Pebble Mine’s Canadian Owner Rebuffs U.S. Financial Queries

The federal government has been trying—and apparently failing—to get financial information from the owner of a huge proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg Environment.

A private contractor working for the Army Corps of Engineers is seeking cost estimates on the Pebble Mine to evaluate whether adjustments to the mine plan are economically feasible.

The Clean Water Act requires the Corps to identify the “least environmentally damaging practicable alternative” before issuing a dredge and fill permit, and an environmental group says the company should provide the financial data.

But Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.,