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Golden Age of Gold Dredges

Over one hundred years ago, gold mining in California saw a radically new method tried out in the major rivers of the Central Valley. Large gold dredges floated lazily but noisily on the waters, bringing up the rich gravel from deep below. With none of today’s environmental restrictions on such methods, the landscape was reworked into a maze of patterns along the rivers.

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• Look for less federal government land acquisitions in the new budget
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• New Mexico and Montana consider legislation to encourage mining
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• Nevada Congressman named vice chairman of Resources
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• Comments needed regarding proposal to lock up huge tracts of public land in California

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Gold mining has received many black eyes from many scams, scammers and schemes throughout the years. Unscrupulous scammers have swindled naive people for millions of dollars in the past and will, no doubt, continue into the future.

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Melman on Gold & Silver


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