A long-simmering conflict over individual versus public rights has converged on the banks of the rivers of southwest Oregon, stirring resentment between gold miners and environmentalists. In question ...

A miner who admitted to using equipment to suck up gold from the bed of a 62-mile-long river in north-central Idaho has been fined $150,000 by a federal judge for failing to receive the proper permits ...

Despite spending millions of dollars each year on restoring and improving habitat for salmon and other endangered fish species, Washington state allows recreational miners to vacuum up water and ...

The Sierra Fund is happy that the issue of mercury left from historic gold mining in California is finally getting the attention and generating the vigorous debate it deserves. It is important that ...

A new method of dredging is being trialled in two harbours with the aim of reducing costs and the environmental impact. Dorset Council is testing the Water Injection Dredging (WID) system at Lyme ...