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Haile Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 13, 2021 | Gold Mining

This article is re-posted with commentary (in red), which makes it a whole lot more interesting 2-15-21. South Carolina regulators have fined a large gold mine $100,000 for breaking environmental rules, marking the third time in the past year the operation north of...

Community advocacy group applauds House of Delegates for passing gold mining legislation, calls for Senate to do the same 

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 5, 2021 | Gold Mining

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021 Buckingham, VA – Friends of Buckingham, a community advocacy group known for its work to protect Buckingham County and the community of Union Hill from the now-canceled Atlantic Coast pipeline, applauds the passing of...

TAKE ACTION to protect Virginia from the dangers of commercial gold mining!

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 13, 2021 | Gold Mining

Contact your Delegate and urge them to support HB2213 – Delegate Guzman’s gold mining-related legislation  Delegate Elizabeth Guzman is carrying a bill, HB2213, to ensure that the impacts of commercial gold mining to air, water, and public health are studied...

Buckingham’s next environmental fight? May be gold mining

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 6, 2021 | Gold Mining

I am a retired mining engineer (B.S.; M.S.; P.E.) living on a small farm in Rockingham County Virginia. I got out of the mining industry in 1985 for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the environmental damage mining causes. I have worked in underground...

Please comment at Public Hearing Mon 1/11/21: Commercial Prospecting to be a by-right use

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 3, 2021 | Gold Mining, Regulatory Permit Process

Public Hearing on Monday, January 11 at 6 pm. Please submit comments before noon, the day of meeting, or they will not be delivered. Talking points and resources follow these instructions. Please direct comments to the Public Hearing on January 11 on commercial...

Webinar Tues Jan 12, 6 pm: Learn about the threat of gold mining in Virginia

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 2, 2021 | Gold Mining, Regulatory Permit Process

Please join us to learn about the threat of modern gold mining in Buckingham, the gold-pyrite belt in Virginia and beyond. Find out how this affects you, your drinking water and how you can take action to stop this assault on our inalienable rights to clean water,...
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