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Initial results of mercury fugitive emissions research released

November 23, 2009
By Bob Conrad

CARSON CITY – Following an extensive, two-year research project funded by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) and Nevada mining companies, Dr. Chris Eckley, a post-doctoral researcher with Dr. Mae Gustin at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), presented last week a preview of their research results that quantified mercury emissions to the...
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Jerritt Canyon Mine to be allowed to restart after court filing

October 14, 2009
By Bob Conrad

NDEP NEWS RELEASE: CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) announced yesterday the completion of an agreement with Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.’s Queenstake Resources USA Ltd. (Queenstake) that addresses environmental compliance at the Jerritt Canyon Mine. The consent decree, signed by the NDEP and Yukon-Nevada Gold, was submitted to the Elko County...
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$1M available for nonpoint source water pollution prevention projects

September 2, 2009
By Bob Conrad

NDEP news release CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has more than $1 million in federal funding available to provide grant assistance for projects that prevent or control nonpoint source water pollution, the leading cause of water quality impairment in Nevada. Nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution occurs when rain, snowmelt...
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Lt. Dangle’s Reno Rap