The pictures we conjure of gold mining are usually cartoonish – old prospectors in floppy hats, panning creeks or working away with a pickaxe. Rarely do we imagine anything like the Sumpter Valley ...

Peru’s navy destroyed 19 river-dredging machines in the last two days as the government clamps down on illegal gold mining in the southern Amazon jungle, Defense Minister Jaime Thorne said today. The ...

Before the Fairbanks Exploration Company’s gold dredging operations could begin in the Fairbanks Mining District, a lot of preliminary work had to be done to get ready for the big dredges to arrive.

[TheJogdredge] has been testing out his new gold washing machines that he made at home. By running dirt laced with rocks through this trommel, gold and precious materials can be filtered out. A video ...

Suction dredging for gold is basically a recreational activity. Required equipment: gasoline-powered dredge, sluice box, wetsuit and scuba gear. With a 4-inch-diameter hose you vacuum up what’s on the ...

An unprecedented gold-dredging project near Nome is being opposed by groups that fear it is so large it would threaten subsistence hunters, salmon and other wildlife. One video claimed the operation ...

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Husband, Father, Gold Prospector and Sportsman. Gold Prospecting North Carolina! Hunting North Carolina Rock hounding Fishing North Carolina Gold panning Explore and discover your state. We find a lot ...

A long-simmering conflict over individual versus public rights has converged on the banks of the rivers of southwest Oregon, stirring resentment between gold miners and environmentalists. In question ...

Scotty Creek, a tributary to Peshastin Creek in the Wenatchee River watershed, is hanging on by a thread after one of the driest summers on record — dribbling water slips through cracks between the ...

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