In the Press

• Tahoe Daily Tribune: Sierra history- Big risk, big money came with Comstock mining – Apr 28, 2015
• News and Review: This land is your land – March 12, 2015
• Nevada Appeal: Roads to Virginia City remain open despite detour – March 12, 2015
• Reno Gazette Journal – Voices: Lyon County officials acting like Clinton on emails – March 10, 2015
• Reno Gazette Journal – Voices: Taxpayers on the hook for Highway 342 repair? – March 5, 2015
• Reno Gazette Journal: Plans announced to realign damaged Comstock highway – March 5, 2015
• Mason Valley News, Tennant: Road must be rebuilt to withstand elements – February 27, 2015
• Reno Gazette Journal: Storey County wants road open ASAP – February 24, 2015
• Carson Now – letter: Highway closure through Gold Hill was the work of amateurs – February 23, 2015
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas – letter: Mine influences Silver City resident to move business from Lyon County – February 20, 2015
• Fresno Bee: Hole shuts down highway, reopens Virginia City mining debate – February 19, 2015
• Nevada Appeal – Opinion: Fresh Ideas: Finding a new piece of paradise – February 18, 2015
• Reno Gazette Journal: Residents, Reopening damaged Comstock road ‘No. 1 priority’ – February 18, 2015
• Reno Gazette Journal: Residents, Comstock disagree on cause of road damage – February 17, 2015
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: Spasm at the Chasm – February 14, 2015
• Carson Now: Sinking road forces NDOT to close portion of State Route 342 from Devils Gate to Gold Hill – February 8, 2015
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: Silver City without a resident Planning Commissioner – January 23, 2015
• Yubanet: Comstock Mining Intends to use Highway 342. Again. – January 19, 2015
• Reno Gazette Journal: Drought, fracking, bears top 2014 environmental stories – December 24, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal (Columnist) McCarthy: Nine cheers for the Silver State? – October 19, 2014
• Reno News & Review: A painting worth a thousand words – October 9, 2014
• *Relevant Article The Seattle Times-Opinion by Brian Sonntag and Rob McKenna: Public officials give up some privacy on personal cellphones – Sept 30 2014
• Las Vegas Review Journal: Painting opens wounds over mining on Comstock – September 29, 2014
• Carson Now: Comstock Mining Inc. Refuses Support for Independent Environmental Data Review – Sept. 16th 2014
• Mason Valley News – Group, mine disagree on testing – Aug 20th 2014
• KTVN: Residents Request 3rd Party Monitoring in Comstock Area – Aug 04, 2014
• Newsdesk By Nancy Dallas: Title 15 review process set – no advisory committee – July 10, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: Land-use committee a bad idea – July 2, 2014
• Mason Valley News: Silver City crown hears Superfund Soil Sampling report – May 7, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: Planning Commission calls for work on Silver City community plan ASAP – Mar 6, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: Up against the county, Lawsuit cites reversal of Comstock Mining’s request to amend land-use on Silver City land – Feb. 18, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: Comstock mining critics sue over Lyon County vote in Northern Nevada – Feb. 13, 2014
• Carson Now: Lyon County master plan vote draws legal fire from residents – Feb. 12, 2014
• Newsdesk By Nancy Dallas: Complaint filed in Comstock Mining dispute – Feb 7th, 2014
• Nevada Appeal: Theo McCormick: Strip-mining damages Silver City’s quality of life – Jan 29, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: McCormick resigns from school board to dedicate time to fight Silver City mine – Jan 28, 2014
• Related Story / Reno Gazette Journal: District court dismisses solar farm suit, cites time of filing, Delay in service cited; most recent lawsuit against county planning action – Jan 28, 2014
• WRAL: EPA urges denial of Reno-Sparks highway bypass, citing mercury contamination by Comstock Era Mill Sites – Jan 28, 2014
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: Silver City School Board member/resident resigns to fight Commission land use decision – Jan 27, 2014
• News & Review: Comstock compromise Comstock Mining Inc. application approved in Silver City – Jan 16, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: CRA evaluates next step after Comstock approval – Jan 14, 2014
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: Keller taxes & business fee status investigated Jan 10, 2014
• Newsdesk by Nancy: Among other things, CMI decision illustrates an alarming planning ignorance – Jan 9, 2014
• Virginia City News: REVERSAL OF FORTUNE: Lyon Commissioners OK Comstock Mining’s Master Plan, Zoning Requests – Jan 9, 2014
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: Commissioner Hastings & Keller’s disclosure statements from the first 2014 Lyon County Commissioner Board meeting – Jan 9, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal (Letter to the editor): ‘Compromise’ didn’t include Silver City – Jan 8, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: What they’re saying – Jan 7, 2014
• Mason Valley News Guest Editorial: Lawson – Mining vote shows where politics went wrong – Jan 7, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: Vote goes to Comstock – Large turnout for land change approval discussion – Jan 7, 2014
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: CMI Compromise – Commissioner Keller’s part – Jan 6, 2014
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: Master Plan integrity loses to money & power – Jan 4, 2014
• Nevada Appeal: Mining company’s land-use bid for Silver City OK’d – Jan 3, 2014
• Reno Gazette Journal: Despite strong opposition, Lyon County board approves mining company’s land-use change requests – Jan 3, 2014
• Carson Now: Lyon commissioners OK Comstock Mining master plan amendment, zone change – Jan 2, 2014
• KOLO8: Board Approves Master Plan Amendment, Zone Change Passes – Jan 2, 2014
• KRNV: Comstock Mining approved for exploration – Jan 2, 2014
• KTVN: Zone Changes Approved for Area Mining Company – Jan 2, 2014
• KRNV: Comstock braces for uphill battle Dec. 31, 2013
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: Ethics questions remain for two Lyon County Commissioners – Dec. 31, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Large crowd expected for Thursday’s Comstock vote, Commissioners to decide on request to change master plan – Dec. 30, 2013
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: CMI HEARING – A QUESTIONING OF OR A DEFINING OF LYON COUNTY ETHICAL STANDARDS? – Dec. 30, 2013
• KRNV: Ask Joe: Conflict for some Lyon County Commissioners? – Dec. 30, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Open pit push-back in Lyon County: In a town built on silver and gold, residents resist mining – Dec. 29, 2013
• Silver City Resistance: Money and Influence – Dec. 28, 2013
• High Desert Outreach: Silver City is not a dying town – Dec 28, 3013
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas: Comstock Mining, County Commissioners, Political reality – Will Silver City lose? – Dec. 27, 2013
• News & Review: In denial, Planning Commission recommends denial of mining in Silver City Dec 26, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Conflicts surface for commissioners ahead of Comstock Mining vote – Dec. 25th 2013
• Mason Valley News: Mining plan deserves serious reconsideration – Dec. 24th 2013
• Nevada Appeal: Letters to the editor for Sunday – Dec. 22, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Letter to the editor – Lyon County officials should listen to constituents – Dec. 17, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Tennant, Following vote, Silver City residents relieved but also worried Dec. 17, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Master Plan key for Comstock – Dec. 17, 2013
• KRNV: Mining company’s request in Silver City opposed – Dec. 15, 2013
• Las Vegas Sun: Mining company’s request in Silver City opposed – Dec. 15, 2013
• Miami Herald: Mining company’s request in Silver City opposed – Dec. 15, 2013
• Elko Daily : County planners reject Comstock Mining plan – Dec. 15 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Lyon Co. planning commission recommends denial for Comstock Mine in Silver City – Dec. 11 2013
• Virginia City News: CMI Denied Master Plan Amendment, Zone Change By Lyon Co. Planning Commission – Dec 11, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Comstock hearing draws crowd, Denial recommendation now goes to Bd. of Commissioners – Dec 10, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Commission to consider Comstock land-use changes – Dec 03, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal: Mining not right for today’s Silver City – Dec 03, 2013
• News & Review: “All mine” – Comstock Mining attempts to move into Silver City – Nov 21, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal : Comstock Mining granted more time to study staff report, next meeting is Dec. 12 – Nov 12, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal : Laura Tennant: County land use changes shouldn’t devalue residents’ property – Oct 29, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal : Comstock Mining land-use change requests to be considered by PlanCom in Yerington – Oct 22, 2013
• Nevada Appeal : Public comment on Lucerne plan extended – Oct 16, 2013
• Virginia City News : CMI Gets OK To Remove & Relocate Items From Historic Mine – Oct 15, 2013
• KTVN : State Probes Violation at Virginia City-Area Mine – Oct 15, 2013
• Nevada Appeal : State probes violation at Virginia City-area mine – Oct 15, 2013
• KRNV : State probes violation at Virginia City-area mine – Oct 15, 2013
• San Francisco Chronicle : State probes violation at Virginia City-area mine – Oct 15, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal : State probes violation at Storey County gold mine, Comstock Mining seeks to expand ore treatment area- Oct 12, 2013
• Nevada Appeal : Public-comment session set for Comstock Mining for NDEP water permit – Oct 12, 2013
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas : Silver City making effort to deal with mining issues – September 14, 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal : Silver City residents oppose Comstock Mining requests – Sep. 11, 2013
• Nevada Appeal : Silver City residents object to Comstock Mining proposals – September 7, 2013
• Yubanet : Silver City Town Advisory Board Rejects Comstock Mining Zoning Applications, Published on Sep 6, 2013
• KRXI FOX 11 Reno : Local and Regional News, Comstock Mining Expansion – August 30, 2013
• The Nevada Travel Network : Comstock Mining Updates – August 12, 2013
• Nevada Appeal : Comstock Residents Association contributes to Dayton project – August 19, 2013
• Carson Now : Mining on the Comstock is topic of tonight’s Capital Crossfire – July 7, 2013
• Nevada State Personnel Watch : Virginia City Comstock Residents Association protest open pit mining – July 1, 2013
• The Nevada Travel Network : Comstock Mining Updates – July 2013
• Reno Gazette Journal : Open-pit mining protesters gather in front of Nevada Museum of Art – June 28, 2013
• Nevada Appeal : Protest near Comstock Mining shareholder meeting set – June 27, 2013
• News 4 Reno KRNV : Locals protest open pit mining – June 27, 2013
• Guatemala Human Rights Updates : Press release: La Puya in Nevada – June 26, 2013 – The Comstock Residents Association, in partnership with the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, Great Basin Resource Watch, and the Guatemala Human Rights Commission, will host Alvaro Sandoval Palencia, a representative from “La Puya” Guatemala. Together they will picket the annual shareholder’s meetings of Comstock Mining Incorporated (CMI) to highlight unethical mining practices carried out by CMI and related companies.
• Newsdesk by Nancy Dallas : Disagreement among Comstock residents regarding mining operation in National Historic District – March 31, 2013
• Great Basin Resource Watch (Bristlecone Issue) : Inside this issue, Comstock Open Pit Mining – Spring 2013
• Las Vegas Guardian Express : Comstock Mining – Taking Over Virginia City Residents – February 19, 2013 – Joe McCarthy, spokesperson for the CRA adds, “We continue to be baffled that this company is not required to live up to its word.”
• Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada : Guest blog from the Comstock Resident Association – December 27, 2012
• PRLog : Preserve Nevada And Comstock Residents Association Align To Protect Virginia City National Landmark – November 21, 2012
• Devil’s Gate Advocate : “Until the Natives Are Satisfied” – September 14, 2011
• Virginia City News : Open Pit Mine Opponents Sue Comstock Mining, Storey County Over Truck Traffic – September 13, 2012
• Los Angeles Times : Comstock Lode spat pits gold mining against tourism – September 1, 2011
• Las Vegas Review Journal : Virginia City residents fear new mine will kill tourism – August 15, 2011
• KOLO TV Reno (via Associated Press) : Eras Clash on Nevada’s Comstock, Virginia City Could be Home to Mining Again – Aug 13, 2011
• Reno Gazette Journal : Comstock conflict delays mining bid – July 14, 2011
• Virginia City News : Decision on Comstock Mining’s SUP Delayed – July 13, 2011
• Silver City Resistance : Why I Oppose Open Pit Mining on The Comstock – July 10, 2011
• Our-Street : Comstock Mining Inc Responds to Delayed Permit Hearing by Downsizing Application Map – June 9, 2011
• The Wall Street Journal : In a Nevada Historic District, Tourism Prospectors Don’t Dig Plans for a Real Open Pit – June 4, 2011
• San Francisco Chronicle : Mining plans rile Virginia City area residents – May 29, 2011
• MineWeb : Local residents opposed to new gold and silver mining project in historic Comstock Lode – May 23, 2011
• Our-Street : Comstock Mining Claims Bonanza as Residents Rise Up in Opposition – May 23, 2011
• Reno Gazette Journal : Dreams of gold might be Comstock nightmare – May 21, 2011
• Virginia City News : Group Opposed to Open Pit Mining On the Comstock To Hold Open House – May 11, 2011
• Las Vegas Sun : Once the gold is gone, so is the source of revenue – April 26, 2011
• Carson Now, Letter to the editor : Open Pit Mining as a Tourist Attraction? – March 30, 2011
• Virginia City News (Guest Column): Small Community of Silver City, Nevada Faces Pit Mining Threat – March 23, 2011
• News & Review : The Comstock goes boom, Gold diggers plan to “revitalize” the Comstock, for better or worse – February 03, 2011
• Virginia City News : DIGGING WHERE THE GOLD IS: Comstock Mining Inc. Seeks to Reassure Area Residents – January 13, 2011

 

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