Press RELEASE: Rise Gold seeks to side-step requirements for mining use permit
Rise Gold is attempting to circumvent the County’s permitting process by claiming they have “vested rights” to mine. For Immediate...
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Rise Gold’s CEO found guilty on 13 counts in British Columbia retrial
"When people show you who they are, believe them the first time." Ben Mossman was found guilty of 13 charges related to discharging...
The Allegations in Rise's Complaint letter are Meritless
CEA Foundation attorneys analyzed Rise Gold's 164-page complaint letter claiming unfair treatment and lack of due process in reaction to...
Earthshaking News: Planning Commission Rejects Mine
We won a pivotal victory! All five Planning Commissioners voted unanimously against the Idaho-Maryland Mine at the end of Nevada County's...
The County should deny the Idaho-Maryland Mine and should not certify the Final EIR
The County's Final Environmental and Economic Impact Reports have been published. On May 11, 2023, the Planning Commission voted...
Jim Steinmann: Mine jobs – Harsh, few, and not for locals
Rise Gold is touting jobs, jobs, jobs. But reality is not all it's cracked up to be. All this hoopla for 132 local jobs? 12 hour shifts?...
John Vaughan: The tale of a wolf, and a gold mine
This delightful fable reveals the absurdity of the Rise Gold's financial promises. Vaughan is a retired CIO of Pride Industries. This...
Questionable Economic Return
A powerhouse panel of community experts reviewed the conclusions of Nevada County's Economic Impact Report in a December 2022 MineWatch...
★ ‘Hung out to dry’: Well owners contend with Idaho-Maryland Mine report’s finding
Want to know why people are so worried about impacts to wells and groundwater? This Union article is a must-read. By Shira Moolten Eric...
★ Rise Gold Shouldn’t Be Trusted. Here’s Why.
Rise Gold CEO Ben Mossman's prior company polluted tribal waters, went bankrupt, and left Canadians with a bill to pay. Mossman is...
CONTROVERSY - RISE GOLD "STUFFING THE BALLOT BOX"
During the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report, Rise Gold submitted 1,600 reply cards and form letters as “comments”...
A new gold rush pits money and jobs against California’s environment
Companies are seeking to open old mines and explore in new sensitive regions, amid resistance from Californians who want the Gold Rush to...
Press Release: Community Submits Petition Signatures Opposing Gold Mine
Over 5,500 signatures From Nevada County residents and others were collected online and in person by an army of volunteers... showing...
A California gold mine’s toxic legacy: Inside the fight over reopening a treasure trove
For five years Rise Grass Valley has been trying to get a permit, but the people of Grass Valley are overwhelmingly rejecting the mine....
The Union | Don Rogers: Mine’s main ore is risk
Want to know where things stand in the proposal to reopen the Idaho-Maryland Mine? The Union's newspaper's publisher sums it up. Don...
★ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Threshold - The Case For 'Net Zero'
CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein explains why GHG thresholds set in the draft environmental report are no longer relevant. To...
Idaho-Maryland Mine Mineral Rights Map
Wondering where the Mine is? Are the mineral rights under your feet? Check out these helpful maps. General map Parcels in the vicinity of...
★ Rise Gold Investors Beware: Idaho-Maryland Mine Unlikely Before 2034
Investors often think gold is a safer choice, but even if the stars align, it's unlikely Rise Gold could process their first ounce before...
★ Sharon Delgado and Dianna Suarez: Water more precious than gold
Water is life. It's also a commodity. We pay $50-$70 an acre foot locally for untreated water; while southern Californians buying water...
★ No State Monitor for Mine
How will Rise Gold be held accountable for water discharge quality if the mine opens? Well...they'll self-test and write their own...
Darrell Berkheimer: Mine Snow Job Fails
Rise Gold's survey claiming the community supports the mine was a failure. "Residents here are well educated, well informed and not...
Randall J. Newsome: Rise Gold, show me the money
Based on Rise Gold's latest quarterly SEC filing in June 2021 and the status of their outstanding loan, former U.S. Bankruptcy judge...
★ Terry McLaughlin: Skeptical about reopening mine
If you read just one article about the risks of reopening the Idaho-Maryland Mine, let this be the one. By conservative columnist for the...
Reopening a mine may spell disaster for our community
Read GV Resident Tony's Lauria's short, but powerful argument for why the dangers of the Mine outweigh any rights to a financial profit....
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