The proposed mining site is about 25 miles east of Nome, and permitted activities will include dredging, reclamation of dredged materials and disposal of excess materials within the waters, the Corps said in its statement announcing the decision.
A skiff rests on the grassy tundra at Safety Sound on Sept. 30, 2020, with several cabins in the background. Safety Sound is an important site for fish, migratory birds, seal and other animals, and it is a key subsistence food-gathering area for residents of Nome and outlying communities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for a gold-dredging plan at Bonanza Channel, which is part of the sound. The Corps in 2022 denied a permit for an earlier version of the dredging plan.
in 2022, the Corps said in its statement. The new plan would impact about 33 fewer acres than the earlier plan. A“The Corps is committed to protecting the Nation’s aquatic resources while allowing reasonable development,” Brig. Gen. Kirk Gibbs, division engineer for the Corps, said in the agency’s statement. “Given the facts and information available, I determined that the revised project is permittable and not contrary to the public interest.
It has been broadly opposed in Nome and the Bering Strait region, particularly by Native and fishing organizations. The proposed site is considered to hold important habitat for fish, marine mammals and birds, and it is heavily used for subsistence food harvests, opponents have said.Among the opponents is Kawerak, a nonprofit tribal consortium serving people in the Bering Strait region.
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