Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, floating hundreds of miles as state and federal authorities ...

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 ...

AN interesting account is given in the G.E.C. Journal of February of the electrical equipment for the Bremang Gold Dredging Co., Ltd. This company dredges for alluvial gold on the Ankobra River, one ...

AUTAZES, Brazil (Reuters) - Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, floating hundreds of miles as ...

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 ...

Back in April, HCN managing editor Jodi Peterson wrote about efforts by the State of California to come up with regulations governing suction dredge mining. The regulation rewrite is required by court ...

Restoration work after ex-tropical cyclone Alfred in March was expected to be completed by mid-May but Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate revealed on Thursday dredging would need to continue for at least ...

(CN) — In a win for protectors of California's natural resources, the state high court ruled Monday that federal laws do not pre-empt a temporary ban on a controversial method of gold mining. The ...

With another busy gold-dredging season underway in Nome, the U.S. Coast Guard just wound up an enforcement campaign to check gold seekers' vessels for safety. The 10-day operation resulted in onboard ...

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Reviewing old newspaper clippings, I spotted stories about Dayton, and the gold-mining dredging operation that eventually left an unsightly, humongous pit west of town. And, worse yet, the project ...