CDFW reminds the public that the use or possession of suction dredge equipment in rivers, streams or lakes without a valid ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) in a November 20th Opinion addressed an issue involving the applicability of the Section 402 Clean Water Act National ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) continues to issue citations to individuals for violations related to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gold miner Shannon Poe’s suction dredge mining operation on the South Fork of the Clearwater in Idaho was found to be in violation ...

CHULA VISTACHULA VISTA — The board of the Sweetwater Authority is interested in sand mining and material dredging opportunities in and around the South Bay water agency’s two reservoirs. The agency, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Gov. Jerry Brown late Wednesday continued the current moratorium on the controversial gold-mining technique known as “suction dredge mining” until the state develops ...

A bill that aims to improve water quality and protections for endangered salmon by restricting suction dredge mining met with the Senate’s approval Thursday. The bill, HB 1261, would prohibit suction ...

A group, the Bonny Improvement Association (BIA) has threatened to drag an indigenous firm, Chairborne Global Services Limited, to the court if it goes ahead with the proposed sand-mining and dredging ...

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 ...

Every summer, Mike Leslie and his wife load up their camping gear and gold mining equipment and head to the Middle Fork of the Yuba River for the weekend. Leslie is among dozens of locals and folks ...