The Campaign Begins When I learned last July of a proposed gold mine just south of my home in Santa Fe, I brought a group together and started a campaign. Earthworks offered support early; and recently, we published a study, Public Risk, Private Reward: an analysis of the Ortiz Gold Mine proposal. This report was

First published in Gems & Gemstones supplement of the The Jeweller January 2014 In the highly political world of diamonds, we all wish that the rigour and vigour we place on the clarity and value of the stones we sell would be applied to the credibility of how these stones get to the market. In

New study shows Ortiz mine proposal is thirsty and dirty: could consume water equal to use of 7,800 New Mexicans, contribute to climate change, and drain acid into surrounding watershed in perpetuity Introduction: Last August, I heard about a proposed gold mine just south of Santa Fe. I contacted Earthworks, gathered community members and initiated