Many do not know this, but recently we have received a letter from Mr. Trump, yes, a personal letter in response to our weekly letters we have sent on your behalf outlining the troubles small miners have faced in America. We are communicating with Ryan Zinke’s office (DOI), will be communicating with Scott Pruitt’s office […]
Here is the latest newsletter from our good buddies at WMA: http://www.theminingalliance.com/newsletters/2017/September2017.pdf WMA September Newsletter
California claim owners: Expect a very, very sharp increase in filing costs next year. Strictly along party lines, the Democrats have passed SB2 which will add $75.00 to $250.00 for each recorded item next year. California has taxed us so much, it is now unbearable in this state. And they wonder why small and large […]
We have just learned today that a miner, on his mining claim was well, cited kinda……. by a DFG LEO (Dept of Fish and Game, Law Enforcement Officer) for running a small water pump to feed his perfectly legal highbanker. A highbanker is a small box which one shovels dirt into, introduces a little water […]
Quick update on some happenings: Tuesday we took an L.A. Times reporter and his camerawoman mining for a story they are working on about how the floods this year have helped out small miners. Of note, he asked me where we stand politically and this is what I told him: “We are not Republicans or […]
AMRA has pulled the two Currier claims in Southern Oregon. All other Oregon claims are still active. We appreciate your support!
We have received an overwhelming response to our post yesterday about President Trump’s Executive Order eliminating the WOTUS (Waters Of The United States) power grab by the EPA. Let’s clear a few things up here; First, the EPA did not have the Constitutional authority to do this rule in the first place as […]
With the stroke of a pen today, President Trump just neutered the EPA’s totalitarian dream of controlling every river, lake, mud puddle, ditch and rain gutter in America. This will have positive effects for small miners. Many may recall we stood up to the EPA for several years in Northern Idaho on the SF Clearwater […]
Does a suction dredge grind fish? NO. We shot this very short video for our presentation during the California Water Board permitting scheme as a result of SB637. It was presented on behalf of the small mining community. A few things to remember: A suction dredge removes 98% of the mercury from waterways. A suction […]
When John Keady, independent miner and owner of Rock Chuck in Schurz, received a certified letter dated Jan. 27, from the United States Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) out of Reno, he never dreamt it would be declaring his Last Chance Mine in the Mount Diablo Meridian of Mineral County […]