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...mine itself is northwest of the bay on the Lynn Canal side of the divide. The mill site would be on the bay side, up Johnson Creek, which drains into the north bay's sensitive estuarine zone. The tailings dump would be behind a dam on Lower Slate...
...notice of violation from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for allowing dirt to erode into nearby Johnson Creek. The notice of violation and nearly 10 small petroleum spills were noted in Coeur Alaska's report to the U.S...
...along the Lace River? Is Kensington in compliance with its permits? Has it had any more problems with pollution in Johnson Creek? If Coeur was truly a responsible corporate citizen, it would not be springing public meetings on us with little...
...the mill through Lions Head Mountain to the Kensington claims; and 5) processing facilities on private land in the Johnson Creek drainage. Midas-like, the Kensington promises massive outside investments, the results of which will likely be...
...sediment from construction activity was reaching nearby Johnson Creek," said Lynn Kent, the Alaska Department of Environmental...apparent at the mine's access road, which crosses Johnson Creek a couple of times, and at the construction site for...
...cited by state regulators on Nov. 10 for polluting Johnson Creek with sediment draining off the mine access road and...the Kensington construction site from entering nearby Johnson Creek, he said. "The site looks good now," Russell said...
...into Sherman Creek. It also was liable for causing high turbidity levels - or dirtying the water - with runoff into Johnson Creek. Fluctuations in turbidity and aluminum levels may harm fish habitat. "The mining industry is an important part...
...000 tons of ore per day. Alternative B (Proposed Action): Mill and administrative facilities would be built in Johnson Creek drainage, which drains into Berners Bay. Supplies shipped in and out by barge that would dock at a facility built...
...that groundwater is polluted? This is what happened recently at a Coeur mine in Nevada. Is it responsible to pollute Johnson Creek with runoff? Or to exceed water quality standards at Sherman Creek? Or have several chemical spills at Kensington...
...relocated. Will the lake, if reclaimed, ever regain its ability to support fish? Questionable. What about the fish in Johnson Creek? They, too, will be seriously impacted by the water sucked out for mill use. And for sure the effects of construction...