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Bill to ban use of cyanide in Virginia for mining fails despite early support

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 10, 2023 | Gold Mining

A bill that would have banned the use of cyanide in mining and processing operations in Virginia was killed at the last minute Monday. House Bill 1722 from Del. Shelly Simonds, D-Newport News, was sent back to committee the day before crossover, the deadline by which...

Newsletter #157: Updates! Community Gathering S 1/29 3:30-5; County Committee meeting 2/13; HB1722

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 25, 2023 | Newsletter

Newsletter #156: Community gathering 1/29; County gold committee; Cyanide bill at the GA; Solar woes

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 25, 2023 | Newsletter

Submit a comment in support of HB 1722: prohibits cyanide use in mineral mining

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 17, 2023 | Gold Mining

Protect our Water! Thanks to Press Pause Coalition, for writing House Bill 1722 and finding Delegate Simonds to patron it. Now it’s up to us to get the comments to the General Assembly. Use this link to find the bill. Click on view comments. See what others have...

Community needs larger role in gold mining discussion

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 14, 2023 | Gold Mining

Brian Carlton, Editor of the Farmville Herald, has been following the gold mining issue closely. In 2 articles last week, he follows the formation of the gold mining committee by the Buckingham Board of Supervisors. The committee was approved at the 12-12-2022 Board...
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