Environmental
Jun. 11, 2009
Tribe, Mining Giant Clash at 9th Circuit
Dozens of members of the Western Shoshone tribe, including tribal elder Mary McCloud, converged on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday to try and halt a massive open-pit gold mine the tribe says will destroy a Nevada mountain it considers sacred. Pictured with her is the tribe's lawyer Roger Flynn, who argued the case before the court.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Dozens of members of the Western Shoshone tribe converged on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday to try and halt a massive open-pit gold mining project the tribe says will destroy a Nevada mountain it considers sacred. The tribe and its lawyers faced off against attorneys representing the federal government, which OK'd the project, and Barrick Gold Corp., a Toronto-based mining ...
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Dozens of members of the Western Shoshone tribe converged on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday to try and halt a massive open-pit gold mining project the tribe says will destroy a Nevada mountain it considers sacred. The tribe and its lawyers faced off against attorneys representing the federal government, which OK'd the project, and Barrick Gold Corp., a Toronto-based mining ...
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