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Browse through or search our library of expert and community articles, presentations, and opinion pieces.
The views and opinions expressed here are those of the original creators and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of CEA Foundation or the MineWatch campaign.

Ralph Silberstein: Rise Gold is responsible for ongoing Idaho-Maryland Mine pollution

Contaminated water containing unsafe levels of Arsenic, Lead, Barium, Chromium, and other hazardous metals is continuously draining out...

Press Release: CEA Foundation Begins Legal Action Against Rise Gold to Stop Mine Drain Pollution

CEA Foundation has taken initial steps to bring a “citizen lawsuit” against Rise under the Clean Water Act in order to compel Rise to addres

Rise Gold files suit against Nevada County

In May 2024, Rise Grass Valley filed a petition for peremptory writ of mandate against Nevada County. They're attempting to overturn the...

Board of Supervisors Rejects Mine in Final Vote

At the Final Hearing for the Idaho-Maryland Mine on February 15 & 16, 2024, Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously 5-0 to...

Rise Gold’s Constitutional takings prospects - Dead on Arrival - CEA Foundation

Read the opinion and legal analysis. CEA Foundation's attorneys weighed in on the Rise Gold's threat of legal action against Nevada...

MineWatch Newsletter Archive

Interested in learning about the latest developments in the fight against the mine? Rereading recent newsletters is a great way to catch up.

The Fight Against the Mine - Letter and Article Collection

Download a PDF to see a collection of over 265 letters to the editor and almost 100 articles published during the fight against the mine....

Press Release: California Gold Rush Community May Reject Bid to Reopen Historic Mine

This release summarizes key events that led up to the final public hearing and vote by Nevada County Supervisors on the fate of the...

John Vaughan: George Boardman May Need To Do Better Homework

Local resident, John Vaughan takes issue with a Union columnist's February 6 opinion piece about the Mine. George Boardman: Supervisors’...

Comment Collection - FEIR - CEA Foundation - 2023

Read comments prepared by experts, volunteers, and legal minds from CEA Foundation and its MineWatch coalition members about the Final...

JUST SAY NO! FINAL Public Hearing Feb 15 & 16 - LAST CHANCE TO SPEAK UP

This is it! The FINAL hearing on Rise Gold’s application to re-open the Idaho-Maryland Mine. After a long four-year run-up, the Nevada...

March Against the Mine at the Mardi Gras Parade!

Join us on Saturday February 10, 2024. 1:30 – 3pm at the Mardi Gras Parade in Nevada City. Join the fun! This year's parade is the...

FOX News: Report on Denial of vested Rights

View the Fox News report on the outcome of Rise Gold's attempt to claim vested rights to reopen the Idaho Maryland Mine. View the video...

Vested rights for Idaho-Maryland Mine denied by supervisors

The petition for vested rights to mine the Idaho-Maryland Mine (IMM) in Grass Valley submitted by Rise Gold Corporation was denied by the...

Press Release: Mining Company Demands Vested Rights Approval - County Stands Firm

In a tense two-day public hearing that at times seemed deeply adversarial, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected a...

KVMR Radio: No One Has Vested Right To Mine

Local radio station, KVMR, reported on the County's Hearing to consider Rise's claim for vested rights. Listen to these brief segments...

Press Release: Mine Opponents Urge County: "Let's Finish This"

A letter signed by over 1,100 residents urges the Board of Supervisors to say NO to Rise Gold's Petition for vested rights at the...

Attend the County's Vested Rights Hearing!

Nevada County Supervisors will consider Rise's petition for vested rights in a public hearing at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, December 13 in the...

Press Release: CEA Foundation Weighs in on Rise Gold’s Vested Rights Petition

Claiming a ‘right to mine’ after a 67-Year closure is absurd. Local opposition leader CEA Foundation provided a review and analysis of...

Comment Collection - Vested Rights- CEA Foundation

CEA Foundation submitted the following technical, historical, and legal comments to Nevada County in advance of the Vested Rights hearing...

Former B.C. mining mogul fined $30,000 for past environmental infractions

Recent Rise Gold CEO, Ben Mossman, was CEO and Mine Manager of Banks Island Gold in British Columbia in 2015 when environmental...

MineWatch Meeting Sept 2023- VESTED RIGHTS

The MineWatch Community Meeting in September was a rare in-person event. View the recording below or download the PDF below for a quick...

MineWatch Community Meeting Sept. 26

It’s time to ACTIVE-ATE with FREE PIZZA! Join us on Tuesday September 26th, 6:00 to 7:30pm. Nevada County will be making final decisions...

March Against The Mine!

Join us on Sunday September 17, 1:30 – 3pm at the Constitution Day Parade in Nevada City. Rise Gold would like nothing better than to see...