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...
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Terry Lamphier: Mine our green, not our gold
This "alternative use" proposal would use the existing mine tunnels as an emergency water source and reflects on the complex geology that...
Earth Justice Ministries: A spiritual and moral perspective on reopening the mine
Local nonprofit, Earth Justice Ministries, brings a spiritual and moral perspective to aesthetics, cumulative impacts, and the need to...
Terry McLaughlin: Still not convinced mine should reopen
After a year of following mine news, this conservative Union columnist still believes the negatives overwhelm any good the mine could...
★ 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...
Ken Bernstein: Look to the past to predict mine’s future if allowed
Reviewing Rise Gold CEO's past decisions, Ken concludes that "he is extremely unlikely to be a good steward of the operating permit for...
★ Community Reacts to the Idaho-Maryland Mine DEIR
Residents of Nevada County were shocked at the inadequacy of the 1000+ page Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed...
John Vaughan: Alternatives not considered
A Grass Valley resident discusses various alternatives for the site which were dismissed from the mine report as "not feasible". He...
Ray Bryars: A small aircraft airport, really?
This local resident takes issue with an attempt to mischaracterize the nature of the Nevada County Airport in order to minimize its...
★ David J. Whitehead: Mine would undermine climate change solutions
The mine report uses categorization to stay below arbitrary, outdated thresholds, says Citizen's Climate Lobby Nevada County chapter...
Jeff Kane: Nevada County sidewalk conversation
Jeff' wicked wit shines again. Does Rise Gold think of us as "Ignorant Rube County"? They seem to hope so. This opinion piece was...
★ A close look at Rise Gold's Job Claims
Local resident Katherine Popenuk did some homework on "average" mining salaries. They don't align with Rise Gold's promises. The...
Jonathan Keehn: The Siskon Mine well disaster - quick read
Reopening this local mine ruined wells over two square miles in San Juan Ridge. Months of flooding scoured a creek down to bedrock -...
Tony Lauria: Mining history is rife with harmful effects
Should the people living in our county be made to endure the risks of gold mining for the profit of one company? Even considering such a...
★ Mark Wilson: Questioning mine claims
Rise Gold promises a feast of plenty with protection for environment & health (take air, for instance), but a history of mismanagement...
Bob Zuelsdorf: Less mining, more tech
Once again a foreign company is attempting to open the Idaho-Maryland Mine, the third time I have seen this “once every decade” fiasco...
Walt Froloff: Rise Gold’s proposal is a scam
It’s old, it’s cold, it’s gold! That’s what this is all about, money for the out-of-range rich and snake oil salesmen, I believe. Even...
David Heinen: The mine — risk and reward
This resident reacts to the Union publisher's column & explains why the mine's compliance with "acceptable" standards is NOT good enough....
★ Ralph Silberstein: DEIR and Rise Gold's Well Fantasies
CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein weighs in on the DEIR, saying the issue is far from settled. "Looking into our crystal ball,...
Terry Boyles: The unforgivable loan
The Rise Gold mine reopening controversy is a microcosm of choices the human species must make to keep on living here, happily, on planet...
Yasha Aginsky: The mine’s a rip-off project
The other day, I opened up my mailbox to find, as you probably did, a piece of fancy propaganda from Rise Grass Valley urging us to...
Jim Bair: Clear and independent voices against Rise Gold’s mining plans
In a column by The Union’s publisher (Jan. 21), Rise Gold opponents were compared to anti-vaxxers — both groups are probably insulted. Is...
Katharine Popenuk: Nothing settled about mine
This local resident takes serious issue with a mailer Rise Gold recently sent to the community with the headline "The Science is Clear",...
John Vaughan: Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood
While Mr. Rogers does not like Rise Gold’s advertising, he seems to believe that the science presented in the draft environmental impact...