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 […]
AMRA’s 2017 schedule for outings and shows. If you’d like to volunteer for an event, please let us know which event you can help at and how many in your group which can volunteer. March 2017 ● 11-12 GPAA Gold Show: Phoenix, AZ Arizona Exposition and State Fair 1826 W. McDowell Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85007 […]
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 […]
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
HERE IS OUR BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AMRA is pleased to announce that we are putting on our own GOLD & GREAT OUTDOORS SHOW, September 23rd-24th at the Auburn Fairgrounds in conjunction with our ANNUAL DINNER on Saturday night. We have reserved multiple buildings at the fairgrounds for the show and plan to have over 80 vendors […]
Once again, a federal agency is trying to ban mining claims. This is 10 MILLION ACRES of them. Call your congressperson and tell them to stop this insanity. http://elkodaily.com/news/local/blm-to-seek-mining-ban-comments-in-elko/article_bbe93489-23a6-5c8e-8cda-65084fd9876d.html?utm_content=buffer296ba&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=LEEDCC BLM to ban mining claims
Pacific Legal Foundation, who is representing Brandon Rinehart on his suction dredge case has confirmed the case has been received by SCOTUS for petition to be heard. We support you Brandon, completely and support PLF for taking your case. http://blog.pacificlegal.org/plf-asks-supreme-court-review-challenge-californias-mining-ban/
This is an article from Redding where we just attended the CA Water Board public comment meetings on the new SB 637 suction dredge permitting scheme. Miners angry about proposed regulation
AMRA FILES A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TORT CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. On a cold January morning, a highly decorated retired military hero and his wife were panning in a small creek on their Federal mining claim. 50 yards downstream from them was another military veteran sitting with his feet in the creek, pan […]