In the last several years, at least 30 placer claims have been filed along a 30-mile stretch of the river that runs through the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. "Even if the claims could produce a profitable mine, full-scale placer mining would substantially interfere with other substantial recreational and cultural uses," Holt wrote, according to a story published Tuesday in the Lewiston Tribune (). Holt also agreed that government lawyers made the case there is not enough evidence showing the river holds enough gold deposits to warrant exploration. Department of Interior, concluded that recreation opportunities like fishing and camping and the archaeological history along the North Fork of the Clearwater River trump the miners' quest to pull gold from streambed.
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