Today, we’d like to take a minute to thank the many companies, groups and individuals who have helped support AMRA in our never-ending fight for mining rights and public land use. As we sit here and write this extensive list, it is very humbling and we sincerely appreciate the support we have received from each […]
Here we go again folks. Up in Washington State, Patty Murray (D) and Maria Cantwell (D) have introduced a new bill to remove 340,000 acres from mineral entry. (S) 2991, works with the USFS to remove yet another giant swath of land from you, the public land owner. You must pick up the phone, call […]
We are back from our outing on the NF Yuba and heard some pretty hilarious rumors we’d like to share. We heard that AMRA is plotting some kind of takeover of PLP. Then we heard we are plotting a takeover of MMAC…then we heard Pat Keene is going bankrupt and colluded with AMRA to […]
For those who hear us speak at public venue’s, we frequently talk about all the calls we get from Montana. Without doubt, we get more calls about road closures up in Montana than any other state. Here is why, they are closing 1/3 of the roads in Montana. 1/3, yes you read that correctly and […]
We read a lot of articles about government corruption and the lengths these ideologue’s will go to to further their environmental agenda, but this one takes the cake. The inorganic section of the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Energy Geochemistry Laboratory in Lakewood, Colo. manipulated data on a variety of topics – including many related to […]
The long awaited news report was finally aired on KCRA 3 out of Sacramento on the incident where a USFS Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) pulled, and pointed a Taser at an AMRA member while he was panning for gold. http://www.kcra.com/news/why-9-ca-sheriffs-are-at-odds-with-federal-agents/41724438 KCRA REPORT
Most of you know we are pretty close with WMA, Western Mining Alliance and plan some legal actions very soon. This article, written by WMA is perhaps the best explanation of the dredge ban-scheme concocted in California. We urge you to read this, and also to subscribe to their newsletter. The article here is from […]
We are just a little over 1 week away from the Miner’s Swap Meet on the Yuba River!!! If you have old equipment, or equipment you want to trade or sell, this event is the one. This will be a full weekend of mining (we have claims for everyone to mine on for free), lectures […]
While we are not surprised at this listing at all, they state in the article that the mining districts themselves (and those who are members of it) could be liable for environmental issues. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/07/colorado-gold-mine-is-one-of-the-epas-new-superfund-pollution-sites/?utm_term=.fd38ed62191f