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John Brady: Possibilities with having a mine in your town

Local realtor John Brady satirically expresses why the proposed idea that the mine will have little to no environmental impact on the...

Changing times: Rise Gold seeks approval from Nevada County, not Grass Valley council

Ready to learn more about the process? Reporter Rebecca O'Neil for The Union compares and contrasts Rise Gold's current proposal to...

Tony Lauria: Too smart to fall for mine mailer

Local resident Tony Lauria rails at Rise Gold's recent mailer to the community promising “a brighter future”. He marvels at how none of...

Introductory Presentation for Community Groups

Take 15 minutes to learn why this community is so concerned about the proposed reopening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine. Sit back, relax, and...

Robin Hart: The real Nevada County gold

After the mines closed in the 1950s, Grass Valley and Nevada City reinvented themselves as tourist and retirement destinations, which is...

★ 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...

Steve Temple: Hard pass on mine adventure

In this era of pandemic, wildfire, and drought challenges, Steve Temple urges the Board of Supervisors to increase community unity,...

Comment Collection: Cleanup Plan for the Centennial Site - CEA Foundation

Once again, Rise Gold’s attempts to greenwash a bad project have been revealed. They’re pitching the Centennial Site cleanup as a benefit...

Richard Blair: Invest in fiber optics, not mine

Nevada County needs more jobs, right? Well, Resident Richard Blair suggests we ride the broadband wave instead of putting an industrial...

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...

Tom J. Behlmer: What Rise Gold’s mailer left out

Rise Gold's recent mailer amazed Tom Behlmer with the long list of facts they never mentioned, like truck traffic, Mossman's history,...

Fast Facts: Impact on Endangered Species

If the Idaho-Maryland Mine reopens, the Centennial site that harbors the endangered Pine Hill flannelbush and other plants will be...

Julie Becker: Alarm at the depths of irresponsibility

Economist William Nordhous's "ninth circle of corporate irresponsibility" applies to companies that use devious means to get us to trust...

July Day of Action A Huge Success

We're so proud of our amazing community who came out in force on July 22's Day of Action to show the absurdity of Rise Gold's...

Jeff Kane: Here’s a better poll for reopening mine

In what is quite possibly the most illuminating critique yet of Rise Gold's poll claiming majority support for mine, Union columnist Jeff...

Richard Drace: Rise Gold proposal is risky, rude and just plain wrong

From beginning to end, local resident, Richard Drace, skewers the anti-mine argument and raises a few on-target points that we don't hear...

‘This is not OK’: Organizers mobilize in light of Rise Gold survey

Check out The Union's coverage of our Day of Action! So proud of our amazing community who came out in force to show the absurdity of...

Ray Bryars: How would they vote today?

The only one to come out ahead when the Siskon Mine in North San Juan failed was the mine owner, not the investors. Local resident, Ray...

★ Josie Crawford: Forever issues plague mines

If the world's largest mining company with strong ties to Grass Valley hasn't cleaned up its legacy mining problems, what makes us think...

★ Sharon Delgado: No climate for reopening a mine

This climate change author explains why opening the Idaho-Maryland Mine will make things worse on a community already struggling with...

Mark Wilson: Ready for industrial town?

This piece paints a vivid picture of how our lives would change due to the scope and impact of living with a major industrial operation....

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...

Reed Hamilton: What's in the mine for us?

Rise Gold is trying to convince us that the mine will be good for us, but local resident, Reed Hamilton, questions their claims and...

★ Mike Shea: Too Good To Be True - Native Wildlife

Rise Gold's biological assessment report on the 129 acre Brunswick site says they "did not record any observation of deer," but their...