At its core, Stibnite Gold is still a massive open-pit cyanide vat leach mining project. Furthermore, modern mining isn’t as clean as proponents say. A new study released this week by Earthworks examines the track records of the 27 modern gold mining companies that are responsible for 93 percent of gold production in the U.S. The study found that every single one of these state-of-the-art mining projects accidentally spilled cyanide, mine waste, diesel fuel or other hazardous materials. Of the mines, 74 percent polluted water, resulting in fish kills and contaminated drinking water supplies. The Stibnite Gold Project is arguably more complex and higher risk than any of these other mines.
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