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NEWS ABOUT: gold rush

gold rush stories: 2 news summaries

 Salmon Protections 
 Strike Calif.'s New '49ers 

Gold prospectors banned from using 21st-century dredgers

Nov 3, 09 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Prospectors seeking to join California's new gold rush are facing an upstream battle amid moves to protect the state's salmon stocks. Suction dredge mining, which uses gas-powered machines to scrape gold from river beds, has been banned while its environmental impact is reviewed, a process expected to take until 2011.... More »

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California • salmon • gold mine • gold rush • prospector

 Eureka! New Gold Rush Is On 

Tens of thousands scour the West as prices boom

Apr 5, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new generation of prospectors is partying like it’s 1849: Record prices and a simple desire for outdoor fun are drawing thousands westward in a new gold rush, the New York Times reports. “Anywhere gold has been found in the past, that’s where they’re going again,... More »

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gold • gold prices • gold rush • prospector

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