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...
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...
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...