“The Oregon Pioneer,” the gold-leaf covered, 23-foot tall statue atop the Capitol dome, symbolically faces West. The Oregon State Capitol, the third such building housing state government, was built ...
MALHEUR COUNTY, Ore. — A proposed underground gold and silver mine in eastern Oregon is undergoing federal environmental review, and officials are accepting public comments on a project that could ...
The Oregon Pioneer will soon undergo a partial regilding, its fifth since its installation in 1938. The 87-year-old statue also known as Gold Man weighs 17,000 pounds and stands 23 feet tall. The $250 ...
A Nevada-based company wants to build Oregon’s first chemical-process gold mine in Malheur County, about 22 miles south of Vale. The federal government is asking for input on Paramount Gold’s proposal ...