Year: 2013

Fish and Game and the method to take private property

    This is scary.  Our Constitution provides for the protection of private property, but as we know, there are entities out there which do not respect our Constitution, nor do they want us to have our own private property.  This is something every land owner in California should be aware of and knowledgeable on. […]

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Oregon’s Chetco River and the false narrative

We stumbled upon this article about the Chetco this morning and while it is a pretty standard article about how they are enacting a 5 year ban on dredging in the Chetco, what drew our attention to it is the comments at the bottom.  False narratives posted by enviro’s for the purpose of pushing their […]

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If you want the FACTS on if small scale dredging harms the environment, READ THIS

This is probably the best scientific finding we have found on the impacts of suction dredging.  The claims environmentalists have that suction dredging stirs up mercury, that they use harmful chemicals, that they destroy salmon habitat and the litany of other false claims are completely dispelled in this article. When debating the non-harmful effects of […]

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More false claims to give dredging a bad name in CA

This article is from “Dredging Today” and their website.  The article is obviously written by the likes of the Center for Biological Diversity, a radical Left wing group which abhors any people using public lands for anything other than picture taking from a pavement road.  That they claim dredging stirs up mercury and pollutes the […]

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False claims give mining a bad name in Oregon

This article is from the Mail Tribune, in Southern Oregon.  See our comments at the end of the article. Reasonable rules protect rivers A bill to limit suction dredging permits  is less restrictive than it could have been 1 of 3 clicks used this month LOGIN | REGISTER | SUBSCRIBE   July 18, 2013 Gold dredging enthusiasts have little […]

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Carry this in your wallet, RIGHT TO ACCESS CLAIMS USFS

This is taken directly from the Forest Service Directives and should be carried by all miners at all times.   While “undue burden” seems to be widely debated by the Forestry Department, we believe it is common sense.  If I have a claim, or plan to prospect an area for a potential claim, I have […]

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Highbanking in California with water pumps

  We’ve had a lot of questions about whether or not one can run a high banker (with water pump) in the state of California.  We are working extensively behind the scenes to format a challenge to what we believe is utterly unconstitutional with the water board requiring a $1100 permit to operate a water […]

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Obama designates 303,000 acres for solar and off limits to mining claims

We have been following the moves by this Administration and his close ties to solar development.  This is the latest in how they will deny mining claims from being filed.   Government A New Era for Public Lands: Feds Halt Mining Claims in Solar Areas by Chris Clarke on July 8, 2013 5:20 PM No […]

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Yellow legged frog making remarkable recovery

Once again, science is not being used by the opposition to mining and public land access. Our opposition will use any means necessary to achieve their agenda and science be damned. By Louis Sahagun June 17, 2013, 5:39 p.m. Southern California’s mountain yellow-legged frog has made a remarkable leap toward recovery for an endangered species, […]

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Idaho standing up against the EPA

Quote Reply Topic: OCCUPY OUR WATERS IDAHO IS TAKING A STAND! Posted: Today at 1:32pm COME ONE! COME ALL! DREDGERS OR NOT ALL ARE WELCOME. BUT… WE NEED DREDGES/DREDGERS TO SET THEIR EQUIPMENT IN THE WATER. PLEASE READ AND GIVE MR. CHMELIK A CALL OR AN EMAIL. IT’S OUR TIME TO TAKE OUR WATERS BACK!!! […]

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