We need your help to protect Spearfish Canyon! Another destructive mining project is threatening our sacred Hesápa.
Solitario Resources—the same company behind the Golden Crest project—is back, this time with the Ponderosa gold drilling project, just south of Spearfish. This new proposal is even bigger: 43 drill pads, over 400 drill holes, each over 3,000 feet deep – and just a mile from sacred ceremonial grounds on Tribally held land.
The risks? Toxic mud pits. Permanent watershed pollution. 24/7 noise and dust. The destruction of outdoor recreation, tourism, and sacred spaces – all for an industry that makes up just 1% of South Dakota’s economy.
But we’ve been victorious before. And we can do it again. ✊🏽
The public comment period is open until July 21st at 11:59 PM MST. Support the people of Spearfish. Submit your comment online, by mail, or by scanning the QR code.
➡️ Submit a comment opposing the Ponderosa Project here: https://ndnco.cc/canyon
➡️ Donate to our For The People Campaign to allow us to continue doing this critical work: http://ndnco.cc/ftpcdonate
Protect the Hesapa. Protect our future.
StopPonderosaProject #ProtectSpearfishCreek #NoSolitarioMining
