Year: 2015

The Law of the Forest

LAW OF THE FOREST Prospecting and Mining on the National Forests by Clay Diggins Another MinerDiggins Adventure All Rights Reserved Right to reproduce granted provided text is unmodified and attribution is included. ________________________________________ Many of you seem to have had difficulty with the Forest Service employees in relation to your right to extract valuable minerals […]

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Update on Mariposa County proposal scheme to ban mining on private property

Update on Mariposa County Supervisor concocting a scheme to essentially ban mining on private land in the County: Many of you are probably aware of a scheme by a far left Liberal Supervisor in Mariposa who is pushing a C.U.P., a conditional use permitting scheme which would require anyone who wants to mine on their […]

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Understanding our opposition

“Frustrated, fed up, sick of it, tyranny, Fascism and when is it going to stop” are just some of the language we hear from public land users and small miners when they describe what is happening with the USFS, DFG, BLM and EPA agencies. These agencies which were formed to “manage” our lands and wildlife, […]

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Video shows hypocrisy of the opposition to suction dredging

We just saw this video we believe Melissa Fernandez produced on the hypocrisy of Senator Allen on mercury collection in CA. The simple fact they are hypocrites is no surprise to us. They sincerely believe the “ends justify the means”. Meaning, do whatever it takes to stop mining entirely and promote their political buddies………the Sierra […]

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AMRA just added our newest claim on the SF Stanislaus (Tuolumne County)

AMRA members and potential AMRA members: We have just posted our newest addition to AMRA claims……………”I-Bar” on the AMRA website for members. I-Bar is just below the LDMA claim on the South Fork of the Stanislaus River about a mile or so. This is very close to where the Buzzard Massie pulled 800 ounces back […]

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Opposition to the scheme that is SB637 in CA

Once again, we are writing a letter on behalf of all AMRA members and supporters in opposition to SB637, another scheme by the Democrats to create another suction dredge “effective ban” in California.  We all need to take a few minutes and write a letter in opposition to this.  Just having AMRA write one on […]

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Mariposa County CA trying to ban mining on private land

Recently, AMRA was contacted by a Mariposa County Supervisor concerning a “CUP” a Conditional Use Permitting scheme concocted by the radical, liberal Supervisor Rosemarie Smallcombe.  The proposal is being brought forth by MERG, another radical enviro group based out of Mariposa.  Coincidentally……..listed on the Board of Directors of MERG: Rosemarie Smallcombe:  B.A., University of California, […]

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Pacific Legal Foundation files amicus brief in Rinehart case

This is a good article and one all suction dredgers should read.  The Rinehart case is going to be pivotal in the fight to retain suction dredge rights in California.   For the link, click HERE

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CA denies small miners relief against the moratorium on dredging

We wanted to share James Buchal’s letter he just went public on. Buchal is one of two attorney’s involved in the Ochoa case, the other is David Young whom PLP has had for years. Before we post the letter, we’d like to state this is a sad day and one cannot feel that “someone got […]

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