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Public open house meeting: Atlanta Gold Mine
Where
Boise Doubletree Riverside Motel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City
When
May 30, 2006
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Boise River is more precious than
gold!
PROTECT THE BOISE RIVER!
Atlanta Gold, a Canadian mining company, wants to build an open-pit cyanide heap-leach gold mine in the headwaters of the Boise River. This mine threatens our drinking water, fish, wildlife, public health and safety.
The Forest Service is accepting public comments and holding open house meetings on the proposed mine:
- May 24, 4-7 PM Mountain Home American Legion Hall, 515 East 2nd Street South
- May 25, 4-7 PM Idaho City Idaho City Ranger District, Highway 21, MP 38.5
- May 30, 4-8 PM Boise Doubletree Riverside Motel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City. Visit our "Clean Water Room" next door to the meeting and get help preparing your comments.
- May 31, 3-6 PM Atlanta Atlanta
School
- Attend one of the open houses listed above.
- Send comments by June 9th to
- Boise National Forest Service, Attn: Terry Hardy, c/o PO Box 633, Boise, Idaho 83701
If you only have
a minute, please submit your comments
electronically at www.atlantagoldeis.com
<http://www.atlantagoldeis.com> and please send us a
copy for our records.
- Share what the Boise River means to you and your family
- Diesel fuel must not be stockpiled in the headwaters
- All open pits must be completely backfilled and capped
- Water must not be polluted nor require
perpetual treatment
This campaign is coordinated by Idaho Families for Clean Water, a coalition of groups, including Sierra Club, Idaho Rivers United, and Idaho Conservation League, all working together to protect Idaho's clean water.