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Monday, January 2, 2012

Decades-Old Cyanide Debate Still An Open Question

“The citizens of Montana were asked twice by initiative whether they thought it was appropriate to put hundreds of tons of cyanide on top of a mountain and leach it through a pile with the expectation and hope that that cyanide wouldn’t end up in the water system, ” Schweitzer said. “And twice the people of Montana voted no. In fact the second time they voted no, the gold mining companies outspent the opposition five to one to try to convince Montana ‘Oh it’s all right. A little cyanide in your water isn’t so bad. ’ But the citizens of Montana rejected it.
http://www.havredailynews.com/news/story-417275.html

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