(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 ...

LYON, France, November 5, 2025 (ENS) – In a blow to criminal organizations along South America’s Madeira River, law enforcement personnel have disabled 277 dredges used in illegal gold extraction ...

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 ...

HAPPY CAMP - People who want a modern-day piece of the California Gold Rush will have to do their prospecting the old-fashioned way. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill by state Sen. Pat Wiggins, ...

The controversial dredging project in Ilocos Sur is supported by former governor Luis 'Chavit' Singson and his brother, Governor Jerry Singson. Here's what's at stake.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Brazilian police backed by Interpol have destroyed hundreds of dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River, in one of the biggest coordinated crackdowns yet on ...