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...
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★ Community and Local Agencies find massive flaws in Idaho-Maryland Mine DEIR
Residents of Nevada County and local government agencies were shocked at the inadequacy of the 1000+ page Draft Environmental Impact...
DEIR Comments - Local Agencies - April 2022
Local agencies made extensive comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed reopening of the Idaho-Maryland...
★ ‘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...
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 -...
★ 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,...
★ Water For Gold Documentary Film
In this documentary, filmmakers Tom and Debra Weistar tell the story of nearby San Juan Ridge, where a mine shut down in the mid-90's...
Fast Facts: Risk to Wells
Watch a short video (4:30) featuring CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein as he talks about the risks to wells in a MineWatch...
Letter of Concern to BOS Re: Rise Gold letter
Rise Gold's sent mailers and letters to the community that included misleading statements. Following is a copy of a letter CEA Foundation...
★ Community Urges NID to put Safeguards in Place
After vigorous discussion and lengthy, detailed public comments, NID considered crafting an extensively conditioned resolution approving...
★ Safeguards for Well Owners and the Idaho-Maryland Mine
What should the County do to protect well owners if the mine reopens? A lot. This research report tells us what was done in the past and...
Groundwater Impacts - Dr. June Oberdorfer
Hydrogeologist Dr. June Oberdorfer reviews Rise Gold's published groundwater hydrology report for the Idaho-Maryland Mine. She tells us...
★ 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...
Barbara Raymond: Worried about fire impacts
Given the realities we're now facing with fires and drought, Barbara Raymond asks why we would take even the slightest chance of...
MineWatch June Meeting 2021 - Precious Headwaters
Precious Headwaters: Potential Impacts of the Idaho Maryland Mine to the Plants, Animals and Aquatic Habitats of the Wolf Creek Watershed...
KVMR Water News - Steve Baker & the Mine
March 23, 2021 Listen to the interview on KVMR. Paul Emery talks with hydrogeologist Steve Baker about the proposal to reopen the...
Do you live on top of the Idaho-Maryland Mine?
Rise Gold wants everyone to believe that people near the mine won't be affected by vibration or risk losing their wells, but a closer...
Lessons Learned from The San Juan Ridge Mine
Listen to a talk given by Sol Henson from the San Juan Ridge Taxpayer's Association, during the MineWatch/CEA Foundation December...
Why The Risk to Wells Is So High
Listen to a talk given by Gary Pierazzi, a local resident, during the MineWatch/CEA Foundation December Community Event. Full transcript...
The Impacts of Pumping Water Out of the Mine
October, 2020 Listen to Jonathan Keehn from the Wolf Creek Community Alliance talk at a CEA Foundation virtual meeting about how Rise...