Environmental
Jan. 24, 2015
Gold miner faces uncertain prospect at state Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court has granted review in the case of a frustrated gold miner criminally charged for using a banned mining technique on national forest land.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The California Supreme Court has granted review in the case of a frustrated gold miner criminally charged for using a banned mining technique on national forest land. In 2009, the state placed a moratorium on suction dredge mining, which involves sucking up riverbed gravel, over concerns that it harms wildlife by stirring up toxins like mercury.
But the defendant, Brandon Rinehart, raised a bold defen...
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