Greens Creek permit up for renewal

Published 9:03 am Sunday, November 29, 2015

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is preparing to renew the air quality control permit for the Greens Creek silver and gold mine on Admiralty Island.

In a public notice, ADEC said anyone wishing to comment on the mine’s operating permit may email brittany.crutchfield@alaska.gov by Dec. 28.

Mine operations are expected to emit 837 tons of regulated air pollution each year.

A final permit decision will be made after the public comment period closes.