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[rodoconnor]

At Foxnrews.com there is an article titled " Gold vs Salmon : Oregon miners blast ban on suction dredging." It is an unbiased report. It presents the miner's point quite well. It quotes Buchal ,Poe. and Scott Harn. It is nice to see a reasoned report from a news media outlet.

 

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[Jeff95531]

Gold vs. salmon: Oregon miners blast ban on suction dredging | Fox News

 

[ratled]

Thanks for posting it and adding the link

ratled

 

[DeepseekerADS]

It's their headline on the front page right now.

 

[goldenIrishman]

Well it's about time that the news did a truthful report on dredging. I mean it's only been how long now since this all started up in California? I just want to know one thing though... WHY did it have to be FOX that did the report?

 

[IdahoJake]

I saw this on Foxnews the other day. Three things:

1. FoxNews did a good job of presenting both sides: "fair and balanced"
2. The miners articulated their position quite well.
3. The Environmentalists are still great spin-masters. Lying, devious idiots.

 

[PurpleGold]

Actually suction dredging can have a major impact on the environment especially if the miner is not careful. So the environmentalists have a legitimate concern. Anything with gas powered engines or pumps should never be used by the public in water ways. Miners are not exempt. By your attitudes here I can see that you all care more about pulling gold from the earth than protecting the environment. What's more important, the wildlife or the gold in your pocket? Unlike most of the prospectors here I see it from both sides. I know that most prospectors don't give ******** about the environment. Therefore the battle is real. I wish more people on this miraculous planet fought for the environment rather than their personal greedy agendas.

 

[goldenIrishman]

Actually PG the majority of the members here on T-Net are very concerned about the environment. You can tell this by many of the thread subjects where they voice concerns about many environmental problems. While not every miner worries about running a clean and responsible operation, most of us here do our best to make sure that we fill in our holes and use proper methods to do our mining. I'm part Lakota so taking care of the lands and waters is part of my heritage. I've spent the majority of my life in the outdoors and it's not uncommon for me (as well as many others here) to haul trash out that was left by others. (fishermen, off-roaders, hunters etc)

When done CORRECTLY, suction dredging will remove the majority of dangerous materials like Mercury and Lead as well a the gold. It has also been proven to improve fish spawning habitat by loosening up compacted materials and providing areas of deeper slower moving water for them to spawn in. Mother Nature will move more materials down a stream in a single flood event than a hundred suction dredge miners could in a lifetime.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

PurpleGold we have rules here, please read our rules, especially on language...

 

[rodoconnor]

It would appear that purple did not read or comprehend the Foxnews story prior to posting

 

[spaghettigold]

Actually suction dredging can have a major impact on the environment especially if the miner is not careful. So the environmentalists have a legitimate concern. Anything with gas powered engines or pumps should never be used by the public in water ways. Miners are not exempt. By your attitudes here I can see that you all care more about pulling gold from the earth than protecting the environment. What's more important, the wildlife or the gold in your pocket? Unlike most of the prospectors here I see it from both sides. I know that most prospectors don't give ******** about the environment. Therefore the battle is real. I wish more people on this miraculous planet fought for the environment rather than their personal greedy agendas.

...jeeeze....

 

[spaghettigold]

your right purple,we should just ban everything ,beginning with your computer full of mined metals running with electricity ,maybe from a nuclear power plant on a river.. We are so greedy...we make millions...by the way,if you are concerned about motors ,why they start outlaw even unmotorized equipment gravity sluices ,here also sluice boxes by the way..and shovels,mushroom hunting...-Oh,boats have motors..-do we ban boats?
the goal is to get us all out.
Suction dredging with motors has to follow some simple rules to be safe.They don,t want rules,they want to abolish independent people living of the land.Bet the sierra fund runs unmotorized equipment...


P.s "The public" you mention ,thats we.We are all underage people that should not be allowed to do enything by our own.We must be surveilled and controlled,stripped of freedoms,individuality,independence,we shall buy in the grocery store and not grow by our self,we shall buy at the jeweller and not mine ..

over and out...i have to go to the toilet..can i go to the toilet daddy?

 

[stefen]

We should all endevor to be responsible stewards of our land and natural resources.

Enjoy it while we can.

 

[Asmbandits]

Purple you truly believe that no one should be able to run a gasoline powered equipment on waterways? What about, idk the millions of boats and their engines? It's funny how a 2 cycle powered watercraft can be driven still most anywhere but you can't move water a few feet with a dredge. One directly adds foreign pollutants directly to the water while the the other moves existing water and earth a few feet while actually removing pollutants in the process.. Its the spin doctoring and lies and deception and hidden agendas and just straight up non sense that the miners are fighting, were all on the same side id imagine when it comes to preserving the environment..

 

[triple d]

It says purplegold. Has a powered stream sluice. Must be run by foot power.

 

[ratled]

Actually suction dredging can have a major impact on the environment especially if the miner is not careful. So the environmentalists have a legitimate concern. Anything with gas powered engines or pumps should never be used by the public in water ways. Miners are not exempt. By your attitudes here I can see that you all care more about pulling gold from the earth than protecting the environment. What's more important, the wildlife or the gold in your pocket? Unlike most of the prospectors here I see it from both sides. I know that most prospectors don't give ******** about the environment. Therefore the battle is real. I wish more people on this miraculous planet fought for the environment rather than their personal greedy agendas.

is there an unlike button? I have heard comments directly contrary to this from the opposition. Never heard so much garbage from some other than a spin doctor for the opposition

ratled

 

[Oregon Viking]

It says purplegold. Has a powered stream sluice. Must be run by foot power.

 

[IdahoJake]

Actually suction dredging can have a major impact on the environment especially if the miner is not careful. So the environmentalists have a legitimate concern. Anything with gas powered engines or pumps should never be used by the public in water ways. Miners are not exempt. By your attitudes here I can see that you all care more about pulling gold from the earth than protecting the environment. What's more important, the wildlife or the gold in your pocket? Unlike most of the prospectors here I see it from both sides. I know that most prospectors don't give ******** about the environment. Therefore the battle is real. I wish more people on this miraculous planet fought for the environment rather than their personal greedy agendas.

Why stop at engines or pumps if you're truly concerned.

How bout: No boats. No roads next to waterways. No businesses next to waterways. No cities next to waterways.

Or take it even further for those you say are only concerned with pulling gold for "greedy agendas"...How bout: no metal for jewelry, cars, computers, atv's, homes, etc. All of these are made from extracted materials. You hypocrite...get rid of you sluice and metal detector. They were made from extracted metal by a bunch of greedy suckers who don't give **** about the environment. And, while your at it, keep your shovel out of the creek that you use to feed your "powered sluice".

 

[fowledup]

Purplegold- "Actually anything can have a major impact on the environment especially if the individual is not careful."

Fixed it for ya, I used common sense as my guideline, your welcome! Feel free to refer to signature line below

 

[goldog]

Wild guess here but PurpleGold what do you think about illegal growing operations' effects on the environment?