Judge hears Western Shoshone suit against mine
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Filed Under:
Environment
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Law
A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order against a mine located on Western Shoshone treaty land in Nevada.
Judge Larry Hicks instead urged the plaintiffs and
Barrick Gold Corporation of Canada to work together and address what work might continue at the 6,700-acre Cortez Hills Project without impacting the claims in the lawsuit. The plaintiffs want to protect Mount Tenabo, a sacred site.
The plaintiffs include the
South Fork Band
Council of Western Shoshone, the
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, the
Western Shoshone Defense Project and
Great Basin Resource Watch.
Get the Story:
Shoshone Activists Seek to Halt Nevada Gold Mine
(AP 12/2)
Federal court denies temporary restraining order for Barrick’s Cortez Hills gold project (MineWeb 12/2)
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