Legislation & Regulation
Oregon Miners Still Fighting
November 2016 by Tom Kitchar
On October 19, 2015, the Waldo and Galice Mining Districts (of SW Oregon), along with several Oregon mining organizations and individuals, filed a Complaint in the United States District Court in Medford…Taking on the EPA, Sasquatch, Ratchilla and Gold Dredging
...we packed up our two dredges and headed for our claim about an hour away on the South Fork of the Clearwater to dredge openly in opposition to the EPA.
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Gold and jade are actually only minor mineral resources for the Northwestern Alaska region as a whole. Modern prospecting has focused more on base metal than precious metal resources.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
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• CA suction dredging update
• Appropriations Bill addresses problems at EPA
• Bad science, worse policy
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