Recently, we have had some man named “Jim” claim our claim with PLP is his and telling our members they cannot mine there. We wanted to explain what we are doing about it and what to do if you are confronted with this. First of all, our claim is valid with BLM, all taxes are […]
AMRA Outing September 6th and 7th: Our outing for metal detecting, mining and prospecting will be held at our claims on Moore Creek. Excellent camping (no water due to the drought, so bring your own for camping) with lots of areas for RV’s. The road is very good, and maintained year round. We will be […]
Know your rights: We were contacted by one of our members who was at our claim on the Yuba and told by somebody that “they” owned the claim and not AMRA. This probably explains why our sign was just recently torn down. We will be going to… this claim shortly to address the claim sign […]
Mining Rights: We are asked frequently, and are contacted several times weekly now with questions on mining claims owners rights to access their claims and this is happening all across the United States. These inquiries are nearly always a result of the USFS putting up a gate, or denying them access to their claims for […]
Please join us at the Sonora Gold Show this weekend. Here is a link to the show: Sonora Gold Show
What are we at AMRA working on? Here is an update on some of the issues we are tackling right now. As most of you know, we just got back two weeks ago from dredging in opposition to the EPA’s over-intrusive and ridiculous regulation stating suction dredgers need to purchase a “pollutant discharge permit” even […]
Enjoy this video of AMRA dredging the Clearwater in opposition to the EPA demanding dredgers purchase a “pollutant discharge permit” even though the State of Idaho issue’s permits. The video has been added to our “videos” tab on this site as well. For the video click here: AMRA video on the Clearwater
By Mr. Shannon Poe President AMRA American Mining Rights Association What do you do when a regulatory agency goes rogue? What do you do when they ignore the Supreme Court? What do you do when they act as Congress and create their own laws? Scott detailed in last month’s issue of ICMJ the […]
We have just added the 7 claims we acquired from Sierra Prospectors onto our site, they can be viewed on the “claims” tab. We are excited about these claims as we are extremely familiar with them and the areas in which they are located. Enjoy these………. Let us know if you have any questions.
El Portal fire update: We were saddened to learn there was another fire burning in our backyard while we were in Idaho. The El Portal fire has burned 3545 acres and is 35% contained. It is located near our claims Chupacabra 5 and Chupaca…bra 2. If the fire turns west and slightly north, it may […]