The Missouri Attorney General’s office is investigating St. Francois County residents’ complaints about (more…)
Town council balks at transfer of toxic tailings to Iron King Mine
Dewey-Humboldt’s Town Council Tuesday requested that a federal agency hold off on its proposal to (more…)
EPA plan for Missouri lead waste worries residents
The unfortunate truth is that NOBODY wants poisonous soil dumped on them. The PEA can move it around (more…)
EPA wants another look at Alaskan gold mine waste plan
The Environmental Protection Agency wants the Army Corps of Engineers to take another look at how to dispose of tailings at Coeur Alaska Inc.’s Kensington Gold mine north of Juneau (more…)
Brooksville residents plan to quiz EPA
A group of town residents will be looking for answers regarding the proposed $23 million cleanup at the former (more…)
The Answer to Growing Metal Scarcity?
Imagine a time when all the easily accessible metals deposits have been exploited and scarcity is pushing prices ever higher. Living standards could be compromised by a lack of vital metals, some countries could begin hoarding reserves as sovereign assets – what would we do? Not a comfortable thought is it and fortunately it is [...]
More on the Coeur-d’Alene Alaskan Tailings Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday for Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp by upholding a government permit that will allow the company’s Alaska gold mine to deposit rock waste into a lake on federal land.
In a closely watched environmental case, the justices overturned a U.S. appeals court ruling that had invalidated the permit for Coeur’s [...]
Coeur Applauds Today’s Supreme Court Decision Upholding Kensington Mine Tailings Permit
See previous articles on the legal challenges to this mine’s tailings facility here and here. It looks like there’s no going back – Alaskans are advised to stock up on salmon now while their lakes still support life!
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation announced today that the United States Supreme Court has released its decision affirming the [...]
Tribe Tells Copper Co. to Clean Up Reservation
The Tohono O’odham Nation sued Cyprus Tohono Corp. in Federal Court, saying the copper mining company despoiled tribal lands and resources. The tribe says Cyprus released hazardous materials at its 10,500-acre site near the small reservation community of North Komelik, about 32 miles southwest of Casa Grande. Cyprus Tohono took over the mine in 1987, [...]
U.S. mine project cleans up Canadian toxic legacy
Galactic gold operation polluted Colorado watershed
An abandoned, Canadian-run gold mine on a Colorado mountaintop — hailed 25 years ago as a technological marvel and an economic boon for the state — is again poised to generate hundreds of jobs and “jump-start the local economy,” the U. S. government has announced.
But the planned $25-million U. S. [...]