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We’ve had a few of you reach out to discuss the recent ruling by SCOTUS on the West Virginia V EPA case where the court ruled the EPA over-stepped their authority to regulate the Clean Air Act. Does this help mining? Our take is yes, it is likely. Over the years (many, many years) […]
We have been speaking about the EPA and their rampant desire to control everything from air to water for over a decade now. This case, about how the EPA is being challenged for making law and over-stepping their authority will have far reaching impacts on the Clean Water Act as well. We elect representatives to […]
Italian Bar update, Stanislaus NF, Stanislaus County CA: As you know, we brought forth a significant problem on Italian Bar Road to the attention of the Stanislaus NF. The area of interest is a federally withdrawn and designated “Recreation Area” passed in the 1940’s and 50’s. You cannot file a mining claim on withdrawn […]
BLM (Bureau of Land Management) in California is trying to close more and more public lands in Nor-Cal. We have written a letter opposing this on your behalf and encourage you to submit your comments to oppose this closure. Navigating their proposal and trying to understand the content of their plan is a bit challenging […]
Italian Bar disaster update: As you know now, we’ve been trying to get the Stanislaus NF to evict the illegal occupiers down on Italian Bar road for close to a year now. We’ve shot videos of the trash, sewage, dumped batteries, a vehicle which was in the river and provided evidence of how a mining […]
We field tons of calls, emails and questions about the USFS and what they can, and cannot do as it relates to mining claims. Here is the 2800 manual which is the bible for the USFS on precisely that. We encourage you to read, open the PDF, print it and keep a copy […]
A judge in California has now ruled that bees are fish and can be protected under the CA endangered species act. No, we are not kidding. And people wonder why we can’t dredge. Political ideology is truly destroying our state, and country. For the complete article, which we encourage you to read, click Judicial activism
This week is going to be fun as hell. One of the grand prizes we give away at our annual AMRA dinner each December is a 3 day mining trip with AMRA President Shannon Poe. Bruce and Leslie start their experience tomorrow morning. Up first….Screamer Mine! Want a trip like this? Come to our dinner […]
We wanted to let everyone know that the arrest/citation of AMRA President Shannon Poe for “defrauding an inn-keeper” (actually a sub-contracted garbage collection company hired by the USFS) is at the top of our priority list. The absurdity of this criminal citation, the volume of laws, regulations and rights violated by the USFS will not […]
This video was shot as the LEO was leaving the campground in La Panza. Click on the link directly below for the video: USFS LEO cites Shannon Poe