This is our formal letter to the California Water Board on the SB637 permitting scheme. We presented 4 times for small miners during this required process of public comments. We want to thank everyone who attended these meetings and provided input. A special thank you to Craig Lindsay of Western Mining Alliance for disputing the […]
Jim Foley, a New 49’er and longtime miner and outspoken advocate for small mining delivers a fantastic speech up in Siskiyou County. Thank you Jim, well done. http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20170216/NEWS/170219802 Jim Foley asks for help from Trump’s administration
PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR FELLOW MINERS IF THEY PLANNED ON ATTENDING THIS EVENT. Unfortunately, due to Mother Nature, our joint outing with the GPAA this Friday, February 10th has been cancelled. There are downed trees, power outages, the creeks are over their banks and the metal detecting grounds are under water. This event […]
This is Craig Lindsay of Western Mining Alliance (WMA) and he destroys the “Fleck report” which the Dept. of Fish and Game used to justify the ban on mining. It wasn’t just flawed, it was intentionally manipulated to obtain the outcome they wanted. Well done Craig.
Here are the first 3 parts of the CA Water Board meeting in Fresno held on January 17, 2017: Part one, Russell Norman, CAWB Part 2, Craig Lindsay, WMA, Western Mining Alliance: Part 3 Shannon Poe, AMRA
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443186/scott-pruitt-abolish-epa Scott Pruitt abolish the EPA
This is the CA Water Board stance on highbanking in California. Needless to say, we believe there are so many flaws with the language, it will and must be challenged. CA Water Board highbanking FAQ
This is going to be a difficult road going forward and we have been preparing for this eventuality if Brandon’s case turned out the way it did today. We thought we’d give you PLF’s post today…….. From the Pacific Legal Foundation: http://blog.pacificlegal.org/ca-supreme-court-invites-stat…/
AMRA has long held the belief and has pushed a continued message that unity among the public land use groups is the key to combating the rapidly eroding of our right to use public lands. Last year, Robert Guardiola, President of Delta Gold Diggers (GPAA chapter in Stockton) partnered with AMRA and we held the […]
We have just received confirmation from the Nez Perce NF that Supervisor Probert signed the proposal to limit the number of dredges on the SF Clearwater to just 15 total dredges. Now, you can only dredge where they say you can. You have to put up a bond. You have to move your rocks back […]