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I used to assume that California is generally anti-mining, but I can't explain that an open-pit gold mine was established in Napa County in the 1980s, well into

I used to assume that California is generally anti-mining, but I can't explain that an open-pit gold mine was established in Napa County in the 1980s, well into the CEQA era. Maybe it's not so anti in practice. https://www.google.com/maps/place/McLaughlin+Mine/@38.8379553,-122.3649774,3597m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x808462a5738e9657:0x8cfe8ef20040ef5f!8m2!3d38.8379558!4d-122.3649774!16s%2Fg%2F1z264ln_b?hl=en&entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/place/McLaughlin+Mine/@38.837955...

thebradbain 3y ago
The cynic in me, just based on how many active drilling sites exist in the middle of Los Angeles (particularly the county but also the actual city), says that getting CEQA approval for a mine/dig/drill site is… probably easier than building anything more than a 10plex in California
- zbrozek 3y ago
  It's plenty hard to build a SFH in California. Getting a 10-plex permitted is like getting an Olympic medal.
  - jeffbee 3y ago
    Yeah I would have thrown a party if my duplex proposal in Berkeley had been approved.