Northern Dynasty Minerals shares surge on EPA settlement talks

  • Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) shares surged almost 20% after the Vancouver-based exploration and development company announced that it is exploring a potential settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its Pebble project in Alaska.   Northern Dynasty and its subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership are currently in talks with the EPA to explore a potential settlement that could lead to the withdrawal of a previous veto blocking the project.