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This study will evaluate the potential impacts of gold mining in Virginia. This will include discussion of the geologic and mineralogical characteristics of gold deposits in Virginia and the types of gold mining operations used with comparable deposits; a summary of existing regulatory frameworks and a comparison to other states with current or recently closed gold mining operations; and potential impacts including leaching and tailing management techniques and air and water quality monitoring and regulations.
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The Potential Impacts of Gold Mining in Virginia
Consensus Study Report
·2023
Virginia was one of the first major gold-producing states in the U.S., but it has seen only limited and intermittent gold mining activity in the last 70 years. Recent increase in gold prices and other factors have brought renewed attention to mining gold at both new and historical sites in Virginia....
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