Will gold mining return to Oregon? What this Portland historian learned from the past

Before Oregon was known for timber, it was known for gold. That’s the underlying message of the new book “Oregon Gold: A ...
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Miner ‘excited’ to revive 4 Baker County gold mines

BAKER CITY — Mike Werner is excited about seeing what has been hidden, far beneath the ground in the mountains north of Sumpter, for a century or more. About one thing in particular — gold. Werner, a ...