A lot of interesting developments have occurred recently on the proposed Dewey-Burdock uranium mine in the southwestern Black Hills. This is the project that has been blocked for 15 years due to the hard work of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, our organization, and other allies. First, the company that wants to start the mine, enCore … Continue reading Update: Dewey-Burdock Uranium
🪺🍃Happy First Day of Spring! 🥰 We look forward to seeing you at 💦World Water Day💦 this Saturday, March 22nd from 1:00 - 4:00 pm (MT). There are so many beautiful and unique items that have been donated that you can bid on, and possibly WIN at the Silent Auction. Below is our full Program … Continue reading Get Ready to Make a Splash at Our Annual World Water Day Celebration!
Dakota Gold is proposing a large-scale mine on privately-controlled land around Richmond Hill. Richmond Hill is by the existing Wharf Mine near Lead in the northern Black Hills. The company has done extensive drilling in the Richmond Hill and Maitland areas. Their plan is to mine both gold that would be heap leached and gold … Continue reading NEW LARGE-SCALE GOLD MINE PLANNED
Join us on March 22nd for World Water Day 2025 from 1-4 pm at the Hay Camp Brewing Co. event space at 601 Kansas City St, Rapid City hosted by Black Hills Clean Water Alliance. World Water Day is a time to reflect on the importance of water throughout our world and is dedicated to … Continue reading Join us for World Water Day 2025 Celebration!
We recently ran an update on the active mining claims held by F3 Gold, which has a permit from the US Forest Service to do exploratory drilling just west of Custer called the Newark Project. The company also requested permission from the Forest Service for a drilling project just northwest of Pactola Reservoir by Jenny Gulch. … Continue reading Is F3 Gold Leaving?
By Miana Fey, Oglala Lakota Nation and Northern Cheyenne This summer, I was invited to represent Black Hills Clean Water Alliance as a panel speaker at the 18th Annual Protecting Mother Earth conference hosted by Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN). The panel I participated in focused on critical mining. We talked about what mining is like … Continue reading BHCWA Represented at the 18th Annual IEN Protecting Mother Earth Conference
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