Models predict BMG's plan would require perpetual treatment to prevent pollution. Trading our beautiful Highlands for the reality of poisoned water and mountains turned inside out is not an option for Okanogan County. Open pits that turn into perpetual polluters cannot be allowed on this planet. Consider the current concern about water resources. However, we can learn from mistakes made by our neighbors.
Good science requires peer review.
The current practice of open pit cyanide leach gold mining has been a disaster. The jury is in. It is a bad idea. Let the proposal to cyanide leach Buckhorn Mountain die its natural death.