Environment Articles

Effects of Suction Dredging on Streams: a Review and an Evaluation Strategy
http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/harvey/HarveyLisle.pdf

http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/general/publications/docs/mercurystaffreport2005.pdf

On Suction Dredge Mining by James Foley, Klamath River
Guest Opinion, Pioneer Press, Fort Jones, CA, January 14, 2009
http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org/miners/letters/onsuctionFoley011409.htm      

Joseph C. Greene, Research Biologist, U.S. EPA (Retired) - Letter to California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
http://www.icmj.com/UserFiles/file/recent-news/Joseph-Greene-suction-gold-dredge-study.doc       

Socioeconomic Impacts of Recreational Mining, excerpted from the Final Environmental Impact Report on the Adoption of Regulations for Suction Dredge Mining of April 1994 prepared by the State of California Department of Fish & Game.
http://www.recminer.com/economics/socioeconomic_impacts_of_recreational_mining.htm

http://www.akmining.com/mine/study.htm    

http://afs.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1577%2F1548-8659(1986)6%3C401%3AEOSGDO%3E2.0.CO%3B2

http://afs.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-pdf&doi=10.1577%2F1548-8675(1992)012%3C0244%3AEOSDGM%3E2.3.CO%3B2

http://afs.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1577%2F1548-8659(1985)5%3C480:EDIOAS%3E2.0.CO%3B2       

http://ca.water.usgs.gov/projects /CA07R.html

http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/cwa401/docs/suctiondredge/comments/tom_chambers.pdf     

The Official Minerals Policy of the United States of America

United States Code
TITLE 30
MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 2 - MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL

Sec. 21a. National mining and minerals policy; ''minerals'' defined; execution of policy under other authorized programs

The Congress declares that it is the continuing policy of the Federal Government in the national interest to foster and encourage private enterprise in (1) the development of economically sound and stable domestic mining, minerals, metal and mineral reclamation industries, (2) the orderly and economic development of domestic mineral resources, reserves, and reclamation of metals and minerals to help assure satisfaction of industrial, security and environmental needs, (3) mining, mineral, and metallurgical research, including the use and recycling of scrap to promote the wise and efficient use of our natural and reclaimable mineral resources, and (4) the study and development of methods for the disposal, control, and reclamation of mineral waste products, and the reclamation of mined land, so as to lessen any adverse impact of mineral extraction and processing upon the physical environment that may result from mining or mineral activities. For the purpose of this section ''minerals'' shall include all minerals and mineral fuels including oil, gas, coal, oil shale and uranium. It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this policy when exercising his authority under such programs as may be authorized by law other than this section.