Category: Gold mining

REMINDER! Stop Gold Exploration Drilling in the South Central Black Hills.

Submit your comment to the Forest Service by April 10 regarding the F3 Gold Newark Project. We stand in Solidarity with Custer folks to Stop a gold exploration drilling project called the "Newark Project." The public comment deadline on this project is fast approaching - NOW, only 9.5 days left! To date, only 324 comments … Continue reading REMINDER! Stop Gold Exploration Drilling in the South Central Black Hills.

HEADS UP! Mining Impact Study can protect Rapid Creek Watershed

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THIS IS SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE BLACK HILLS AND THOSE FEDERAL LANDS WITHIN THE RAPID CREEK WATERSHED, BUT THE FIGHT IS STILL NOT OVER!!!! Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the USDA Forest Service announced a proposal to protect cultural and natural resources in the Pactola Reservoir - Rapid Creek Watershed, including … Continue reading HEADS UP! Mining Impact Study can protect Rapid Creek Watershed

HEADS UP! Get Ready for the Golden Crest Public Comment Period Coming Soon.

HEADS UP! Within days, the Northern Hills Ranger District will release their Environmental Assessment (EA) of the “Golden Crest” project by the Colorado-based company Solitario Zinc. Solitario Zinc, a gold exploration company, is seeking permission to drill at 23 sites along the western edge of Spearfish Canyon. They currently have approximately 33,000 acres claimed. When … Continue reading HEADS UP! Get Ready for the Golden Crest Public Comment Period Coming Soon.

Correction Alert – Yellow Postcard on Newark Project

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Two things have developed around the Newark Gold Exploration since Thursday's Forest Service meeting. Please spread the word on both of these things! First, the email address where comments should be sent to the Forest Service on the back of our yellow postcard (we handed out at Thursday's meeting in Custer ) was incorrect! We had a … Continue reading Correction Alert – Yellow Postcard on Newark Project

Where Did F3 Gold Go? Folks Wanted to KNOW!

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Close to 300 people turned out last night in Custer for the Forest Service's public meeting about F3 Gold's Newark gold exploration project. Almost everybody was against the project! Native people and non-Indian people standing together to protect water! The F3 Gold representatives left early. There will be an extension to the comment period, and … Continue reading Where Did F3 Gold Go? Folks Wanted to KNOW!