John Vaughan: Rise Gold’s corporate culture — Lawyers, lawyers and more lawyers
It appears that an element of Rise’s Corporate Culture is a willingness to use threats of legal action to get their way. This opinion...
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Robert Hubbard: Unanswered Questions about the Idaho-Maryland Mine
Given the history of Rise Gold's CEO and the company itself, two key questions remain that cast significant doubt on the entire venture....
Barbara Larsen: Rise folks out of touch
This local resident was puzzled by the constant flow of Cadillac Black SUVs circling the parking lot at the County's public hearing for...
Mike Pasner: Water problem
This local farmer notes that when the mine fails in their testing, poisoned water will go through canals and reservoirs. There are many...
CEA Foundation: If certified, the Mine EIR will haunt us
Why did County staff recommending denial of the mine project but approval of the EIR? Only denying the Mine and the EIR will defeat it...
Margaret Burks: Pause and imagine the mine in full operation
This local resident reflects that "Mitigation is the trade-off: we'll do 'this' good thing to offset 'that' bad thing." "The bad thing...
Mack Shaver: Vote against reopening the Idaho Maryland Mine
Local resident and former National Park Service Superintendent watched the boom and bust of the oil shale economy in North Dakota. The...
Charles Brock: County Policy - existing development shall be protected...
Nevada County's General Plans says that already existing development shall be protected from adverse environmental effects caused by...
Jim Bair: Opportunity to head off a major threat to our County
"What is the worst thing that could happen to us in Western Nevada County? One threat that has been completely consuming over the past...
Don Rivenes: Idaho-Maryland Mine greenhouse gas emissions are significant
"The EIR for the mine fails to correctly identify a valid threshold for GHG emissions by assuming an outdated 10,000 Ton threshold...
David Briceno: Negative aspects of proposed mine considered
"Putting gold back into “Gold Country” seems favorably nostalgic, but has unforeseen far-reaching repercussions. Is the town prepared to...
Peter Burnes: Enough gold for 600 years
"The World Gold Council says there is about 208,874 metric tonnes of gold already above ground, [largely] sitting in vaults, doing...
Gianna Setoudeh: California can’t afford the Idaho-Maryland Mine
"Reopening a toxic mine with significant environmental impacts for the benefit of very few is simply not a risk worth taking,...
Marion Blair: Reopening the Idaho Maryland Mine will not bring hope for the earth
"It is our responsibility and honor to provide the ethics of care and guardianship to this land. Prioritizing profit over sustainability...
George Olive: Add a voice to 'No' on the mine
Please commit to involvement, first by imagining a noisy, messy, incompatible mine in operation in our quiet, small town; and second by...
Concerned Citizens Roundtable: Idaho-Maryland Mine propaganda vs. the truth
Rise Grass Valley’s advertising boasts the mine’s “minimal environmental impacts.” That’s like saying the Donner Party suffered only ants...
Bob Hubbard: Three gold mining stories tell different tales
Rise Gold wants approval for their project, so they tell three main stories: One about jobs, another about economics, and a third about...
Peter N. Brewer: Supervisors, do not be hoodwinked by the dazzling but false claims by Rise Gold
This concerned resident asks County Supervisors to deny Rise Gold and instead focus on shepherding us into the 21st century with fitting...
Opinion - David Brownstein: Mining Misinformation
Local community member, David Brownstein, hopes our County Supervisors can sort out fact from fiction. I have long been concerned about...
SYRCL: California can’t afford the Idaho-Maryland Mine
The Idaho-Maryland Mine is in direct conflict with not only local climate goals and initiatives, including the County’s own General Plan,...
Deni Silberstein: Viewer Beware
Local resident, Deni Silberstein, takes issue with Rise Gold's online ad and its questionable representation of miners. Read in The...
Paul Schwartz: Incompatible uses
The nearby city of Auburn in Placer County restricts mining in areas that are incompatible. Nevada County needs to consider the same. The...
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?...
Patricia Sharp: Save our town
This Grass Valley resident shares a piece of local history regarding the huge costs and hurdles of the Magenta Drain which handles runoff...
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