by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 20, 2020 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources, Regulatory Permit Process
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is dead. So what’s next for Buckingham County? Gold, apparently. This month, plans by a Canadian gold mining company to extract the valuable commodity from thousands of acres of land in Buckingham surfaced, setting off a wave of alarm in a...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 12, 2020 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources
Buckingham Gold Project, Aston Bay Fact Sheet Compiled by Friends of Buckingham Water Pollution Groundwater contamination is of particular concern where the groundwater feeds surface streams or lakes, or where the groundwater is directly a source of potable water for...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 7, 2020 | Gold Mining, Press Releases
The Friends of Buckingham is calling on the county Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission to delay voting on a zoning change that would allow a Canadian mining company to conduct exploratory drilling for gold deposits near the James River. The group is...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 7, 2020 | Gold Mining, Regulatory Permit Process
Friends of Buckingham is alerting you to an urgent joint meeting with the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 13 at 6 pm. Our county officials will be discussing changing an ordinance that...
