by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 19, 2022 | Gold Mining
Meaningful state protections are looking increasingly doubtful. See the articles below. First up, local protections could to be the answer to stopping metallic mining at our doorstep. Local Protections See 3 articles in the Farmville Herald. And watch Ben...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 10, 2022 | Gold Mining
Brian Carlton, Editor of the Farmville Harald covers the release of the report on the study of the impacts of gold mining in Virginia, by the National Academies of Sciences. Included are 2 good quotes from Kenda Hanuman, FoB representative to the State Agency...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 9, 2022 | Gold Mining
With exploration for gold continuing in Buckingham County, a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found Virginia’s current system of regulating gold mining “is not adequate to address the potential impacts” of commercial extraction....
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 3, 2022 | Gold Mining
There are 447 documented abandoned gold mines in Virginia, and an estimated 500 undocumented, and they are all loaded with mercury, some with cyanide, arsenic, and other toxic materials. Many have numerous gaping and dangerous open shafts. There are some...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 2, 2022 | Gold Mining
Virginia was one of the first major gold-producing states in the U.S., but it has seen only limited and intermittent gold mining activity in the last 70 years. Recent increase in gold prices and other factors have brought renewed attention to mining gold at both new...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 20, 2022 | Gold Mining
Friends of Buckingham (FOB), in partnership with the Virginia Community Rights Network (VACRN) have lead a steady drive to keep a spotlight on the gold mining issue, by encouraging Buckingham residents to submit letters to the editor (LTE). Many of the LTEs have been...
