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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.
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...
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...
★ 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...
The Gitxaala Nation Is Suing the Province Over Mining Claims
It's not over for the indigenous people affected by the abandoned mine and toxic spill left behind by Rise Gold CEO’s former company,...
Rise Gold Investors Beware: Idaho-Maryland Mine Unlikely Before 2034
Investors often think gold is a safer choice, but even if the stars align, it's unlikely Rise Gold could process their first ounce before...
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,...
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...
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...
Darrell Berkheimer: Mine survey lacks credibility
Read longtime Union columnist, Darrell Berkheimer’s analysis of Rise Gold’s recently published, privately funded survey. He criticizes...
Jim Weir: The Rise Gold Survey
Retired Nevada County Supervisor, Jim Weir, blasted Rise Gold’s recently published, privately-funded survey in an opinion piece in the...
Brandon Butrick: Rise Gold’s track record
Local resident Brandon Butrick is NOT opposed to the gold mining as an industry, but after reading about the track record of the...
Randall J. Newsome: Rise Gold, show me the money
Based on Rise Gold's latest quarterly SEC filing in June 2021 and the status of their outstanding loan, former U.S. Bankruptcy judge...
Spinning Gold - The Rise of Misinformation - CEA Foundation
Rise Gold Corporation and its CEO Ben Mossman have followed a pattern of making false, incomplete, or misleading statements to investors...
Call for reform after Mossman's Banks Island Disaster
View the Pacific Wild video about the Banks Island Mine disaster and how it triggered a call to reform B.C.’s environmental assessment...
Junior Mining Company from Canada Unable to Follow Simple Nevada County Rules
By Jonathan Keehn, Wolf Creek Community Alliance June 12, 2020 Read this article on Yubanet or The Union. Once again, a junior mining...
Witnesses testify in court on Banks Island Mine disaster
This is NOT the job locals want. The CEO of the company who wants to open the Idaho-Maryland Mine has a questionable history. The safety...
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