Tiffany and Co. is urging the fine jewelry trade to join the company¡¯s boycott of gold from the Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska. The gold mine is adjacent to Bristol Bay's fisheries industry, which is valued at nearly $400 million annually.
A mining company is reportedly planning to construct what is slated to be North America's largest gold and copper mine in Bristol Bay.
Tiffany and Co. Chairman and CEO Michael Kowalski visited Alaska to see the area for himself. He sided with the fishing community and convinced the company¡¯s board of directors to back him.
The Pebble gold mine is currently undergoing various environmental assessments. If Alaskan voters approve its opening, the Pebble Limited Partnership has undertaken to run an environmentally clean gold exploration operation.
According to Trout Unlimited, Bristol Bay produces up to 70 million salmon annually and provides as many as 4,000 fisheries-related jobs with an estimated annual value of nearly $400 million.

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Monday, December 28, 2009