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PLP Files Lawsuit to Lift Ban on Suction Dredging
October 2009 by Scott Harn
“The goal is to get the rights of suction gold dredgers restored prior to the next dredging season,” stated PLP president Jerry Hobbs.Additional articles that might interest you...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
July 2005
• Pombo to introduce ESA reform bill
• Utah addresses roadless areas
• Appeal by active duty soldier
• Pombo to introduce ESA reform bill
• Utah addresses roadless areas
• Appeal by active duty soldier
Placer Gold in Washington
February 2001
The state of Washington is not especially known for placer gold, yet significant amounts have been recovered in a few districts. These deposits are usually downstream from lode mining areas, some of which are in British Columbia.

Nevada Claim Holders Form Coalition
October 2010
Unlike producing mines, exploration companies and claim holders owning non-producing claims are not reaping a windfall of increased profits from the recent high prices for precious metals and other raw materials.
Unlike producing mines, exploration companies and claim holders owning non-producing claims are not reaping a windfall of increased profits from the recent high prices for precious metals and other raw materials.
Melman on Gold & Silver
May 2009
...while the conference and some economic data were working to restore optimism, the world continued to receive a flood of negative economic news, some of it with ominous implications...
...while the conference and some economic data were working to restore optimism, the world continued to receive a flood of negative economic news, some of it with ominous implications...
Placer Mining in Canada's Yukon Territory
February 2010
Frank Taylor’s family has been mining in the same area of the Yukon Territory since 1935. He’s been working his current placer operation on Duncan Creek near Mayo since 1975.

Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Those Blasted Boulders!
October 2020
The sound got quiet when the fuse burned down into the clay. I waited, and waited…
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