For Immediate Release: May 13, 2023 Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org PRESS RELEASECounty Planning Commission recommends NO to Foothills Gold MineCommunity Opponents Celebrate Nevada City, CA – The Nevada County Planning Commission, before an overflow crowd, unanimously denied recommending approval to the Board of Supervisors of the reopening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine and opted not […]

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Nevada Irrigation District (NID) Comments for the Idaho Maryland Mine Project Draft EIR: Nevada-Irrigation-District.pdf City of Grass Valley Comments on the Draft EIR: Grass-Valley-Community-Development-Department.pdf Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (NSAQMD) comments on the Draft EIR: DEIR-Comments-Final-NSAQMD.pdf Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) comments on the Draft EIR: Central-Valley-Regional-Water-Quality-Control-Board.pdf

Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org Businesses urge County Supervisors to reject Mine proposal150 local business leaders sign on to letter Grass Valley, CA – 150 business leaders from Nevada County submitted a letter to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors. The letter includes businesses located in downtown Grass Valley and from diverse sectors in the […]

Community Submits Petition Signatures Opposing Gold Mine Over 5,500 Signatures From Nevada County Residents and Others Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org Grass Valley, CA – July 12, 2022 – Today, MineWatch Nevada County, a coalition effort spearheaded by the Community Environmental Advocates Foundation (CEA Foundation), announced that it has joined together with businesses, homeowners, conservationists, […]

For Immediate Release: Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org Grass Valley, CA – March 30, 2022 – CEA Foundation and its MineWatch coalition members delivered comments to Nevada County’s Planning Commission on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed reopening of Idaho-Maryland Mine today. Experts, volunteers, and legal minds reviewed the DEIR’s 1,000+ pages […]

CEA Foundation comments address the Draft Environmental Impact Report of the Idaho-Maryland Mine project. Included are CEA’s general comments and legal comments, and various supporting consultant and review comments, March 30, 2022. Also included, comments signed by the Coalition of concerned groups. CEA Foundation Main DEIR Comments, Mar 30, 2022 CEA_IMM_DEIR_comments.pdf Coalition Comments – A […]

For Immediate Release:February 10, 2022 Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org Water agency considers water needs for the Idaho-Maryland MineCommunity urges NID to put safeguards in place to protect against mine impacts Grass Valley, CA – At the urging of community members, the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) today considered whether to approve a request to verify […]

Introduction An application for a Use Permit to reopen the Idaho-Maryland Mine (IMM) has been submitted to the Nevada County Planning Department. The applicant, Rise Gold Corp (DBA Rise Grass Valley, a wholly owned subsidiary) proposes to dewater the existing mine to depths of over 3000 feet, and to then maintain the dewatered state by […]

Investors often think gold is a safer choice, but even if the stars align, it’s unlikely Rise Gold could process their first ounce before 2034. Retired Capital Planner, Paul Schwartz walks us through the timeline and corresponding risks in detail. Fourteen months ago, Nevada County Planning Department published the notice of preparation (July 17, 2020) […]