by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 17, 2021 | Gold Mining
Community advocacy group commends passage of gold mining legislation by Senate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2021 Buckingham, VA – The passage of House Bill 2213 by the Virginia State Senate on Tuesday was commended by Friends of Buckingham, a community...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 13, 2021 | Gold Mining
Democratic senators on a powerful committee said no to a House proposal that would put a temporary moratorium on gold mining, opting to allow for study of whether it’s environmentally safe. The decision by senators to oppose the moratorium surprised one of the state’s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
