Month: June 2016

AMRA Outing in 3 days!

We loaded up the AMRA trailer tonight with more prizes than we have ever taken to an outing period. We are giving away a GOLD CLAIM Saturday and Sunday! This is going to be really cool the way we are giving these away. Jere and I built tonight a “duck chucker”. Now, before all the […]

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What happened to the United States Forest Service?

What has happened to the United States Forest Service? By: Mr. Shannon Poe President, AMRA, American Mining Rights Association I remember growing up watching TV and the commercials showing a happy Smokey the Bear reminding me that only I cannot prevent forest fires.  He was there to help remind us it is our lands and […]

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AMRA Outing July 4th weekend!!!

3 day July 4th weekend outing reminder. Saturday, July 2 – Monday, July 4. All are welcome. Raffles will be held on Saturday and Sunday only. Who’s hungry? AMRA will be serving a free spaghetti dinner with garlic bread and soda’s on Saturday night. The outing is open to the public at no charge. Come […]

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Update on the AMRA Truck Wrap

As most of you know, we are getting the very well known blue and white FJ Cruiser (and AMRA trailer) wrapped with a new look. We wanted to give you a few pictures to bring you up to speed on the progress. It will be completely unveiled at the GPAA Gold Show this weekend in […]

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What the heck is this new division of BLM?

There are times when we shake our head in disbelief and ask ourselves what the hell is this?   This is one of those times.   Who authorized this new agency, who is paying for them, who has oversight, what is their role going to be and who do they answer to?   Every single […]

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NEW VIDEO!

For several years, while dredging in the South Motherlode and running our concentrates through a spiral wheel, we found that we didn’t set it up properly, and therefore we were dumping much of our gold onto my wife’s rose bushes. Well, a few weeks ago, we decided to dig up those roses………check out what we […]

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Utah Sheriff stands up to USFS

https://news.wbhm.org/npr_story_post/2016/utah-sheriffs-threaten-to-arrest-rangers-if-they-try-to-close-public-lands/ For the article, click HERE

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Update on Brandon Rinehart’s CA Supreme Court Case

Well, we just got done listening to the entire case for Brandon Rinehart at the CA Supreme Court. Our take: Mr. Melnick, the State’s attorney initially sounded nervous and unprepared. He argued Brandon could still mine using other methods, but argued that suction dredging is harmful, even though no evidence was presented. The Justices questioned […]

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