- – WDBJ7 News – 5/16/22
Gold mining comes with risks and rewards. But those aren’t equally shared.
- – Virginia Mercury – 5/4/22
Billions of dollars at stake as huge gold mine moves ahead with South Carolina expansion
- – The State – 4/17/22
Gold mining study begins as discoveries continue in Virginia
- – Virginia Mercury – 12/21/21
Resident group opposed to gold mining
- – The Farmville Herald – 12/10/21
Big gold mine fined again, this time for toxic discharge violations near SC town
Proposed Buckingham County Gold Mine
Sponsor: Friends of Buckingham
Developer: Aston Bay
Since at least 2016, Aston Bay Holdings has drilled more than 20 exploratory holes in the A-1 agricultural zone on land situated between Yogaville and the Union Hill community.
National Academies to study potential impacts of gold mining in Virginia
Virginia Gold Rush: Residents fear dangerous open pit mine will open in Buckingham County before General Assembly acts
- – The Appalachian Voice – 6/25/21
- Related:
- – ABRA’s Conservation Hub hosts an online map and web page addressing this issue.
Governor Northam signs bill for study of gold mining in Virginia
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law a bill that would direct a study of gold mining in the Commonwealth. The issue arose last year when ABRA member Friends of Buckingham became aware that a Canadian mining company was considering the establishment of an open pit mine in Buckingham County to access a gold seam that extends all the way to Northern Virginia.