The Spin Doctors Vol. 2.3List of falsehoods, misdirection, spinning, non-verified facts, etc.:
1. NDM was restricted from initiating permitting by the US government.
2. There was an official US government document entitled “Veto”.
3. China mining bad so develop Pebble. Deposits are where they are found.
4. Preliminary/final feasibility not needed. PEA/NI adequate.
5. Free copper.
6. Trump will save Pebble.
7. Pruitt will save Pebble.
8. EIS and permits issued in 3-years recently stated by NDM.
9. Pebble to go beyond environmental requirements. Dam safety is a State Engineer function as a Class 1 high hazard dam. No above and beyond.
10. Complete buyout or additional buyout 1Q 2018. Why at this point?
11. Paid posters.
12. Stockhouse posters sway stock price.
13. Gold and copper strategic metals. *Seeking offical US government document list.
14. NPV without feasibility.
15. Total recoverable metals without feasibility.
16. World running out of copper.
17. EPA issues major permits.
18. Everyone who asks technical questions or opinions are raging environmentalists.
19. Conspiracy theories against NDM.
20. NDM is a mining company. You have to mine at a profit for a period of time to be a miner.
21. NDM competent.
22. Executive Order stating what is already illegal.
23. Consortium of partners.
24. Pruitt streamlining permitting. No, he is streamlining EPA’s review of Corps NEPA process and State/local permitting. The Corps, State and local agencies manage these efforts.
25. Freeport, Rio and other mining company stock goes up and down. Nothing to do with Pebble.
26. Preliminary Economic Assessment. Inadequate detail to convert resource to reserve.
27. No waste rock “piles”?
28. Now that a major, FM, has option other majors are flocking to invest.
29. NDM staff to work next to Corps representatives. Conflict.
30. The 404 permit is approved after 15-days with no NEPA assessment.
31. Measured and indicated resource is as good as “ore”.
32. Inferred resource is as good as “ore”.
33. 87 billion pounds Cu and 107 million ounces of gold.
34. Permit unsubstantiated mine with knowledge and public statements to the contrary. Wink, wink.
35. Assume CNN, MSNBC or CBS or any news network know what they are talking about.
36. Forbes and other articles with lacking mining, economic and regulatory expertise.
37. Fake posters pretenting to be financial representatives.
38. Posters stating and repeating nonfactual statements when corrected.
39. Unfounded potential civil suits reason for not producing a preliminary feasibility study.
40. No developers or mining companies prepare preliminary feasibility studies.
41. Lending institutions don’t require demonstrated economics through bankable feasibility study.
42. Salmon fishermen need to be saved from themselves.
43. Use of old repetitive articles.
44. Paul Kimmins poster is real.
45. No mining companies establish reserve category.
46. Use of old repetitive articles.
47. Unknown economics until permits are issued. Therefore, no preliminary feasibility study.
48. Operation will be a low cost producer.
49. Stated waste to ore stripping ratio.
50. US government needs deposit and should acquire.
51. Bulk tailings will not require liner.
52. Financial people know mining and what they are talking about.
53. There exists no other world-wide copper deposits.