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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Press Release: Rise Gold seeks to side-step requirements for mining use permit

Rise Gold is attempting to circumvent the County’s permitting process by claiming they have “vested rights” to mine. For Immediate...

The Allegations in Rise's Complaint letter are Meritless

CEA Foundation attorneys analyzed Rise Gold's 164-page complaint letter claiming unfair treatment and lack of due process in reaction to...

CEA Foundation Opinion: Just say no - The mine can’t be fixed

Supervisors will make the final vote in October. The unavoidable reality is... you can’t fix this project. It sits in the middle of a...

CEA Foundation Opinion: 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...

Press Release: Planning commission recommends No to Foothills Gold Mine

For Immediate Release: May 13, 2023 Contacts: Traci Sheehan Community Environmental Advocates Foundation traci@cea-nc.org PRESS RELEASE...

The County should deny the Idaho-Maryland Mine and should not certify the Final EIR

The County's Final Environmental and Economic Impact Reports have been published. On May 11, 2023, the Planning Commission voted...

Press Release: MineWatch Coalition Delivers Final Comments to Board of Supervisors

For Immediate Release: April 5, 2022 Contacts: Traci Sheehan Community Environmental Advocates Foundation traci@cea-nc.org 25 Groups Call...

Press Release: Community Weighs in on Mine’s Economic Report

For Immediate Release: December 23, 2022 Contacts: Traci Sheehan Community Environmental Advocates Foundation traci@cea-nc.org Community...

Questionable Economic Return - Dec 2022 MineWatch meeting

A powerhouse panel of community experts reviewed the conclusions of Nevada County's Economic Impact Report in a December 2022 MineWatch...

Press Release: CEA Foundation Urges Caution Interpreting Mine’s Economic Impact Report

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2022 Contacts: Traci Sheehan Community Environmental Advocates Foundation traci@cea-nc.org CEA...

CEA Foundation Questions: Economic Impact Report

CEA Foundation submitted comments and questions about the County's Economic Impact Report for the proposed Idaho-Maryland Mine project in...

MineWatch September 2022 Meeting - Mining 101

Mine waste and its effluents are one the very real consequences of historical and potential future mining in our area. This meeting is...

Press Release: 250 Businesses reject idaho-maryland mine proposal

Opposition to the Idaho-Maryland Mine runs deep in Nevada County. 150 business leaders submitted a letter to the County Supervisors. In...

Press Release: Community Submits 5,500 Petition Signatures Opposing Gold Mine

Over 5,500 signatures From Nevada County residents and others were collected online and in person by an army of volunteers... showing...

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