Tagged: Dredging

Dredge Mining
6:33 am
Thu April 18, 2013

Controversial Dredge Mining Ban Advances in Oregon Senate

Credit Amelia Templeton / EarthFix
A couple uses a dredge mine to search for gold on the Illinois River in Southern Oregon.

A bill that restricts motorized mining in salmon and trout streams advanced in the Oregon Senate Wednesday evening. Amelia Templeton from our EarthFix team reports.

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Snake River Dredging
6:48 am
Mon April 8, 2013

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Prepares Snake River Dredging Plans

Credit Aaron Kunz / EarthFix
Barges take goods from Idaho's Port of Lewiston to the Pacific Ocean. Sediment is building up behind the lower Snake River's Lower Granite Dam, making travel more difficult.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers wants to dredge a deeper channel for barges in the waters behind southeastern Washington’s Lower Granite Dam. Idaho’s Port of Lewiston says the work is important to keep the local economy moving. But as EarthFix reporter Aaron Kunz explains, some environmental groups opposed to the plan.

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Gold Dredging
6:08 am
Thu September 20, 2012

Mining Gold In The Northwest Causes Conflict

Credit Photo by Aaron Kunz / EarthFix
A floating suction dredge. The rocks and left over dirt are sent out the back end.

A recreational gold miner in Idaho now has the exclusive right to mine for gold on a stretch of the Salmon River. But the lease process approved by the Idaho Land Board this week raised some questions about the process he will use to get the gold. Aaron Kunz with EarthFix explains.

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