Gold Dredging Idaho

Gold and Platinum Nugget Strike on the Salmon River

Since Scott Langston s dredge was in good hard packed streambed material about 120 yards behind us and he was getting a pretty good showing of gold there during the 2nd day we broke out the new Griphoist pretty serious hand operated rock winch and invested several team mates there to get Scott s sample hole enlarged

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Bonneville County

The post Suction dredge gold miner working Idaho river fined $150K appeared first on East Idaho News BOISE AP — A suction dredge gold miner from California who operated in an Idaho river containing federally protected salmon and steelhead without permits required by the Clean Water Act must pay $150 000 a federal judge has ruled

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Gold Mining in Murray Idaho The Silver Valley Gold Rush

The discovery of gold at Pritchard Creek in Murray Idaho was considered the last gold rush in the lower 48 states Gold was primarily found by placer mining and many large gold nuggets were found in Murray A serious mining boom in the Silver Valley had attracted thousands of men to this area but the gold was not nearly as significant as silver

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NPDES General Permit for Small Suction Dredge Placer Miners in Idaho

EPA reissued the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDES general permit for small suction dredge miners in Idaho effective June 1 2024 Refer to the permit documents below for changes from the previous permit Contacts IDEQ 208 373 0502 main phone EPA Brian Nickel nickel brian epa gov 206 553 6251 On this page

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Gold Prospecting Idaho The Beginning Prospetor Guide

You can find gold in just about every region of Idaho This gives gold prospectors a wide variety of places to go Captain E D Pierce leading a group of 10 prospectors found gold in what is now Pierce Idaho in 1860 In 1862 George Grimes with a party of prospectors founded the Boise Basin mines

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Yankee Fork Gold Dredge Official Website

Started on the 1st of April 1940 and finished on the 24th of August 1940 The Yankee Fork Gold Dredge is one of the best preserved and presented dredges in the lower 48 states The dredge is 988 tons 112 ft long x 54 ft wide x 64 ft high and has a draft of 8 ft It has seventy one 71 8 cubic foot buckets; each one weighs a little over a ton

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Suction Dredge Gold Miner Working Idaho River Fined $150K

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE Idaho AP — A suction dredge gold miner from California who operated in an Idaho river containing federally protected salmon and steelhead without

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Central Idaho s Yankee Fork Gold Dredge Western Mining History

Located adjacent to the Idaho ghost town of Bonanza on a tributary of the Salmon River is the idle Yankee Fork Gold Dredge The dredge is described as the largest in Idaho and one of the best preserved dredges in the West The numerous interpretive signs at the dredge site relate a lot of great historical information about the Yankee Fork

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Gold Panning in Idaho Learn About the Best Spots for Prospecting

Using a suction dredge without approval is a violation of Idaho s Stream Channel Protection Act This carries a minimum fine of $150 per day Best Prospecting Tools Best Rivers for Gold Panning Idaho s rivers are among the richest in all of America but some of them contain more gold than others

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In re Idaho Gold Dredging Corp Casetext

under date of september 11 1928 the idaho gold dredging corporation hereinafter called the dredging company as the owner of and successor in interest of w h estabrook in said placer mining claims entered into an arbitration submission agreement with the lumber company reciting among other things the execution of the agreement first …

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Recreational Mining Permits Idaho Department of Water Resources

You can be fined from $150 $500 per day for violations Also it is important to understand that an IDWR permit does not allow you access to private lands or on another person s mining claim or lease Mineral removal from streams on private lands requires permission or a mineral lease from the owner

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Permission to Dredge Claims in Idaho Gold Prospectors

10 May 2024 02 09 PM For Idaho If you are in a stream / river that allows dredging need to check Idaho maps and information on web site and if your dredge is under 5 inch and meets hp requirements there is an EPA standardized permit that is good till 2024 I think you have to register for it

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1940 s to 1960 s GOLD PROSPECTING Nugget Shooter Forums

GOLD PROSPECTING ; Bucket Dredge Pics 1940 s to 1960 s Bucket Dredge Pics 1940 s to 1960 s By IDdesertman April 29 2024 in GOLD PROSPECTING Share Here s a few pictures from a dredge in Bear Valley Idaho From what I could find I believe this one operated for just a few years from 56 to 59 and the primary minerals being mined

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Suction dredge gold miner working Idaho river fined $150K

BOISE Idaho — A suction dredge gold miner from California who operated in an Idaho river containing federally protected salmon and steelhead without permits required by the Clean Water Act must

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General Permitting Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

General permits identify the applicable conditions for each category or subcategory covered by the permit Information on current IPDES General Permits is listed below Owners and Operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Aquaculture Drinking Water Treatment Facilities Ground Water Remediation Suction Dredging Pesticide Resources

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Gold miner fined $150K for working in Idaho river that contained

Shannon Poe received the fine Wednesday in an order by Chief U S Magistrate Judge Raymond E Patricco in U S District Court in Idaho Patricco ordered Poe to pay the $150 000 to the U S

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Recreational Mining Permits Forms Idaho Department of Water Resources

Joint Applications for dredging activity within the McCoy Creek drainage for the 2024 season will only be accepted by IDWR from April 1 2024 July 1 2024 Applications received after July 1 2024 will not be considered Refer to page 20 of the 2024 IDWR Recreational Mining Program Instructions for further information about McCoy Creek drainage

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Gold Prospecting & Placer Deposits Finding Gold Made Simpler

There are countless prospecting books out there They all teach the same general theories and show the same diagrams While they are not bad books in fact many are great this book is written to take a different and simpler approach A prospectors lifetime of knowledge is simplified and condensed i…

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Idaho Gold Mining Claims Gold Properties 4 Sale United States

Idaho Gold Mining Claims Gold Properties 4 Sale United States ZERO DOWN FINANCING $199/MO Rated #1 Most Trusted Mining Claim Sales In 2024 Our claims are located in Idaho County Idaho IMC Click Picture below property 1 This mining claim is called White Sand Gulch Its is a 10 acre placer with great water

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Gold Claim $3000 Huson General Items Kalispell MT Shoppok

Hello fellow prospectors I have a new claim for sale in the Nine Mile Creek Mining District This 20 acre unpatented placer claim is located in the heart of the main upper mining district which was where the beginning of the gold rush started back in 1874 This claim is on the very rich Eustache Gulch It is also located on Devils Creek which has a dredging season from September 1 th

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Proline Gold Mining and Prospecting Equipment/Gold Dredges

2 Dredge The Proline 2 dredge has seen many improvements resulting in a smaller and more portable unit with increased power and features normally found only on larger dredges It is powered by our Honda GXH50/HP100 pump package which produces well over 100 gallons per minute with twice the pressure of our previous pumps

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A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho University Press of Colorado

A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho by Clark C Spence Imprint University Press of Colorado Hardcover Price $57 00 Ebook Price $46 00 30 day ebook rental price $9 99 Buy Now Mining the American West Series Broad deep and comprehensive and not likely to be surpassed for a very long time —Jay Fell University of Colorado Denver

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Idaho Mining Claims Map Claims Active & GPAA Areas Idaho Outdoors

Active Claim Areas Stands for areas that are on existing gold claims that are actively mined The rest of the gold claims listed in Idaho are listed by county and they are all the same color Whether you need the map legend or not we thought it prudent to give you a little explanation of the map Legend on our Idaho mining claims map Zoom

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Gold dredge Wikipedia

Gold Dredge Klondike River Canada 1915 The Yankee Fork dredge near Bonanza City Idaho which operated into the 1950s A gold dredge is a placer mining machine that extracts gold from sand gravel and dirt using water and mechanical methods The original gold dredges were large multi story machines built in the first half of the 1900s

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Goldminer fined $150 000 for unauthorized dredging of Idaho river

BOISE The Spokesman Review — 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

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Gold Dredge Crooke River Elk City Orogrande Idaho Scenic Chrome

US $1 50 United States Standard Shipping eBay Standard Envelope for Trading Cards Stamps Postcards & Coins up to $20 Estimated between Sat Dec 3 and Wed Dec 7 to 98837 US $3 50 United States

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Idaho Gold Maps Gold Claims

Idaho s active gold claims represent about 5 7% of all active gold claims in the lower 48 states When first opening the Idaho gold map you see a satellite view of the state boundaries with yellow and orange clusters Those yellow lode claims and orange placer claims clusters represent very high concentrations of active gold mining claims

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Where to find Gold in Idaho Panning and Prospecting Gold Rush Nuggets

Almost any creek or river in Central Idaho probably has some gold in it A few other notable areas that have produced gold in Idaho include the mining towns of Warren which was dredge extensively along Warren Creek South of Challis is the small town of Bayhorse which was primarily a silver producer

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Idaho Mining Claims in a Gold Dredge Miners Paradise Shoppok

Idaho Mining Claims in a Gold Dredge Miners Paradise $7500 South Fork Clearwater River View larger image Ad id 2707170874383992 Views 910 Price $7 500 00 Idaho mining claim for sale We have an unpatented placer mining claim for sale on the South Fork of the Clearwater River in the heart of gold country

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Idaho Gold Mining Placer and Lode Gold Mining Claims In Idaho

With the local mining season now at an end due to weather Idaho Gold Mining will be listing many new mining claims between now and June 11/20/2024 New Available Claims SF Boise River Rocky Bar Price $2 250 $8 500 Dredging Season Indian Creek Claims Cuprum Price $2 500 $4 250 Dredging Season Granite Creek Idaho City Price $1 500 to $2 500

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