The California Supreme Court says a ban on the use of suction dredges to extract gold from rivers is legal and not overridden by a 19th century federal law that allows mining on federal land FILE - In ...

A coalition of commercial fishing groups, environmentalists and the Karuk Indian tribe are suing the state in an effort to prevent it from enacting new regulations on using suction dredging to mine ...

There’s gold in them there rivers and streams of Oregon, but there are salmon, too – and state officials are on the side of the fish, not the prospectors. At issue is a technique known as “suction ...

Southern Oregon mining associations say they intend to file litigation against a new law limiting the activities and number of suction dredge gold miners operating in the state. 16 Aug 2013 08:56 ...

Southern Oregon mining associations say they intend to file litigation against a new law limiting the activities and number of suction dredge gold miners operating in the state. Oregon Gov. John ...

Even though the Gold Rush is long gone, the fight over the valuable mineral rages on in California. For over a decade, gold miners have been battling with the state government and conservationists in ...

A diver-operated, water-lift suction dredge allows an investigator to collect underwater samples directly, maintain uniform sample size in soft sediments and overcome problems of shoveling or scooping ...

Dec. 6—A California man who was ordered to pay $150,000 for violating the Clean Water Act while operating a suction dredge mine on the South Fork of the Clearwater River is appealing the fine. Last ...

California’s ban on the use of suction dredges to extract gold from rivers is legal and not overridden by a 19th century federal law that allows mining on federal land, the California Supreme Court ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has cited five individuals in Siskiyou County for illegal suction dredge mining in state waterways. Suction dredgers operate by creating a vacuum ...