Dreams Of Gold Man’s desire for gold has always been legendary, since the time of our ancestors to modern day. In 1849, over 300,000 people traveled to California in search of gold. Days, months, and even years were spent hunting treasure. Many of these people found nothing; others found riches beyond their wildest dreams. There […]
Gold – A Simple Metal Gold is a simple metal that’s anything but simple. Gold, held deep inside the earth over the centuries, has the ability to draw out the latent desire of mankind. Prospectors dig through dirt and stone to track down this elusive mistress. Others simply buy gold for the ones they love […]
Water Board study is good news for the Sierras levels of mercury in rivers “The most comprehensive study yet of California sport fish indicates they are safe to eat throughout the Sierras.” This information reverses years of environmental group claims we need to spend millions to clean up the rivers. In many of the measurements […]
Judge nixes North Fork plan Ruling means no dredge mining allowed in Clearwater River tributary Previous Next Judge nixes North Fork plan Kathy Rodriguez Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:00 am | Updated: 12:09 am, Tue Jun 18, 2013. Judge nixes North Fork plan By ERIC BARKER of the Tribune […]
Sheriff John D’Agostini is taking the unusual step of pulling the police powers from the federal agency because he says he has received “numerous complaints.” “I take the service that we provide to the citizens of El Dorado County and the visitors to El Dorado County very seriously, and the style and manner of service […]
It is important we all know who opposes mining of any kind. Most, like this particular article from “The Sierra Fund” does not base any of their writings on facts, but rather their opinion. The fact that they are working with, and have the ear of our lawmakers and Government agencies is no secret. We must become […]
Western Mining Alliance, (one of the good guys) drafted this letter in response to DFG ignoring their requests to be a part of talks on new regulations. We are witnessing the complete disregard for the rule of law by DFG and their agenda to deny us any input, or access to our public lands, claims […]
We have had many discussions lately about hearings and meetings. Most Government entities are required to offer public input so we thank Kirk MacKenzie for his explanation on the difference between the two, and goes into detail on what each one means to you, the person all these seemingly endless regulations affect. Hearing vs. Meeting […]
MONSANTO’S ROUNDUP PESTICIDE ‘CAN KILL FROGS WITHIN AN HOUR’. May24 JAM, 2013 / FAB / MONSANTO – FROGS MONSANTO’S ROUNDUP PESTICIDE ‘CAN KILL FROGS WITHIN AN HOUR’. New research suggests the chemicals are playing a significant and previously unknown role in the global decline of amphibians Damian Carrington The Guardian, Thursday 24 January 2013 Widely used […]
Yellow-legged frog fantasy By Mountain Democrat From page A4 | 51 Comments Under threat of a lawsuit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reached an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity April 24 to propose the Sierra yellow-legged and Yosemite toad for Endangered Species Act listing. Also proposed is protecting more than 2 million […]