o t h e l o c a l p e o p l e, a n d t h e e c o n o m y a n d c u l t u r e o f t h e r e g i o n, a r e s u b s t a n t i a l :

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81 F i r s t, w e h a v e a n e w r e v e n u e s h a r i n g c o n c e p t t o e n h a n c e l o c a l a n d r e g i o n a l f i n a n c i a l b e n e f i t s.

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83 I t i n c l u d e s a s m a n y a s f i v e p a r t i c i p a t i n g v i l l a g e c o r p o r a t i o n s w i t h a n a v e r a g e a n n u a l p a y m e n t o f $ 5 0 0, 0 0 0 ( e s t i m a t e d ) e a c h.

84 A n d 5, 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i n g B r i s t o l B a y r e s i d e n t s w i t h a n a v e r a g e a n n u a l p a y m e n t o f $ 5 0 0 ( e s t i m a t e d ).

85 S e c o n d, o u r p l a n a l i g n s w i t h p u b l i c p o l i c y p r i o r i t i z i n g d e v e l o p m e n t o f l o w - c o s t e n e r g y f o r r u r a l A l a s k a.

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88 T h i r d, w o r k w i t h c o m m e r c i a l f i s h e r m e n o n w a y s t o h e l p w i t h t h e m a n y c h a l l e n g e s f a c e d b y p r i c e a n d r u n v o l a t i l i t y & d e c l i n e o f l o c a l p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n f i s h e r y.

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92 T h e s e c o n t r a c t s c o u l d b e w o r t h h u n d r e d s o f m i l l i o n s a n n u a l l y.

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94 S t a t e - W i d e B e n e f i t s

95 T h e p r o j e c t o f f e r s s u b s t a n t i a l e c o n o m i c b e n e f i t s l o c a l l y, r e g i o n a l l y, a n d s t a t e w i d e. N o t e : I n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e f o l l o w i n g s l i d e s i s b a s e d o n i n t e r n a l e s t i m a t e s f r o m c u r r e n t m i n i n g p l a n n i n g a n d m i n e r a l i n d u s t r y e s t i m a t e s f o r A l a s k a.

96 P O T E N T I A L R E V E N U E T O L A K E & P E N I N S U L A B O R O U G H L P B F Y 1 6 O p e r a t i n g B u d g e t = $ 6. 4 M

97 P O T E N T I A L S T A T E T A X E S & R O Y A L T I E S I n c l u d e s e s t i m a t e s o f m i n e r a l l i c e n s i n g t a x, c o r p o r a t e t a x, a n d s t a t e r o y a l t i e s.

98 A L A S K A E C O N O M I C C O N T R I B U T I O N S

99 B u t w h a t d o a l l t h e s e e c o n o m i c n u m b e r s m e a n f o r A l a s k a n s? T h e y m e a n o p p o r t u n i t i e s. J o b s.

100 D I R E C T A N D G E N E R A T E D J O B S F O R A L A S K A N S

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102 T h e r e a r e n o o t h e r j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s, a b s o l u t e l y n o n e, s a i d J a n e s s a W o o d s, w h o h a s t w o c h i l d r e n. I f P e b b l e w e r e n t h e r e, I d p r o b a b l y b e o n w e l f a r e, p r o b a b l y b e o n f o o d s t a m p s, b e o n e n e r g y a s s i s t a n c e.

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