This has some far reaching conclusions which should also impact small mining. A 10 year study on the impacts of logging has concluded that it does not harm fish of fish habitat. For the complete article, click OSU study on trout
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 […]
Two weeks dredging in Alaska……… 12 of us have pulled the trigger and have booked a two week dredge trip at Gold Fever Prospecting in Alaska. We will be going on the 8th of June and be there for two weeks. They offer all inclusive trips, food, lodging and they supply the dredges, […]
CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL AMRA MEMBERS AND IDAHO RESIDENTS: We have long talked about RS2477 and the closure of your public roads by regulatory and management agencies. We have good news to report! Representative Priscilla Giddings of Idaho has introduced a new bill, H0637 which firmly requires the perpetual access to roads predating FLPMA […]
Serious dredgers………… We met some folks at the show in Pomona this past weekend who are as serious about dredging as we are. They are Gold Fever Prospecting out of Chicken Alaska. Picture taken directly from their website This is a family who moved from Grass Valley CA, sold everything and opened an amazing dredge […]
We’d like to thank several vendors who attended the GPAA gold show down in Pomona this past weekend. Most of these vendors donated to AMRA and we would like to thank them, and encourage you to support them as they support you, and all of the small mining community. Roaring Camp Keene Engineering Gold […]
AMRA is now releasing its educational videos. Our goal is to teach everyone what their rights are as they pertain to public lands and also mining claims. In this video we address if the USFS (Forest Service) can cut the trees down on your mining claim and also what to do if someone claim […]
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 […]
While the entire country was embroiled in talk over President Trump’s tax cuts….this happened behind the scenes. We have mentioned we had broken through Trump’s firewall and even have a personal letter from Mr. Trump over the endless letters (every Monday morning sent certified) we sent to 1600 Pennsylvania Blvd outlining the struggle us […]