Card – The Farmville Herald – 10/9/22
Buckingham County can avoid gold mining, officials say
Card – The Farmville Herals – 9/30/22
Opportunity to comment on commercial gold mining in Virginia
As previously reported, the Canadian exploration company, Aston Bay, has been performing exploratory drilling for gold across central Virginia, and advertizing their finds internationally. As one of the most environmentally destructive activities undertaken by humans, modern industrial-scale gold mining saddles
State panel studies potential impact of gold mining in Virginia
Card – WDBJ7 News – 5/16/22
Resident group opposed to gold mining
Card – The Farmville Herald – 12/10/21
Big gold mine fined again, this time for toxic discharge violations near SC town
Card – The State – 11/9/21 Related: LETTER – Let’s protect what we love
National Academies to study potential impacts of gold mining in Virginia
Card – Virginia Mercury – 8/10/21 Related: NAS agrees to study gold mining
Virginia Gold Rush: Residents fear dangerous open pit mine will open in Buckingham County before General Assembly acts
Card – The Appalachian Voice – 6/25/21 Related: – ABRA’s Conservation Hub hosts an online map and web page addressing this issue.
Lawmakers must protect Virginians from the harms of gold mining
Card – Virginia Mercury – 3/25/21
Press Release: Gold mining legislation approved by Virginia Senate
Card – Friends of Buckingham – 2/17/21 Related: After opposition to gold mining in Buckingham, General Assembly weighs temporary ban and study Related: All that glitters