BUYING A MINING CLAIM AND THE PROCESS OF QUITCLAIMS: We have fielded several calls over the years and have seen an increase lately about “quitclaims” for mining claims, BTW, it is not called a “quick claim”. We want to tell you a little story, then we’ll describe in detail what the process is. One of […]
We are only a week away from our outing down in La Panza, near Paso Robles at The Contender claim. Catered dinner for those who sign up, metal detecting hunt, great gold and thousands of dollars in prizes for our raffle. This event is open to the public, as our claim is as well and […]
We received this message yesterday from some friends and fellow miners we have in South Dakota. Read the absurdity in what the USFS is saying, and doing here folks. “Hey Shannon, wanted to give you a heads up that the us forest service in south dakota is starting to prohibit miners from working their claims. […]
So this is pretty exciting. Through a local friend, we were put in contact with Kelly Vermeer, the winner of Forged in Fire (one of our favorite shows obviously) and we are meeting next week to discuss her making a damascus style knife for us….with a screamer gold inlay for the annual AMRA dinner giveaway!. […]
We tend to be a bit critical of proper spelling and naming of mining terms, here’s the glossary of terms for lode mining (not load). https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1165780/000116578003000001/glossary.htm?fbclid=IwAR1oHxluNGVXm8W2TqEujPiLyoPyCL–k39Cdv0z9cua2Spc1jXbxAgFiIo
We are back from our vacation now and ready to get back to work on some major issues on our plate: USFS and Italian Bar disaster. We sent a certified letter along our partners, Blue Ribbon Coalition demanding answers on why the USFS doesn’t clear this designated recreation area from the trash and squatters […]