That means virtually every revenue-producing, recreational and other activity is regulated, restricted, prohibited or under attack in courts and other venues. No timber cutting in national forests, fostering massive wildfires. No vehicles, wheelchairs, energy or mineral exploration in wilderness and many other areas. Even grazing and watershed management are under assault throughout the West. For […]
It looks as though the Trump Administration is focusing on reversing some of the Obama era National Monuments: http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/04/26/making-local-voices-heard-will-be-central-to-trump-monuments-review/ For the full article, click
Oregon: Note the language written by the Statesman Journal in this article about the recently passed bill banning dredging. They use the term “hobbyist”. Suction dredging is not a hobby. We do not practice catch and release gold mining and toss the gold back into the stream. We dredge with the intent to make money, […]
As most of you know, we have had our fair share of issue’s with the US Forest Service. Issue’s like restricting the number of miners who can dredge their claims in Idaho, a Taser being pulled on people panning in creeks, random and illegal stops of grandfathers and grandsons driving on public roads among others. […]
Steve Pomrenke spoke with Jere, Connie and Don (our Sr. Board members) in the elevator last night in Portland at the GPAA show and thanked us for all we do. Steve just came up to our booth and presented AMRA with a check for $500 out of his own pocket. If you are in Portland, […]
We are hosting another live raffle with the GPAA at the Las Vegas show April 22nd and 23rd! Can’t make it to Vegas? Purchase your tickets and watch the raffle live on Facebook! Want to support the small miners? Get your tickets today. We have well over $15,000 in prizes we are going to be […]