Eric Gibbons has just enough water for the house where he lives with his wife and two grandkids enough to run the shower, do the laundry, and maintain their vegetable garden, which they plan…
Independent Report by Nevada County concludes no significant air, biologic, water, vibration or noise impacts from the projectReport represents major milestone towards approval to re-open Idaho-Maryland
Rise Gold Corp., a Canadian mining company based in Vancouver, submitted an application to restart mining operations at the old Idaho-Maryland Mine in Grass Valley.
Avila Lowrance | Other Voices
Can Nevada County afford to share its precious but scarce resources with Rise Gold? Do we have enough good air, clean water, and available power in Nevada County to allow these valuable resources to be exploited by a junior mining company from Canada with a bad reputation?
I believe that these three precious resources are at high risk of being significantly diminished if Nevada County allows Rise Gold to reopen the Idaho Maryland Mine. They are not the only resources at risk, but let’s start at the top.
AIR
In 2020 the American Lung Association published the State of the Air Report, in which they evaluated the quality of Nevada County’s air. They gave us an “F.” The report accounted for both high ozone days and particle pollution.