News Releases

February 17, 2010
Teck Comments on Additional Permit Appeal at Red Dog

January 15, 2010
Teck Comments on Red Dog Permit Appeal

September 11, 2009
Teck Alaska Statement on EPA Consent Agreement - Teck Alaska Incorporated (Teck), operator of the Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue Alaska, today announced that it has entered into an administrative Consent Agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve issues resulting from an EPA inspection completed at the mine August 24-30, 2006. read more

December 5, 2008
On December 5, 2008, the EPA announced the availability of the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for Red Dog, initiating a 60-day public comment period. This DSEIS, which supplements the 1984 EIS, evaluates the environmental effects associated with development of the Aqqaluk Deposit and new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns that have arisen since the 1984 EIS.” To read more, see http://www.reddogseis.com/.

Summary of SEIS Alternatives (20KB PDF)

September 4, 2008
Parties to Red Dog Clean Water Act Litigation Reach Settlement: Teck Cominco Alaska announces settlement of the Kivalina litigation at Red Dog read more

Consent Decree (48KB PDF)

Kivalina Settlement Summary (8KB PDF)

April 7, 2008
Hearing postponed: Officials disappointed about missed opportunity to get the facts out confirming that Red Dog is protecting downstream water quality. read more

February 22, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lists Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Report - Red Dog Environmental Superintendent Offers Pro-Active Educational Outreach On The Issue read more

November 29, 2007
Red Dog Risk Assessment Concludes Subsistence Foods are Safe to Eat - Teck Cominco Alaska committed to further risk management measures read more