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K2 Gold Corp Drilling On Conglomerate Mesa - DeathValleyDazed - 2021-03-14
First I've heard of high grade gold ore in "them thar parts." This appears to heating up into a full blow power struggle. Yikes!
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-03-14/a-corporation-wants-to-mine-for-gold-near-death-valley-native-tribes-are-fighting-it
RE: K2 Gold Corp Drilling On Conglomerate Mesa - David_Bricker - 2021-03-14
This will be interesting to follow.
David Bricker / SYR
RE: K2 Gold Corp Drilling On Conglomerate Mesa - TacoLand - 2021-03-14
Quote:Contributing to the controversy was an incident that has come to be known as “pondgate”: K2 Gold was caught siphoning water out of a water hazard at Lone Pine’s Mount Whitney Golf Course into four 55-gallon tanks for use at its drilling sites up on the mesa.
Wow. Welcome to the neighborhood, guys.
RE: K2 Gold Corp Drilling On Conglomerate Mesa - DAW89446 - 2021-03-14
(2021-03-14, 05:23 PM)TacoLand Wrote:Quote:Contributing to the controversy was an incident that has come to be known as “pondgate”: K2 Gold was caught siphoning water out of a water hazard at Lone Pine’s Mount Whitney Golf Course into four 55-gallon tanks for use at its drilling sites up on the mesa.
Wow. Welcome to the neighborhood, guys.
The controversy over K2 has been ongoing news for the past couple years in the Bishop newspaper. Not much love for the project in Owens Valley. But there is also some interesting connections with local politicians.