by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 7, 2020 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources
Flying to Haile Gold Mine April 04 2020, near Kershaw SC, and a little trip back in time along the way with Brian Pittman. Brian and family, fly directly over the 4,000+ acre gold mine, reaching it at about 5 minutes, but it can be seen from the distance once the...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 7, 2020 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources
I drove to Kershaw, South Carolina, on October 28, 2020, where the Haile Gold Mine is located, and spent three days there to find out how the gold mining industry had impacted the town. The mine, owned by the Australian company OceanaGold, had been in full operation...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 28, 2020 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources
Metal mining provides us with materials essential for modern life. But mining also devastates communities, clean water and the environment. Negative impacts of today’s metal mines Massive landslide at the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah. Photo: Deseret News. Destroyed...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 23, 2020 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources
The Farmville Herald, October 21, 2020 “Buckingham – There’s gold in them thar hills” Good coverage! Read here. Check out Sean Tubb’s podcast Charlottesville Community Engagement – October 13, 2020: Gold mining in Buckingham;...
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...
