OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) - The Karuk Tribe and nine environmental groups claim in court that the California Department of Fish and Game approved suction dredge mining in state rivers, again, without ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new method of dredging is being trialled in two harbours with the aim of reducing costs and the environmental impact.

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 ...

FISHERIES – Angling groups asked Washington lawmakers to enact restrictions on suction dredge mining in state waters during a legislative hearing in Olympia last week. Prospectors using suction ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Suction dredge mining could be permanently banned from Western Oregon’s wild salmon habitat under a bill that has passed the Oregon House. The bill creating stream protection passed ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. judge in Idaho has rejected a California man’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by an environmental group alleging he did suction dredging for gold in Idaho ...

IN a rush of crystal-clear water tumbling across boulders and logs before spilling into quiet pebble-bedded pools, Peshastin Creek is a classic North Cascades waterway that has long been home to ...

Damen Shipyards Group has announced the successful delivery of four advanced dredging component packages for Trailing Suction ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a new permit and rules for recreational miners who use small-scale suction dredging equipment to explore for gold in rivers and creeks across Idaho, the ...