I know. A massive deposit it is!! I still follow the mining industry a bit and used to invest in small mining stocks . But I'm more of an environmentalist in my older age.
The Pebble would be a potential massive disaster. Seems there little chance it will ever get off the ground. Might the operators be able to run a clean ship? We may never know. If it ever did, would the extra expense needed to avoid serious problems be excessive?
$NAK "$400 billion worth of copper" Measured reserves at the site include 57 billion pounds of copper and 71 million ounces of gold. In addition, there are 345 million ounces of silver and 3.4 billion pounds of molybdenum. In all, it’s estimated to contain over $400 billion worth of copper, gold and other metals. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/northern-dynasty-minerals-stock-soar-155652981.html
China strikes back against decoupling, restricts two rare earth minerals “In order to safeguard national security and interests, with the approval of the State Council, it is decided to implement export controls on items related to gallium and germanium,” China’s Ministry of Commerce and its General Administration of Customs (GAC) https://breakingdefense.com/2023/07/china-strikes-back-against-decoupling-restricts-two-rare-minerals/ $NAK