Emgold, a Canadian junior mining company, has filed a plan to re-open the Idaho-Maryland Mine within the city limits of Grass Valley, California, and to also build and operate a ceramics factory and / or crush mine waste rock and sell it as aggregate all within 1 mile of downtown Grass Valley and surrounded by homes and businesses on all sides.

CLAIM-GV has carefully and completely evaluated the plan, in its current state, and we do NOT believe this project is a good idea for Grass Valley or Nevada County. Please evaluate and examine the information we have gathered here so you can decide for yourself. CLAIM has developed a positive vision for the future of Grass Valley, read it here.

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Project TimeLine   DEIR Status   Summary of Impacts

Brochure References   News on IMM from Yubanet

Check out our video collection on YouTube. Notable videos include the recent City Council meeting in which the decision to recirculate the revised EIR is discussed. To go to our channel, click on the CLAIMgrassvalley link in the window.

• Breaking News on Idaho Maryland Mine Project in Grass Valley
• E.P.A. $10M in Grants for Contaminated Land in California ($400K for Grass Valley)
  
• E.P.A. $400K in Grants for Contaminated Land assessment in Grass Valley
• Golden Opportunity for Abandoned Gold Mines In Nevada City
• E.P.A. Clears Way for Greenhouse Gas Rules
• Key studies on air pollution and health effects near high-traffic areas
• Mining capital Toronto taking strain as slowdown bites
• 2 State Agencies criticize IMM DEIR
• Modern Mining by a Thinly Capitalized Canadian Company Leaves Toxic Waste Behind.
• Deep Freeze for Canadian Commodities
• Link between Lava Cap Mine Super Fund Site and IMM (NOTE:large file 5MB)
• What happens to local towns after mines contaminate their water?
• Gold is the duddest of dud investments
• For older articles in this series, click here.

• Jane Pelton op ed on Yubanet.com
• CLAIM-GV Fact Checks Union "article" on DEIR rejection.
• Denise Reynolds, The Union Opinion of the week, Apr 11
• Tom Grundy, The Union Other Voices, Mar 21
• Sharon Delgado and CLAIM, The Union Other Voices, Mar 20
• Mike Pasner, The Union Other Voices, Mar 4
• Elisa Parker, The Union Other Voices, Feb 28
• Local contractors not hired for Walgreens project, from article in the Union Monday Feb 16.
• Incisive comments from a local schoolteacher.
• Mine Would Make Bad Air Worse.
• Comment from a local resident made at a recent Planning Commission Meeting.
• YouTube Video -- Battle Mountain, NV, a REAL Mining Town
• Check out the Nevada County Mine Talk Blog
• Archive of Older Comments