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  • Nevada closes Jerritt Canyon Mine for mercury releases

    Ralph Maughan

    Here’s a real story. It’s about the poisoning of Idaho. Nevada and this mining company should be paying we Idahoans reparations. Nevada closes mine for mercury releases. Idaho officials say Jerritt Canyon has tainted Gem State waters and fish. The mine will have to fix its pollution control equipment. By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman. This…

  • . . . and the legacy of mining from the past.

    Ralph Maughan

    W.R. Grace agrees to $250-million dollar cleanup for past asbestos mining near Libby, Montana. New York Times. Note that this notorious health hazard has been the subject of hundreds of of articles since 2000. Many people in the area have died from the asbestos contamination in town and from working the now closed mine.

  • Senate Energy Committee holds hearings on changes in the 1872 Mining Law

    Ralph Maughan

    As the price of gold and other “hard rock” minerals rises, the need to change the 135-year old law that established the claim and patent system on public lands grows. Key U.S. Senate Committee hears about the need for mining reforms.  By Staci Matlock. The New Mexican. Mining claims rise near Western cities. By Judy…

  • Montana leaders to get update on Canadian energy plans just north of the border

    Ralph Maughan

    “Congress is coming to Kalispell [Montana] this week for a town hall meeting to discuss the proposed industrialization of Canadian wilds bordering Glacier National Park’s northern edge.” US Senators Baucus and Tester are holding a meeting to discuss British Columbia’s plans to tear the hell out of upper Flathead river which drains directly into Montana.…

  • Forest Service OKs Harden Creek uranium exploration near Stanley, Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    This mine would be in a scenic and steep tributary to the Salmon River, certainly a threat to water quality. Forest Service OKs Harden Creek uranium exploration. By Todd Adams. Challis Messenger. Approximate location of exploration.

  • Freudenthal gets more time on Idaho phosphate pit mine review

    Ralph Maughan

    The JR Simplot Company wants a 1300 acre (2 square mile) expansion of its huge phosphate pit mine in Idaho on the Wyoming border. The federal government BLM just put out a fat environmental impact statement on the Smoky Canyon Mine enlargement, which they seem ready to approve. There are many other phosphate pits in…

  • Rocky Barker: gold glitters into the billions for mercury emitting Nevada mines [and maybe poisoning Idaho]

    Ralph Maughan

    Yesterday it was announced that one of Idaho’s most famous fishing streams, Silver Creek, had high levels of mercury contamination in its fish. This is a real shocker because Silver Creek is a spring fed creek, indicating to me that the mercury blowing up from Nevada’s gold pits into Idaho (and over to Utah) might…

  • House passes reform of 1872 mining law

    Ralph Maughan

    The U.S. House easily passed reform of the 1872 mining law that still governs the discovery and extraction of “hard rock” minerals on public lands. The bill did not pass it by enough, however, to override President Bush’s veto. A weaker bill is expected to pass the Senate, one more in line with some of…

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