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rise gold

Toxic Spill

Their CEO's last venture polluted tribal waters, went bankrupt, and left Canadians with a mess to clean up. And many question their financials.

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GET THE FACTS

Gold mining is a hazardous and toxic business. If the mine is approved, critical compliance monitoring tasks like water discharge quality will be self-reported, which is one of many reasons why its important to understand the company behind the project.

 

Rise Gold is a 16 year old mining company that has never opened a mine and never made a profit. After purchasing the Mine in 2016, Rise ran afoul of local regulations while doing their initial explorations, but there's a history of violations that runs much deeper than that. 

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CEO Ben Mossman's last venture before joining Rise Gold, Banks Island Gold, Ltd owned the Yellow Giant Mine in British Columbia, Canada which polluted tribal waters, went bankrupt, and left Canadians with a mess to clean up.

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Ben Mossman and another Banks Island executive, had legal charges filed against them personally. They were initially acquitted of the charges, but that decision was overturned and Canadian courts retried the case. On July 7, 2023, Mossman was found guilty on 13 counts related to environmental spills.

HELP US EDUCATE OTHERS

Here are some talking points that can help.

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  • Rise Gold is a 16 year old company that has never made a profit and never opened a mine.

  • Rise Gold's CEO Ben Mossman's previous company polluted tribal waters, went bankrupt, and left Canadians with a mess to clean up. 

  • Ben Mossman was found personally guilty of 13 counts on charges related to environmental spills in the Banks Island disaster. 

  • After the Nevada County Planning Commission voted unanimously 5 to 0 against the mine project and the Environmental Impact Report, Rise Gold resorted to desperate measures, including the submission of a 164-page complaint letter with meritless legal complaints, and a highly questionable attempt at petitioning for 'vested rights'.

  • Rise Gold has made several claims that the majority of the community supports the mine, but its simply not true. Read about one example in Rise Gold "Stuffing the Ballot Box". 

  • Rise Grass Valley is a subsidiary of Rise Gold.

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