Grassy Mountain Gold Mine
Sector: Chemical (Industrial) • Location: Vale, Oregon, United States
Source: NPR for Oregonians
Paramount Gold has proposed a chemical-process gold mine at Grassy Mountain south of Vale, Oregon. The mine would occupy nearly 470 acres of public land for about a decade, followed by a four-year restoration and 20 years of monitoring. It is expected to extract approximately 380,000 ounces of gold and 554,000 ounces of silver, with potential environmental impacts including groundwater depletion,
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Vale, Oregon, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- NPR for Oregonians
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Original status | planned |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Paramount Gold has proposed a chemical-process gold mine at Grassy Mountain south of Vale, Oregon. The mine would occupy nearly 470 acres of public land for about a decade, followed by a four-year restoration and 20 years of monitoring. It is expected to extract approximately 380,000 ounces of gold and 554,000 ounces of silver, with potential environmental impacts including groundwater depletion, arsenic contamination, and harm to local wildlife. |
Original sector | Mining |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Oregon |
City | Vale |
Source
Source | NPR for Oregonians |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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