Action Alert! Stop Uranium Mining Near Elim, Alaska

Urgent action needed!

Send a comment to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources urging them to deny Panther Minerals AK Inc. permission to drill 50 holes in vital wetlands near the community of Elim, Alaska. 

We must fight to keep our rivers clean from dangerous uranium exploration. Share your concerns before a decision is made — the deadline for comments is Thursday, July 25 at 5 p.m.

The proposed exploration area is home to fish and wildlife populations and supplies water to Elim’s watershed. Drilling would disrupt the Tubutulik River with dangerous levels of uranium contamination, posing significant threats to the health of humans and wildlife. The community of Elim depends on salmon to sustain its cultural, traditional, and economic well-being and way of life. We have the right to a clean environment and the right to give or withhold consent for any action that affects our lands, territories, and rights. 

Uranium contamination in Elim’s watershed can cause cancer, genetic damage, hormone disruption, and reduced blood cell counts, and symptoms of diseases may not appear until decades later. The Navajo Nation banned uranium mining on their lands in 2005 due to its many adverse effects on the environment and human health.

The Panther Minerals’ Boulder Creek uranium exploration program is located on federal and state-owned land, with 11 mining claims under the Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction and 18 under the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The uranium mining operation would consume 18,000 gallons of water each day, causing irreparable damage to the environment. When uranium is removed from the ground as ore, it must undergo a process that uses multiple toxic chemicals, creating significant amounts of mine tailings and contaminated wastewater that will continue to contaminate for years to come.

Protect the interests of the Native Village of Elim and help us prevent Panther Minerals AK Inc. from conducting hard rock exploration activities on the Tubutulik River.

Use the comment form below for written comments, or call Charlene Bringhurst at (907) 458-6887 or fax (907) 451-2703. For more information, see the public notice.