The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) issued information yesterday on a lithium mining drilling project proposed by SDO Services LLC (SDO). The project would involve drilling 55 exploration holes along Old Hill City Road about 2 miles west of Keystone and about a mile from Mount Rushmore National Monument. In South … Continue reading LITHIUM DRILLING PLANNED NEAR MOUNT RUSHMORE
SAPA, THE PAHASAPA MOUNTAIN SNAIL, IS HAPPY AND SO ARE WE! Thanks to everyone's hard work and help from our local organizations, and those national groups, such as Sierra Club and Earthworks, there were about 11,000 comments filed on the proposed mineral claims withdrawal around Pactola Reservoir and Rapid Creek! We are waiting for the final number. About … Continue reading CONGRATULATIONS! Close to 11,000 Comments Were Filed – About 85% are FOR the Withdrawal.
#HeSapaNext! SAY YES TO THE PROPOSED MINERAL CLAIMS WITHDRAWAL TODAY TO PROTECT WATER AND WILDLIFE TOMORROW. Here are some of our four-legged friends who are on the Endangered Species list - the Black-Footed Ferrets - letting you know about the Mineral Claims Withdrawal. They'll tell you why #HeSapaNext and how important this is to them, … Continue reading JOIN OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS AND SAY YES TO A MINERAL CLAIMS WITHDRAWAL IN THE BLACK HILLS.
Protect Spearfish Canyon from gold exploration and future mining. Comment now on the Golden Crest Project - The deadline is June 8th
MAKING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED PACTOLA AREA MINERAL CLAIMS WITHDRAWAL – THIS ONE’S DIFFERENT!
LET'S PACK THE ROOM! WHAT: US FOREST SERVICE PUBLIC MEETING ON PROPOSED MINERAL CLAIMS WITHDRAWAL IN PACTOLA AREA WHO: EVERYONE! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! MORE PEOPLE MEANS MORE IMPACT! WHEN: Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 4:00 – 8:00 pm (MST) WHERE: RUSHMORE ROOM (South side/adjacent to I-90), Best Western Ramkota Hotel, 2111 N. LaCrosse … Continue reading Attend the April 26th Public Meeting at the Ramkota in Rapid City
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance 