In this episode of West of 100, High Country News contributing editor Jonathan Thompson visits a gold mine and ponders the illusory nature of gold prices, and Hadley Robinson reports from the Klamath River, once a popular destination for small-time gold prospectors that’s now at the center of the controversy over California’s ban on suction-dredge mining.

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There’s (still) gold in them thar hills

by Cally Carswell, High Country News
May 22, 2012

<h1>There’s (still) gold in them thar hills</h1> <p class="byline">by Cally Carswell, High Country News <br />May 22, 2012</p> <p>In this episode of West of 100, <i>High Country News </i>contributing editor Jonathan Thompson visits a gold mine and ponders the illusory nature of gold prices, and Hadley Robinson reports from the Klamath River, once a popular destination for small-time gold prospectors that’s now at the center of the controversy over California’s ban on suction-dredge mining.</p> <p><b>Tune in to West of 100 around the middle of each month.&nbsp;Available via our&nbsp;<a class="external-link" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/hcn/HighCountryViews">RSS feed</a>, or subscribe for free through<a class="external-link" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=395530217"> iTunes.</a></b></p> <p><i>Music in this episode: <a class="external-link" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/National_Promenade_Band/Edison_Blue_Amberol_2297/Some_smoke__">“Some Smoke,” by National Promenade Band, licensed under Creative Commons</a>.</i></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/theres-still-gold-in-them-thar-hills/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hcn.org">High Country News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.hcn.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=97840&amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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