The impacts the proposed Idaho Maryland Mine will have on Grass Valley and Nevada County are explained in the articles listed below. The facts in these articles are taken directly from the DEIR submitted to Grass Valley by Emgold / IMM.
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• Summary of the issues
• Economic Issues
• Will the mine actually help or hurt our local economy?
• How many local jobs will be created? It's NOT 400!
• Sticking with the existing General Plan is better for Grass Valley!
• Who owns Emgold and IMM, why should you care?
• Water Issues - Pollution and Drained Wells
• What happens to our water? Wolf Creek / Drained Wells / Acquifer
• Mines ALL promise not to pollute the water supply. Find out about the reality of those promises.
• 2006 study of Water Quality at modern hardrock mines.
• Energy Usage  - Gas, Electic, Diesel. How much will be wasted on gold?
• Traffic  -Will you be able to drive on Idaho Maryland Rd, Bennett St, etc?
• Pollution - Ozone, Diesel Particulates, Cyanide, Waste Rock...
  • How will the mine pollute? Let us count the ways.
  • What happens to our air? Read the summary here.
  • What happens to our air? The details are here.
  • Diesel truck pollution - How much ozone will be added to our air?
  • Diesel truck pollution - How does it affect you?
  • Cyanide will be used at IMM. Read why you should be concerned.
  • Mine waste, asbestos, other hazards on site
• Safety - Our Community, Our People  -Chemicals, Explosives, Trucks, Noise, Miners
• The Truth About the "Ceramics Plant". A fable in 2 parts.
• Why the Ceramics Plant is a fable, Part 1.
• Why the Ceramics Plant is a fable, Part 2.
• An overview of the Mining Industry - Remember Massey Coal?  -Report on the Mining Industry Today.

Read more about this project in a series of articles on Yubanet 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.