amra outing

AMRA outing is just 7 days away!

Our first outing of the year is just a week away.!  Remember, these outings are free, are open to the public and is for Saturday April 7th and Sunday April 8th. New to prospecting or curious? Let us know and we will teach you how to pan for gold. You keep whatever gold you find on our mining […]

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Oregon is officially out of control

I grew up in Oregon and loved that state. Over the past few decades, the state has changed politically and quite dramatically.   They have effectively, like California, banned or are attempting to ban most methods of small mining in the state. Now they are requiring permits for pollution when dredges actually remove pollutants from […]

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A very, very important post

Please SHARE this post if you love small mining.   Recently a brief was written to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Solicitor General of the US recommending the Supreme Court NOT hear the landmark Brandon Rinehart case. The case is about whether or not the states can create prohibitions which frustrate […]

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Outstanding article on Hydrothermal gold deposits

Want to understand how gold gets deposited and why people lode mine?  Read this………… https://www.geologyin.com/2014/11/veins-and-hydrothermal-deposits.html?utm_content=bufferad04b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#K2RQDkRBbff1XPtH.99 Or click Veins and hydrothermal deposits of gold

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Outstanding article on how the environmental groups steal your money

Equal Access to Justice Act often aids those who frustrate forest restoration By Michael D. Boeck   April 11, 2017 2:11 PM Recent articles’ illustrate the philosophical differences between those who support responsible forest management and those who are against logging. No matter where you may come down on the issue, it’s important to know […]

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Update on the BLM/Barstow road closures

Barstow/BLM illegal road closures… We are home after a rather interesting weekend down in Barstow CA. We’ll take you through the time line of what happened with the BLM and their closure of the roads leading to the validly held mining claims of literally thousands of mining claim owners in the Mojave desert. June/July: AMRA […]

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Thursday night update on the Barstow/BLM road closures

Update on the Barstow/BLM road closures.   We spent much of today on the phone with attorney’s, County Supervisors, other elected folks, the media and our own staff. Not to mention dealing with an injured pup, our boy Charlie. He’s going to be OK, but man do I hate wasps.   We are leaving for […]

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Barstow/BLM road closure update

Update on the Barstow/BLM road closure issue. We have not had our final conference with the BLM. We pushed the call to tomorrow so we can review some final legal documents. We have all of the management plans, the lawsuit filed by, you guessed it…Center for Biological Diversity which started this whole road and land […]

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AMRA met with Congressional, Senatorial and Assembly aides on your behalf today

The picture here was taken today. This is in front of the Bear River sign at the entrance to the public area near Auburn CA. We drove there today and AMRA pressed to be included (on your behalf) in a meeting with Senatorial, Congressional, and Assembly staff members to hear how their policies and laws […]

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