gold panning

Nevada: BLM to seek mining ban comments in Elko

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

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CALL TO ACTION OREGON

CALL TO ACTION OREGON: A new bill has been created to ban all forms of mining in Oregon. They are even declaring it an emergency to pass this ban. Here is an excerpt from the bill: Senate Bill 3 Sponsored by Senator COURTNEY (Presession filed.) SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors […]

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Center for Biological Diversity, yet another propaganda piece

In the Seattle Times…   This is written by a Soros funded, far left radical environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity. Published by the Seattle Times and isn’t just false, it is outright propaganda against the small miners. CBD has perfected the art of sue and settle and will do anything, and we mean […]

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Miners angry about proposed regulations

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

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AMRA FILES A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TORT CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE.

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 […]

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CA Water Board meeting videos

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

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Obama, with the stroke of a pen withdraws a hundred thousand acres in Oregon from mineral entry

Yet another move by the Obama Administration to remove a hundred thousand acres in Oregon from mineral entry. We are supposed to be a Republic, not a Kingdom. For the full article, click HERE

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Pacific Legal Foundation and Water of the United States Supreme Court case to be heard!

Our friends at Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) have just announced that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear their case on the Waters of the United States. PLF has an impeccable record with cases at our Supreme Court and we are excited they are presenting this one.  Under of the Obama Administration, […]

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Can President Trump roll back the executive actions on national monuments?

There is much dispute over whether or not Mr. Obama should have designated millions and millions of acres of public lands as National Monuments.  Much of this was done without the majority of public support, but based on his ideology.   Trump “Open” To Unprecedented Repeal Of Obama National Monument President-elect Donald Trump is said […]

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KCRA 3 airs investigative report on mining Taser incident

The long awaited news report was finally aired on KCRA 3 out of Sacramento on the incident where a USFS Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) pulled, and pointed a Taser at an AMRA member while he was panning for gold.   http://www.kcra.com/news/why-9-ca-sheriffs-are-at-odds-with-federal-agents/41724438 KCRA REPORT

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