After the breakdown of mediation talks with Newmont on January 20, the residents and their lawyer decided to stop negotiating behind closed doors and take their case to the public.
1月20日のニューモントとの調停交渉の決裂後、住民とその弁護士は水面下での交渉を停止し、世間に彼らの問題について訴えることを決めた。