Emergency action needed: We just learned that the public comment period for SB 637 ends tomorrow. The entire Resource Committee needs to hear from you. People, this is urgent and crucial we call them and tell them not to pass this bill. If would effectively end suction dredging in CA, and we all know, it […]
Oregon is trying to pass SB870, a defacto ban on mining. This ridiculous bill is full of non-truths, lacks science and facts and will destroy mining in Oregon. We urge you to either attend this public comment Monday, write a letter or make a phone call to your Senator. Please, do not just sit […]
A thank you from the miners in Churchill County “Thanks for all the support, all the people voicing their concerns is working. However we need your help with getting the word out one more time for an all-out act of resistance initiative. Sorry for the short notice, but we believe BLM is leveraging pressure to […]
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT AMRA: After careful consideration, AMRA has decided to sell all of our claims holdings and donate that money our new environmental non-profit business intent on closing all public lands to protect the beautiful and little seen 3 breasted salamander known to roam all of the 19 states in which Federal Mining Claims […]
Update on USFS: This past weekend, two of our AMRA members were on their own claim and were approached by one of the USFS LEO’s (Law Enforcement Officer) in Stanislaus NF. It was LEO Rosas whom we’ve identified and named as one of the agency’s LEO’s who has in the past, disregarded the civil rights […]
AMRA update: We will be having a conference call tomorrow night with the USFS LEO Commander over the egregious actions by her LEO’s in Stanislaus NF. The clock is ticking and they do know our patience is running out on addressing these people. Just last week we learned of another incident similar to the one’s […]
We hope you enjoy our newest video release, “A new prospect”. Shot in the south mother lode of CA with our good friend and President of UPI, Don Siegel. For the video click
DFG tells AMRA member it can’t run a sluice box on its claim: Yesterday we were contacted by one of our members who went to prospect our two claims out of Quincy CA. He was cleaning out a crack in the bedrock near the creek when a DFG (Dept. of Fish and Game) officer approached […]
Update on what your AMRA is working on: USFS: Most of you are aware of the USFS Taser incident and our letter we wrote last week on behalf of our members and others in the public land use community concerning illegal searches. We gave the LEO (Law Enforcement Officer) Commander 7 days to respond to […]