A supply camp that supported operations for the controversial Pebble Mine prospect in Southwest Alaska was destroyed last weekend by the Upper Talarik fire, one of several wildfires burning in the region.
A large area, including the Pebble Mine prospect supply camp, was burned over the Fourth of July weekend by the Upper Talarik fire.
The fire razed several items such as a quonset-like facility that stored tools, safety equipment and other gear, shack-like structures that supported crews and operations, he said. The Pebble copper and gold prospect is located about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage in a remote area, near headwaters that support the Bristol Bay salmon fishery. The wildfire is one of several fires in the region this summer and is known as the Upper Talarik fire.
A large area, including the Pebble Mine prospect supply camp, was burned over the Fourth of July weekend by the Upper Talarik fire.
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