Pebble Map

Skytruth (http://www.skytruth.org/), an organization that uses aerial images to convey impacts of human activities on our planet has put together a map showing the latest plans for the Northern Dynasty Pebble Mine superimposed over the city of Seattle. How is that for a sense of scale? See their comments below: 

Revised footprint of the proposed Pebble open pit copper/gold mine superimposed on the city of Seattle for scale. Mine plan is based on permit applications and public statements by Northern Dynasty Minerals predicting that a total resource of 10.78 billion tons of ore is economically recoverable. That resource would generate a total volume of waste material of at least 13.5 billion cubic yards, based on the average tailings density calculated from the permit applications. We've predicted the additional tailings impoundments that would be required to store the additional waste. The other option for tailings disposal, suggested by NDM in their permit applications, is to dump the tailings in Lake Iliamna. 

via: Moldy Chum