Most placer mining operations in Alaska are small, but combined they bring in more than $100 million a year. That’s according to a new study from the Alaska Miners Association looking at the economic ...

Plans are being made to expand production further in future and to add additional placer mining operations to provide additional cash flow to the Company Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - August 20 ...

Green River Gold Corp. ("the Company") will mine gold on one of its fully permitted claims on the Swift River beginning in May. The Company has access to a fully equipped shop, all necessary equipment ...

The running water in a river can cause deposits of gold to form: in the riverbed, on the neighboring inundation plains or the banks of the river. These are known as gold placer deposits, and they have ...

The Klondike Placer Miners' Association says it's pausing all engagement and high-level discussions with the Yukon government until the government comes up with a solution to expedite licence renewals ...

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Using excavators in or near streambeds to dig up gravel and sand in the hunt for gold can be devastating for fish and fish habitat, says the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council, which is ...

Using excavators in or near streambeds to dig up gravel and sand in the hunt for gold can be devastating for fish and fish habitat, says the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council, which is ...

The North Fork Clearwater River, Idaho, where the Forest Service is fighting mining under a law that allows it to prioritize other uses. Credit: Linda Lantzy/Idahoscenics.com On a clear day last ...