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Dredging in Australia for recreational activities IS illegal..
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<blockquote data-quote="mbasko" data-source="post: 428836" data-attributes="member: 4485"><p>Miners on leases have to have MOP's, Environmental Statements, Mining Approvals, Rehabilitation Deposits etc. etc. They are highly regulated & its expensive.</p><p>I haven't heard of any new dredging leases either but have seen a few that have either not been renewed by the operator or not renewed by the Mining Dept. Either way regulations, expense & environmental concerns would all no doubt have played a part. Just because you have a lease doesn't necessarily mean you can just legally dredge on it either.</p><p></p><p>Using the dredging of waterways is a poor argument to. It's also highly regulated, requires environmental impact statements & approvals before being carried out. </p><p></p><p>Making simple rules like staying 1m from banks simply won't work. There are rules now stating no digging in banks & DH's can't follow that now.</p><p></p><p>Rightly or wrongly recreational gold dredging is illegal & will likely remain so regardless of opinion here or elsewhere. </p><p>I agree with AF that those who continue to do it illegally have inadvertently contributed to the highbanker being scrutinised more & bundled in with it.</p><p>I don't think anyone here is being negative just realistic. PMAV & NAPFA have more pressing + current battles to worry about rather than getting dredges back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbasko, post: 428836, member: 4485"] Miners on leases have to have MOP's, Environmental Statements, Mining Approvals, Rehabilitation Deposits etc. etc. They are highly regulated & its expensive. I haven't heard of any new dredging leases either but have seen a few that have either not been renewed by the operator or not renewed by the Mining Dept. Either way regulations, expense & environmental concerns would all no doubt have played a part. Just because you have a lease doesn't necessarily mean you can just legally dredge on it either. Using the dredging of waterways is a poor argument to. It's also highly regulated, requires environmental impact statements & approvals before being carried out. Making simple rules like staying 1m from banks simply won't work. There are rules now stating no digging in banks & DH's can't follow that now. Rightly or wrongly recreational gold dredging is illegal & will likely remain so regardless of opinion here or elsewhere. I agree with AF that those who continue to do it illegally have inadvertently contributed to the highbanker being scrutinised more & bundled in with it. I don't think anyone here is being negative just realistic. PMAV & NAPFA have more pressing + current battles to worry about rather than getting dredges back. [/QUOTE]
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