The Farmville Herald, October 21, 2020 “Buckingham – There’s gold in them thar hills” Good coverage! Read here.
Check out Sean Tubb’s podcastCharlottesville Community Engagement – October 13, 2020: Gold mining in Buckingham; Charlottesville gets a new fire chief; voter registration system down statewide.
Sandy Hausman of National Public Radio interviews Hanuman and Chad. “Buckingham Poised to Battle a Gold Rush”. October 9, 2020.
…Residents of Buckingham County spent six years fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Now that it’s been canceled, residents are facing a new challenge. Buckingham sits at the center of the state – a county of about 17,000 people. Its main product is timber, but as early as 1832 prospectors were finding gold here – part of a vein that runs from South Carolina to Nova Scotia. Listen or read here.
The Farmville Herald published an article about our plight. “Friends of Buckingham concerned about gold mining” October 8, 2020. Read here.
A gold mine that has stressed its commitment to environmental protection has run into trouble with South Carolina regulators over illegal discharges of a toxic metal in Lancaster County between Columbia and Charlotte.
Regulators have slapped the Haile Gold Mine with an $11,200 fine after finding releases of thallium over legal limits. Thallium is a naturally occurring metal that in the past was used to make rat poison.
The state fine is the first levied against the gold-digging operation since it began producing gold more than three years ago, following efforts to reopen the historic mine. The new Haile mine is near the town of Kershaw. The mine, operated by OceanaGold, is the largest in the eastern United States, officials have said.
The Farmville Herald, October 21, 2020 “Buckingham – There’s gold in them thar hills” Good coverage! Read here.