★ Mark Wilson: Questioning mine claims
Rise Gold promises a feast of plenty with protection for environment & health (take air, for instance), but a history of mismanagement...
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Bob Zuelsdorf: Less mining, more tech
Once again a foreign company is attempting to open the Idaho-Maryland Mine, the third time I have seen this “once every decade” fiasco...
Walt Froloff: Rise Gold’s proposal is a scam
It’s old, it’s cold, it’s gold! That’s what this is all about, money for the out-of-range rich and snake oil salesmen, I believe. Even...
David Heinen: The mine — risk and reward
This resident reacts to the Union publisher's column & explains why the mine's compliance with "acceptable" standards is NOT good enough....
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,...
Terry Boyles: The unforgivable loan
The Rise Gold mine reopening controversy is a microcosm of choices the human species must make to keep on living here, happily, on planet...
Jim Bair: Clear and independent voices against Rise Gold’s mining plans
In a column by The Union’s publisher (Jan. 21), Rise Gold opponents were compared to anti-vaxxers — both groups are probably insulted. Is...
Katharine Popenuk: Nothing settled about mine
This local resident takes serious issue with a mailer Rise Gold recently sent to the community with the headline "The Science is Clear",...
Yasha Aginsky: The mine’s a rip-off project
The other day, I opened up my mailbox to find, as you probably did, a piece of fancy propaganda from Rise Grass Valley urging us to...
John Vaughan: Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood
While Mr. Rogers does not like Rise Gold’s advertising, he seems to believe that the science presented in the draft environmental impact...
Rondal Snodgrass: At the least, make mine put up hefty bond
This retired economist says we need to look at the proposed mine with eyes wide open. Requesting an 80-year permit is extreme. The risk...
Jim Otto: Rise Gold Comedy Club
I received a letter from Rise Gold dated Feb. 11 stating, “We are reaching out to you to provide further information” on the proposed...
Cheryl Morris: Proposed mine causing collective anxiety
Nevada County has a higher rate of depression & suicide than the CA average, but less mental health providers. The possible reopening has...
Don Rogers: Rise’s messaging less than golden
The editor of the Grass Valley Union newspaper criticizes Rise Gold's sleazy marketing and underscores their CEO's questionable past. By...
★ Ray Bryars: Questions about explosives at mine
Ray was surprised when the draft environmental report concluded there would be “no significant issues” with explosives. He gives multiple...
★ Jeff Kane: Enjoy breathing? Consider the proposed mine
Dr. Jeff Kane reveals the serious health problems Nevada County suffers due to very poor air quality, then questions the assertion that...
Robert A. Hubbard: Rise Gold emphasizes ‘best possible outcome’ for Noise
Local resident Robert Hubbard concludes that the Noise section of the Draft EIR is only as good as its data and is based on best-possible...
CEA Foundation Education - Our Take on the DEIR
CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein questions the science and mitigations described in the Draft Environmental Impact Report for...
★ 83 Negative Impacts. Oh My!
KVMR Radio Host, Martin Webb reacts to the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Idaho-Maryland Mine by the numbers and what that...
★ Paul Schwartz: Negative Impacts of IMM are too many to list
This retired capital planner has seen plenty of environmental impact reports in his career, and knows a bad project when he sees one....
★ Randall J. Newsome: Thar’s gold in those promises?
It takes a considerable amount of magical thinking to believe Rise Gold will ever create a single job. The company is grossly...
Janet Weaver: Don’t repeat errors of the past with mine
Janet Weaver recalls the Lava Cap Mine disaster of January 1997, when winter storm conditions caused a 60-foot high dam containing...
Tony Lauria: What’s not in the mine report
There are hidden impacts to the proposed mine reopening that are not being acknowledged, according to Tony Lauria. Residents are having...
Eric Zibbel: Another alternative to the mine
Rather than reopening the Idaho-Maryland mine, Grass Valley resident Eric Zibbel proposes purchasing the mine property using state funds...
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