Legislation & Regulation
California Suction Dredging Update
July 2012 by Scott Harn
Another California Assembly member, Jared Huffman, is attempting to ban dredging in the state on a more permanent basis.State Lends Help to County in Nevada Road Fight
Nevada’s attorney general for the first time is joining a rural county in a 15-year-old legal battle...
Uphill Battle Continues for California Dredgers
There are currently three controlling agencies or entities over suction dredging in California—and you can make that four if the state legislature decides to further muddy the waters with additional legislation to block suction gold dredging in the state.
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Suction Gold Dredge Miners Win On Federal Preemption
Judge Ochoa went so far as to call the California permit scheme “unenforceable.”
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• Our Federal Landlord
• One down, two to go
• Challenging timing windows in Washington State
• More roadblocks to mining
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• Hearing date moved up for preliminary injunction for California suction dredging
• Anti-mining bills in Oregon lead to recall effort
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