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Timeline
OHA's challenge of mine proposal
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1990 |
April |
BMG submits five page Categorical Exclusion for exploration on Buckhorn Mountain |
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1992 |
January |
BMG Submits Initial Plan of Operations for Crown Jewel Joint Venture |
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March |
Scoping begins for Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) |
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March |
Okanogan Highlands Alliance is formed |
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December |
Conservation groups form Washington Coalition for Responsible Mining |
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1993 |
January |
BMG applies for mineral patents |
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February |
Campaign begins for new mining regulations |
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March |
Full page ads in state wide newspapers begin efforts for cyanide leach moratorium |
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1994 |
March |
Legislature passes Metals Mining & Milling Act |
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November |
65 protest recorded for BMG Water Rights, including Tribes and Canadians |
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1995 |
March |
County Commissioners pressure agencies to approve mine |
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June |
Draft EIS Issued |
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September |
Tribes vote “NO” to mining on Reservation |
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1996 |
March |
BMG merges with Hemlo Gold of Canada |
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August |
US Taxpayers pay BMG $65 million not to mine New World Project near Yellowstone |
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1997 |
January |
Final EIS released |
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March |
OHA and others appeal EIS |
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May |
EIS Appeals denied, lawsuit filed in Federal District Court |
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May |
Okanogan County approves Conditional use permit, |
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June |
Water quality hearing, Oroville, WA |
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September |
Dam safety and stormwater permits approved by Ecology |
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October |
Air quality hearing in Oroville, WA |
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November |
BMG water rights approved, OHA appeals to PCHB |
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1998 |
January |
Air quality permit issued by Ecology |
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January |
BMG general manager for Crown Jewel, Brant Hinze, moves to Bolivia |
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May |
OHA sues Okanogan County over solid waste permits |
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May |
PCHB hears OHA and Tribes appeal of BMG water rights |
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September |
BMG reduces staff |
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1999 |
January |
Ecology issues addendum to EIS |
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January |
Federal judge rules against OHA and upholds EIS |
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February |
Ecology issues Water Quality Certification to BMG, OHA appeals |
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February |
Superior Court denies OHA’s challenge of County exemption from solid waste permit |
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March |
Federal agencies deny Plan of Operations and revoke Record of Decision for mine - Millsite Decision |
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May |
Gorton Rider exempts BMG from millsite provision of 1872 mining law |
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June |
Plan of operations approved by Forest Service and BLM |
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June |
BMG receives Corps 404 filing Wetlands Permit permit |
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August |
OHA and Tribes appeal Plan of Operations to IBLA |
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September |
PCHB hears OHA and Tribes appeal of BMG’s water quality certification |
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September |
IBLA denies OHA’s appeal of Plan of Operations |
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2000 |
January |
PCHB revokes BMG’s water rights and water quality certification |
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February |
BMG writes off value of Crown Jewel project |
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March |
BMG appeals PCHB decision to Superior Court, Ecology does not appeal |
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June |
BMG acquired by Newmont Mining |
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2001 |
February |
Superior Court upholds PCHB decision |
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July |
BMG abandons efforts to mine on Buckhorn |
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2002 |
March |
Crown Resources declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy |
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May |
Kinross purchases Echo Bay including the Republic mill, tailings and mines |
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July |
Newmont Mining reclaims BMG exploration damage |
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August |
Crown submits plans for an underground mine with mill and tailings in Beaver Canyon |
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2004 |
February |
Kinross announces intent to purchase Crown - Beaver Canyon mill & tailings changed to expanding Republic tailings dump |
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December |
BLM issues mineral patent to Crown, privatizing Buckhorn Mountain |
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2005 |
November |
Ecology published draft Supplemental EIS |
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December |
EPA and Washington Fish & Wildlife find DSEIS lacking |
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2006 |
September |
Ecology publishes final SEIS |
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October |
Colville Tribal Council reconfirms its vehement opposition to mine |
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2007 |
January |
USDA Forest Service approves road access on Marias Creek |
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March |
OHA appeals road access |
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August |
Ecology approves tailings expansion - OHA appeals |
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September |
Ecology issues NPDES Waste Discharge permit - OHA appeals |
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September |
Federal Judge denies OHA's motion for preliminary injunction |
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October |
Ecology issues Water Quality Certification and water rights OHA appeals |
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November |
Ecology issues final water rights |
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December |
OHA appeals, hearing process begins |
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2008 |
April |
OHA and Crown agree to a negotiated settlement |
