..........yes, not knowing whether you would respond I went to Wiki and got all my questions answered.
Thanks. I still have mixed feelings about it though. The developers “claim” they will restore everything and allude to the zero loss policy (re the fish) they have committed to but developers (businessmen) can be greedy too so I am ambivalent on what they say too. Minimally, the restoration fund money over the years and decades needs to not wash through the hands of the developers.
Bottom line: I’m just going to start paying a little more attention to the issue. I have a business woman friend who lives over in the Ninilchik area which is 126 miles away as the crow flies. I will email her soon and see what she thinks. She is very opinionated and like most Alaskans very protective of the environment. I respect her a lot so if she says “not no but hell no” then I will start leaning west and facing north. I will try and let you know what she says.
Just Google Earthing around the mine though we see some gorgeous untouched scenery and one can’t help but wish the mine would go away but without “stealing” someone else’s property like government at all levels does every day.