Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in ...

In a blow to illegal gold miners along South America's Madeira River, law enforcement personnel have disabled 277 dredges ...

The Link Between Dredging and Industrial Expansion Understanding Dredging Equipment: Types and Technologies Key Applications ...

The California Supreme Court says a ban on the use of suction dredges to extract gold from rivers is legal and not overridden by a 19th century federal law that allows mining on federal land FILE - In ...

(AP) – An Indian tribe, conservation groups and salmon fishermen filed a lawsuit challenging the return of suction dredges to mine for gold in California rivers. The lawsuit was filed late Monday in ...

Interpol and partners have launched a global law enforcement effort to fight illegal deforestation in tropical areas.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has cited five individuals in Siskiyou County for illegal suction dredge mining in state waterways. Suction dredgers operate by creating a vacuum ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) in a November 20th Opinion addressed an issue involving the applicability of the Section 402 Clean Water Act National ...

A pond among the dredge tailing piles in Sumpter Valley on Sept. 8, 2025. Baker County officials want to build trails and add other amenities to the 972 acres the county owns in the tailings about 26 ...

Gov. Kitzhaber signed a bill that limits the number of small gold-mining dredges in Oregon’s rivers. According to the group Rogue Riverkeeper, the number of permits issued in Oregon jumped from 414 in ...

SUMPTER, Ore. — The beauty of traveling Oregon’s back roads and byways is the unexpected treasure that you may find along the way – not just the scenery, but interesting lessons about Oregon’s past.