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CEA Responds To Vested Rights Maneuver

"..the biggest challenge for Rise Gold is to prove that mining activities have been ongoing continuously since before the current use...

Rise Gold may apply for “vested right to mine”

Required public hearing will delay BOS decision on Rise Gold application. Read the full article in YubaNet. Excerpts from a YubaNet...

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...

Man behind plan to reopen Grass Valley gold mine faced charges. Here are the verdicts.

"Ben Mossman, the man behind a controversial plan to reopen a shuttered gold mine in Grass Valley, has been found guilty of 13...

John Vaughan: Rise Gold’s corporate culture — Lawyers, lawyers and more lawyers

It appears that an element of Rise’s Corporate Culture is a willingness to use threats of legal action to get their way. This opinion...

Robert Hubbard: Unanswered Questions about the Idaho-Maryland Mine

Given the history of Rise Gold's CEO and the company itself, two key questions remain that cast significant doubt on the entire venture....

Rise Gold’s (Former) CEO found guilty on 13 counts in British Columbia retrial

"When people show you who they are, believe them the first time." Ben Mossman was found guilty of 13 charges related to discharging...

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...

Community Reacts to Rise Gold's Temper Tantrum

Rise Gold wasn't happy when Nevada County Planning Commissioners voted unanimously to recommend a NO vote on both the Idaho-Maryland Mine...

How the $100 million proposed reopening of a former gold mine has angered Grass Valley

"Sixty-eight years have passed since the Idaho-Maryland Mine operated in this small city in the Sierra Nevada foothills, about 50 miles...

Barbara Larsen: Rise folks out of touch

This local resident was puzzled by the constant flow of Cadillac Black SUVs circling the parking lot at the County's public hearing for...

Mike Pasner: Water problem

This local farmer notes that when the mine fails in their testing, poisoned water will go through canals and reservoirs. There are many...

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...

Margaret Burks: Pause and imagine the mine in full operation

This local resident reflects that "Mitigation is the trade-off: we'll do 'this' good thing to offset 'that' bad thing." "The bad thing...

Mack Shaver: Vote against reopening the Idaho Maryland Mine

Local resident and former National Park Service Superintendent watched the boom and bust of the oil shale economy in North Dakota. The...

Charles Brock: County Policy - existing development shall be protected...

Nevada County's General Plans says that already existing development shall be protected from adverse environmental effects caused by...

Earthshaking News: Planning Commission Rejects Mine

We won a pivotal victory! All five Planning Commissioners voted unanimously against the Idaho-Maryland Mine at the end of Nevada County's...

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...

JUST SAY NO - Public Hearing May 10 (&11) - All hands on deck

Get ready for a big show of opposition at Nevada County Planning Commission's PUBLIC HEARING on the Idaho-Maryland Mine. If you attend...

Kate Canan: Fool's Gold Song

Local resident and singer/songwriter, Kate Canan, was inspired to write her own song against the reopening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine....

Jim Bair: Opportunity to head off a major threat to our County

"What is the worst thing that could happen to us in Western Nevada County? One threat that has been completely consuming over the past...

Don Rivenes: Idaho-Maryland Mine greenhouse gas emissions are significant

"The EIR for the mine fails to correctly identify a valid threshold for GHG emissions by assuming an outdated 10,000 Ton threshold...