Over the Divide

January 2014 by Scott Harn

Dairy Farmer Hits Pay Dirt

April 2000
Gary Tainter sold his herd of dairy cows two years ago to dig for gold, and so far his venture is paying off.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2007
• California suction dredging
• HR 2262

Ask the Experts

February 2015
• Is this old mining story too good to be true?

Legislative and Regulatory Update

October 2015
• Anti-dredging bill SB 637 passes

Picks & Pans: Winter Prospecting and "Forty Mile" Miller

January 2004
It was in the mid-70s. I had just finished setting my traps out along the river when it dawned on me where “Forty Mile” Miller’s old hardrock outcrop was. Here I was, standing on snowshoes, floundering in three feet of snow, bracing myself so I wouldn’t...

Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2008
• Latest assault on dredging in California
• Travel Management Plans

BC Premier Heralds "Golden Decade" in Forestry and Mining

February 2005
British Columbia is poised for a “golden decade” in forestry and mining, Premier Gordon Campbell says.

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